Jejeebhoy baronets
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The Jejeebhoy Baronetcy (sometimes spelled Jeejeebhoy), of Bombay, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created 6 August 1857 for Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, a Parsee merchant. When Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy was made a baronet, it was realised that the Parsee custom was for a change of names for each generation. This conflicted with the British tradition of using consistent surname for a particular baronetcy.
In 1915, the Imperial Legislative Council passed the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act, providing that all the male heirs should take these names and no other. Similar provision was made for subsequent Parsee baronets. All holders of the title relinquish their own names and assume that of the first Baronet. After the incumbent's assumed name, we show his given name, below.
Jejeebhoy baronets of Bombay, India (6 August 1857)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet (1783–1859)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 2nd Baronet, Cursetjee (1811–1877)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 3rd Baronet, Manockjee Cursetjee (1851–1898)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 4th Baronet, Cowasjee Cursatjee (1852–1908)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 5th Baronet, Rustomjee (1878–1931)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 6th Baronet, Cowasjee (1909–1968)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 7th Baronet, Maneckjee Rustomjee (1913–2006)
- Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 8th Baronet, Rustomjee Maneckjee (born 1957)
Heir apparent: Jehangir Jejeebhoy (born 1986)
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