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Periasami Gn

Mathimangalam, North Arcot

Father
Chola Gn
Mathimangalam, North Arcot
Indentured ancestor
Periasami Gn
male · Mathimangalam, North Arcot
The crossing
Origin
Mathimangalam
North Arcot
Ship
UMLAZI XXX
no. 124901
Year
1874
Arrived
Natal, South Africa
The origin village

Periasami Gn’s family came from Mathimangalam, North Arcot district. Living relatives may still be there — a voter-roll lookup can name them, and the modern village page shows land records and families we already track.

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Colonial ship-clerks often mangled Tamil names. Before treating this as your ancestor, ask the oldest person in your family:

  • Was there a great-great-grandfather named Periasami Gn or Chola Gn?
  • Did family ever mention coming from Mathimangalam, North Arcot?
  • Do the dates line up with when your family arrived in Natal? (Record: 1874)
  • Any family memory of a ship named UMLAZI XXX, or a passage to Natal around then?
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