The Jejeebhoy Baronetcy (sometimes spelled Jeejeebhoy), of

Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...

, is a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. It was created 6 August 1857 for Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, a prominent

Parsee The Parsis or Parsees () are a Zoroastrian ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent. They are descended from Persian refugees who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab-Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century, whe ...

merchant and philanthropist who was the first Parsi and first Indian to be knighted (1842) and the first to be made a baronet (1857). 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 The Imperial Legislative Council (ILC) was the legislature of British Raj, British India from 1861 to 1947. It was established under the Government of India Act 1858 by providing for the addition of six additional members to the Governor General ...

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. Following Sir Jamsetjee's death in 1859, he was succeeded by his eldest son Cursetji as the second baronet. The second baronet had three sons; his eldest son Manekji succeeded him as the third baronet in 1877. The third baronet was appointed a Companion of the Star of India (CSI) and as a justice of the peace, served on the council of the

Governor of Bombay Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is unclear—historians tr ...

. He had one son, Cursetji (1878–1893), who predeceased him at a young age, and was succeeded by his younger brother Cowasji, the fourth baronet, who came to be known as the leader of the Parsi community in Bombay. His only son, Rustamji, succeeded him as the fifth baronet in 1908, and was knighted as a

Knight Commander Knight Commander (or Dame Commander) is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, three of which are dormant (and one of them continues as a German house order). The rank entails admission into knighthood, allowing the rec ...

of the

Order of the Star of India The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes: # Knight Grand Commander ( GCSI) # Knight Commander ( KCSI) # Companion ( CSI) No appointments ...

(KCSI) and later served as vice-president of the Indian Legislative Assembly. The fifth baronet was succeeded by his only son Cowasji in 1931 as the sixth baronet. The sixth baronet only had three daughters, and upon his death in 1968, the main line of male descent from the first baronet failed. His second cousin Manekji succeeded him as the seventh baronet; Manekji was a great-grandson of the second baronet through his youngest son Jamsetji Cursetji (1860–1916) and through his son Rustamji (1884–1947).

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 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy, 3rd Baronet, , (3 March 1851 – 16 July 1898) was an Indian businessman. Born Menekjee Cursatjee, he was the eldest son of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, the second baronet. His son inherited the baronetcy from his father in ...

, Manockjee Cursetjee (1851–1898) * Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 4th Baronet, Cowasjee Cursetjee (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) is a board member of

Tata Group The Tata Group () is an Indian multinational conglomerate group of companies headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest business conglomerate, with products and services in over 160 countries, and operations in 100 c ...

. The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Jehangir Jejeebhoy (born 1986)

Arms

References

*{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Indian baronets 1857 establishments in India 1857 establishments in the United Kingdom