Petit baronets
| Petit baronets | |
|---|---|
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| Place of origin | Bombay, British India |
| Members | Dinshaw Maneckji Petit Rattanbai Petit |
| Connected families | Tata family Jinnah family |
| 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 Dinshaw Maneckji Petit. The baronetcy was created with remainder to 1) Framjee Petit, second son of the first Baronet, and the heirs male of his body, failing which to 2) 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 on succession and assume those of the first Baronet.
Petit Baronets, of Petit Hall (1890)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (1823–1901)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 2nd Baronet (1873–1933)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 3rd Baronet (1901–1983)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 4th Baronet (1934–1998)
- Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 5th Baronet (born 1965)
Other family members
- Sylla Tata, wife of Dinshaw Maneckji Petit (3rd Baronet). She was the daughter of the Tata Group chairperson, Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, the sister of JRD Tata, and the sister in law of Rattanbai Petit, who married Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
- Ruttanbai Jinnah (1900–1929), born as Rattanbai "Ruttie" Petit, she was the daughter of Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit of 2nd Baronet. She married Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), founder of Pakistan, husband of Maryam Jinnah
- Dina Wadia (1919-2017), daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Maryam Jinnah, married to Neville Wadia
See also
References
- ^ "Md Ali Jinnah's Only Daughter Dina Wadia Dies At 98 In New York". Outlook India. 3 November 2017.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets