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Polur

Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · historically Trichinopoly

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2
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMKUZI XVIII (1 person)

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South Africa side
Named emigrants from Polur — ship, year, indenture record.
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Madara Moothoo
son of Muruven
Signal-matched
UMLAZI II 1896
Present-day Polur · Polur talukView on Google Maps →
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Rengasamy Pillay
son of Dorasamy
Signal-matched
UMKUZI XVIII 1905
Present-day Polur · Polur talukView on Google Maps →
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