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South African Tamil roots · native village

Tinnevelly

Tinnevelly district, Tamil Nadu

41

emigrants to Natal

—

years sailed

30

ships

Most common vessel: TAIF I (4 people)

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Named emigrants from Tinnevelly — ship, year, indenture record.

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Arumugam Pillai

son of Samnitha Pillai

UMLAZI IX 1898

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Chelliah Naidu

son of Subbiah Naidu

PONGOLA XLVIII 1904

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Doraisami

son of Muthusami Pillai

LAUREL III 1887

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Gopala Pillay

son of Ramsami Pillay

UMKUZI XIV 1904

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Kistnan Pillay

son of Muthusawmy Pillay

UMVOTI X 1882

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Krishnan

son of Madasami

CONGELLA XVI 1894

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Latchmana Pillay

son of Saminathu Pillay

UMVOTI XVIII 1887

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Madasammu

son of Sappani Muthu Pillai

UMVOTI XV 1885

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Mahomed Yusif Sahib

son of Yakir Mohamed Sahib

UMVOTI IX 1882

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Malayandi

son of Thangam

UMZINTO XXXIX 1865

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Meenatchy

son of Latchmana Pillay

TAIF I 1889

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Muthammall

son of Muthasami Asary

QUATHLAMBA II 1888

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Namlu Kone

son of Sudalaimuthu Kone

UMVOTI XXII 1889

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Narayana Naick

son of Sankarappa Naick

JOHN ALLAN 1884

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Nataraja Pillai

son of Muthia Pillai

UMLAZI XXXII 1875

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Nelliappa Pillai

son of Subramania Pillay

UMVOTI X 1882

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Pakiya Thanan

son of Ramiah Thanan

UMZINTO XL 1864

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Pakkum

son of Narayanen

UMTATA III 1890

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Palamijappan

son of Chinmahthavan

CONGELLA XXVI 1898

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Perumayu

son of Muthukanna Devan

PONGOLA V 1890

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Ponnammal

son of Sudali Muthu Pillai

UMFULI IV 1875

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Ponnusamy

son of Muthusamy

TAIF I 1889

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Royappen

son of Chinnasamy

VIMEIRA II 1879

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Sankaralingam

son of Sundram Pillai

UMZINTO V 1893

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Showing 24 of 41 family records

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