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Vedapatnam

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA III (5 people)

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Aunuoyee
son of Ramudu
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 III 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 III 1890
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Nutticalu
son of Poleathadi
PONGOLA III 1890
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Ragavudu
son of Ramudu
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 III 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 III 1890
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Ramudu
son of Latchigadu
PONGOLA III 1890
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Veerabadradu
son of Ramudu
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 III 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 III 1890
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