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St Thomas Mount

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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337
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
78
ships

Most common vessel: NORTHERN MONARCH (28 people)

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Abboo
son of Chinnasamy
VIMEIRA II 1879
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Abboy
son of Ramasamy Naidu
CARNATIC I 1879
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Abdool Kareem
son of Mahomed Sofee
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IV 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.

UMVOTI IV 1878
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Abdul Karim
son of Mahmed Sofi
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 UMVOTI XIII 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.

UMVOTI XIII 1884
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Abdul Ryman
son of Abdul Kader
VIMEIRA II 1879
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Abdulla Saib
son of Mammud Saib
UMLAZI XXIV 1904
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Abram
son of Anthony
VIMEIRA I 1878
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Adam
son of Marian
UMZINTO III 1893
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Alemaloo
son of Govinthun
UMVOTI III 1877
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Amaravathi
son of Mathurai
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 UMTATA II 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.

UMTATA II 1890
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Ambrose
son of Savanappen
UMZINTO XXXI 1903
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Ammakannoo
son of Komarasami
UMKUZI I 1898
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Ammakannoo
son of Savuriappen
CONGELLA XLII 1904
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Ammanee
son of Ponnappen
DUNPHAILE CASTLE I 1878
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Ammanee
son of Govinthan
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the COPENHAGEN 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.

COPENHAGEN 1878
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Ammanee
son of Moothoosawmy
UMVOTI IV 1878
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Ammani
son of Virasami
UMVOTI XIII 1884
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Ammany
son of Rungian
VIMEIRA II 1879
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Ammoyee
son of Veerasamy
CYRENE 1884
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Ammoyi
son of Kistappa Naik
CHUPRA 1 1892
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Angamah
son of Pungavanam
YORK I 1879
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Angammah
son of Chinnathomby
SUFFOLK I 1877
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Angammah
son of Vyravam
NORTHERN MONARCH 1877
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Angappan
son of Rangasamy
UMVOTI XIII 1884
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