| Petit baronets | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Coat of arms of the Petit baronets | |
| Creation date | 1890 |
| Status | extant |
| Motto | Consequitur quodcunque petit, He obtains whatever he asks[1] |
| Petit family | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Bombay, British India |
| Connected families | |
| Traditions | Zoroastrian |
The Petit baronetcy, of Petit Hall on the Island of Bombay, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 September 1890 for the Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dinshaw Maneckji Petit.
The baronetcy was created with remainder to Framjee Petit, second son of the first Baronet, and the heirs male of his body, failing which to the heirs male of the body of the first Baronet. By Special Act of the Legislative Council of India, all holders of the title were to relinquish their own name upon succession and assume the name of the first Baronet.
The family is known for establishing industries, institutes, orphanages and hospitals in India.
Petit baronets, of Petit Hall (1890)
[edit]- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (1823–1901)[2]
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 2nd Baronet (1873–1933)[2]
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 3rd Baronet (1901–1983)[2]
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 4th Baronet (1934–1998)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 5th Baronet (born 1965)[1]
The heir apparent is the present baronet's only son Rehan Jehangir Petit (b. 1995)[3]
Extended family
[edit]- Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit, industrialist and the third son of 1st baronet
- Jehangir Bomanji Petit, industrialist and the son of Bomanjee and grandson of 1st baronet
- Mithuben Petit, activist and the granddaughter of 1st baronet
- Sylla Tata, wife of the 3rd baronet. She was the daughter of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and Suzanne Brière.
- Rattanbai Petit, daughter of the 2nd Baronet. She was married to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
- Dina Wadia, daughter of Jinnah and Rattanbai. She was married to Bombay Dyeing chairman Neville Wadia.
- Homi J. Bhabha, nuclear scientist and the son of Meherbai Framji Panday (granddaughter of 1st baronet)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B811. ISBN 033354577X.
- ^ a b c Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 1531.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Petit (UK) 1890, of Petit Hall". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 2 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 5278–5279. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
