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Thinnacolam

Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · historically Trichinopoly

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10
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA II (10 people)

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Karuppa Vannian
son of Kuppa Vannian
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Kolandai
son of Kuppa Vannian
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Kolandainvelu
son of Vythilingam
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Kuppusami
son of Kuppa Vannian
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Maruthayi
son of Ontha Nadar
PONGOLA II 1889
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Muniappan
son of Vythilingam
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Natesan
son of Kuppa Vannian
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Periammall
son of Paraman Solayan
PONGOLA II 1889
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Sellamuthu
son of Vythilingam
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 PONGOLA 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.

PONGOLA II 1889
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Vythilingam
son of Sevenu Vanniyan
PONGOLA II 1889
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