South African Tamil roots · native village

Thottiyam

Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · historically Trichinopoly

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XXII (4 people)

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Appavoo
son of Ponnusamy
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 UMZINTO XXII 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.

UMZINTO XXII 1900
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Chinnammal
son of Ina
UMZINTO XXII 1900
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Masy
son of Ponnusamy
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 UMZINTO XXII 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.

UMZINTO XXII 1900
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Ponnusamy
son of Appavoo
UMZINTO XXII 1900
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Raman
son of Verigettan
DUNPHAILIE CASTLE I 1880
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