Ebrahim Baronets
(Currimbhoy) Ebrahim baronets of Pabaney Villa (India, 1911)
The Ebrahim Baronetcy of Pabaney Villa was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain and Ireland on July the 21st, 1911 for Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim, an Indian industrialist with mercantile business in Bombay and Calcutta (India), Hongkong and Shanghai (China) and at Kobe (Japan)[1]. King George V issued Letters Patent conferring the "dignity, state and degree" of a Baronet on Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim of Bombay and to "the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten"[2].
In order to provide for the upkeep and dignity of the Baronetey, the then Governor General of India in Council enacted the Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim Baronetcy Act, 1913. By this, considerable properties belonging to Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim were settled upon the trustee to support the dignity of the hereditary title for the first baronet and his heirs, following the precedent set by the Cowasji Jehangir Baronetcy Act of 1911[3]. The first trustees included the first baronet and three officials of the Government of Bombay[2].
Incumbents
Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim, 1st baronet
Born on the 21st of October, 1840[4]. Created on the 21st of July, 1911. Died on the 29th of May, 1924[2]. Clause 21 of his will stated: "Lastly it is my special desire that my son Mohamedbhoy on succeeding to the title of Baronet and every succeeding Baronet shall forthwith on such succession adopt the names of Currimbhoy Ebrahim and continue to do so as long as he holds the title."[2], thus making the holders commonly referred to as the Currimbhoy Ebrahim baronets, similar to the Readymoney and Jeejebhoy baronets. He had had at least one other son (Ismail) apart from his heir Mahomedbhoy[2].
Sir Mahomedbhoy Currimbhoy Ebrahim, 2nd baronet
Born on the 11th of September, 1867. Succeeded to the title on the 26th of September, 1924[4]. Died on the 31st of March, 1928[2].
Sir Huseinlali (or Hussainbhoy[2]) Currimbhoy Ebrahim, 3rd baronet
Born on the 13th of April, 1903. Succeeded to the title on the 3rd of March, 1928. He migrated to Pakistan some time between 1947 and September, 1949 and was declared an evacuee under the new Bombay Evacuees Act in the same year[2]. Died on the 4th of March, 1952, aged 48[4]. Apart from his heir. his wife, Lady Amine Currimbhoy Ebrahim, and two daughters (Munira Fazal Chinoy and Mumtaz Mohamed Rahimtoola) survived him[2].
Sir Mahomed Currimbhoy Ebrahim (or Sir Fazalbhoy Currimbhoy [2]), 4th baronet
Born on the 24th of June, 1935. Succeeded to the title on the 4th of March, 1952. Current incumbent[4].
Heir apparent
The heir apparent is Zoolfikar Ali (?-)[2].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.harappa.com/photo2/bo3.html
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Supreme Court of India, 1978, Fazalbhoy Currimbhoy etc v. official trustee of Maharashtra & ors, etc [1978] INSC 254; [1979] 2 SCR 699; [1979] 3 SCC 189; AIR 1979 SC 687 (12 December 1978) http://www.austlii.edu.au/~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1978/254.html
- ↑ http://www.jstor.org/view/14795973/ap030034/03a00040/0
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/baronetse.htm