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Poothoor

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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8
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
3
ships

Most common vessel: CONGELLA X (4 people)

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Ammachi
son of Iyasami
CONGELLA X 1891
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Innasiamma
son of Anthony
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 PONGOLA XXXVII 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.

PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Mangai
son of Narayudu Alias Varad
HUZARA I 1892
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Mariamma
son of Munusamy
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 X 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 X 1891
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Mariannan
son of Anthony
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 PONGOLA XXXVII 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.

PONGOLA XXXVII 1901
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Munusamy
son of Muthian
CONGELLA X 1891
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Narraidoo
son of Srinivasan
HUZARA I 1892
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Siramma
son of Munusamy
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 X 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 X 1891
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