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Virasakunam

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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6
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMFULI XVI (6 people)

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Ammakannu
son of Kannan
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 UMFULI XVI 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.

UMFULI XVI 1887
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Kannan
son of Kullu
UMFULI XVI 1887
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Rangan
son of Kullu
UMFULI XVI 1887
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Thulukanam
son of Kannan
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 UMFULI XVI 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.

UMFULI XVI 1887
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Velliammal
son of Kandan
UMFULI XVI 1887
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Vembuli
son of Kannan
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 UMFULI XVI 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.

UMFULI XVI 1887
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