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Periyambakum

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: NORTHERN MONARCH (4 people)

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Chinnee
son of Moonesawmy
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 NORTHERN MONARCH 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.

NORTHERN MONARCH 1877
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Iyaloo
son of Moonesawmy
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 NORTHERN MONARCH 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.

NORTHERN MONARCH 1877
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Nurasu
son of Ramasawmy
NORTHERN MONARCH 1877
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Ramasawmy
son of Abboo Maistry
NORTHERN MONARCH 1877
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