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Valarkunram

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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14
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA V (13 people)

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Ammakannu
son of Thambiran
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 PONGOLA V 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.

PONGOLA V 1890
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Chellan
son of Thambiran
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 PONGOLA V 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.

PONGOLA V 1890
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Chellan
son of Periamottai
PONGOLA V 1890
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Chellan
son of Sundram
PONGOLA V 1890
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Gengan
son of Chellan
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA V 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.

PONGOLA V 1890
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Kaniyammal
son of Sellan
UMHLOTI VI 1884
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Meenachi
son of Raghavan
PONGOLA V 1890
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Murugan
son of Veeran
PONGOLA V 1890
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Raghava
son of Veeran
PONGOLA V 1890
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Sengalani
son of Thandrayan
PONGOLA V 1890
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Sundram
son of Mottai
PONGOLA V 1890
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Thambiran
son of Vallai
PONGOLA V 1890
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Vallliyamma
son of Chellan
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA V 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.

PONGOLA V 1890
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Vedachellam
son of Chellan
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA V 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.

PONGOLA V 1890
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