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Parayur

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: CONGELLA XV (3 people)

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Marakatham
son of Murugasen
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the CONGELLA XV agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

CONGELLA XV 1894
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Selli
son of Rungan
UMKUZI XVI 1904
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Thangavalu
son of Murugasen
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the CONGELLA XV agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

CONGELLA XV 1894
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Valliamma
son of Ramsami Mudaly
CONGELLA XV 1894
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