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Ameetha Bee

Varembody, Salem

Father
Pacha Mean
Varembody, Salem
Indentured ancestor
Ameetha Bee
female · Varembody, Salem
The crossing
Origin
Varembody
Salem
Ship
DUNPHAILE CASTLE I
no. 17082
Year
1878
Arrived
Natal, South Africa
The origin village

Ameetha Bee’s family came from Varembody, Salem 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 Ameetha Bee or Pacha Mean?
  • Did family ever mention coming from Varembody, Salem?
  • Do the dates line up with when your family arrived in Natal? (Record: 1878)
  • Any family memory of a ship named DUNPHAILE CASTLE I, or a passage to Natal around then?
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