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Soorattal

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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6
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA X (6 people)

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Chelli
son of Muniappen
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 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.

PONGOLA X 1892
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Chinniah Gounden
son of Kanniapa Gounden
PONGOLA X 1892
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Kanniappen
son of Muniappen Naiken
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 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.

PONGOLA X 1892
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Kuppammal
son of Muniappen
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 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.

PONGOLA X 1892
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Muniappen
son of Chellappen
PONGOLA X 1892
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Munisami
son of Muniappen Naiken
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 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.

PONGOLA X 1892
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