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Tholupadu

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA LII (5 people)

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Irusan
son of Narayanan
PONGOLA LII 1905
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Kuppan
son of Irusan
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 LII 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 LII 1905
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Muthialu
son of Irusan
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 LII 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 LII 1905
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Sirangam
son of Soman
PONGOLA LII 1905
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Subbarayan
son of Irusan
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 LII 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 LII 1905
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