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Thandalam

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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12
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
4
ships

Most common vessel: UMHLOTI II (5 people)

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Gopalan
son of Varadan
UMKUZI XIX 1905
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Kandasami Gounden
son of Palani Gounden
UMHLOTI II 1878
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Kanniammal
son of Veerasamy Gn
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 UMHLOTI 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.

UMHLOTI II 1878
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Latchmi
son of Thanam
UMKUZI XIX 1905
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Minatchi Amma
son of Marimutha Padachy
UMLAZI XXXIV 1878
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Muniammal
son of Gopalan
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 UMKUZI XIX 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.

UMKUZI XIX 1905
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Munsamy
son of Gopalan
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 UMKUZI XIX 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.

UMKUZI XIX 1905
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Periyasami
son of Veerasamy Gn
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 UMHLOTI 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.

UMHLOTI II 1878
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Ponnammal
son of Veerasamy Gn
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 UMHLOTI 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.

UMHLOTI II 1878
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Ramasamy
son of Munusamy
UMKUZI XXXI 1884
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Subraya Gdn
son of Palany Gdn
UMLAZI XXXIV 1878
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Veerasami Gounden
son of Audi Gounden
UMHLOTI II 1878
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