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Pelapur

Chingleput district, Tamil Nadu

10
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
3
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA XXXVII (5 people)

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Andalu
son of Genga Pillai
PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Chinnamma
son of Munsamy
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Gengu Pillay
son of Pitchy Pillay
PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Gopalan
son of Munsamy
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Kanaka
son of Mannar Pillai
PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Munsamy
son of Narayana Nattan
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Narayanan
son of Perumalgan
PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Poopathy
son of Sitharaman
UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Sabapathy
son of Parsuramen
PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Thylamma
son of Ponnappan
UMKUZI VII 1901
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