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Valapakkam

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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3
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI XXX (2 people)

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Munisami Gownden
son of Munisami Gownden
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 UMLAZI XXX 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.

UMLAZI XXX 1874
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Munisami Gownden
son of Munisami Gownden
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 UMLAZI XXX 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.

UMLAZI XXX 1874
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Sadaya Pillay
son of Veerasami Pillay
UMFULI VIII 1878
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