Skip to content
South African Tamil roots · native village

Thambalai

South Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI XXXI (4 people)

Share Thambalai with family on WhatsApp
Recognise a family from Thambalai? Click “I can identify” on any card below to submit evidence. £200 verified ancestry reward per confirmed link.Learn more
South Africa side
Named emigrants from Thambalai — ship, year, indenture record.
See the ancestors below
Tamil Nadu side
Modern village page, voter rolls, living relatives.
Explore the village
Muniamma
son of Munian
UMLAZI XXXI 1875
View family tree
Munichi
son of Muthu Gounden
UMLAZI XXXI 1875
View family tree
Muthamma
son of Muthu Gounden
UMLAZI XXXI 1875
View family tree
Muthu Gounden
son of Andy Gounden
UMLAZI XXXI 1875
View family tree

Showing all 4 family records

Don’t see your ancestor from Thambalai? Both sides are one click away.

Search Natal recordsSearch Tamil Nadu voter rolls

or browse the Thambalai village page for families + land records.

Privacy — no living person’s details are ever shown in public

Every ancestor listed above is from the 1860–1911 Natal indenture registers — historical records only. Voter-roll matches, saved family trees and any data touching a living person sit behind a login and are visible only to their account owner.