PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The
family
is
a branch of Gavridad Taluk, a Fifth Class state, and
itself a branch of the Rajkot Princely State. Thakore
Sahib Modji
Patoji of Gavridad, was the father of five sons, the
eldest of whom
succeeded his father in Gavridad, and the remaining
brothers were
granted the estate of Sanganwa as their share of their
father's estate.
Kumar Shri Ratansinhji Modji died without issue, and his
share was
divided amongst his surviving brothers, all of whom have
left
descendants. Rulers were .....
- Thakore Saheb MODJI
II
PATOJI, 4th Thakore Saheb of
Gavridad, married and had issue.
- Thakore Saheb Meruji Modji, Thakore Saheb of Gavridad (qv).
- Kumar Shri Vakhatsinhji Modji, settled at Sanganwa
village with his brothers, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devisinhji Vakhatsinhji, married and
had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Sardarsinhji Devisinhji, married
and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Mangalsinhji Sardarsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kanaksinhji Mangalsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kishoresinhji Kanaksinhji
- Kumar Shri Prithvisinhji Kanaksinhji
- Kumar Shri Bahadursinhji Mangalsinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jyotisinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaydevsinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Jayvirsinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Bahadursinhji
- Kumar Shri Bhagwatsinhji Sardarsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Dilawarsinhji Bhagwatsinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Bhupatsinhji Dilawarsinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Mayursinhji Bhupatsinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devdattsinhji Mayursinhji
- Kumar Shri Mohansinhji Bhagwatsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jagdishsinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Narendrasinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Mahavirsinhji Mohansinhji
- Kumar Shri Vajubha Bhagwatsinhji, married
and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Dharamsinhji Vajubha, married
and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Raghuvirsinhji Dharamsinhji
- Kumar Shri Balubha Vakhatsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Ramsinhji Balubha, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Ramsinhji
- Kumar Shri Gajubha Vakhatsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Nathubha Gajubha
- Kumar Shri Jiyaji Modji, settled at Sanganwa
village with his brothers, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Jiyaji, A.D.C. with Rajkot
state
and he was sent to the U.K. to look after the Jam
Saheb Ranjitsinhji of
Ramnagar when he went for his studies during his
early childhood days,
married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Sursinhji Shivsinhji, educated at
Bombay
University (B.A.), then Cambridge University,
U.K. in 1910 (where he
was the first "Blue" holder for Tennis), and
Cantab University,
California, U.S.A.; later worked with Jam Saheb
Ranjitsinhji in
England; served as Revenue, Agriculture
Minister, and as Education
Minister with Nawanagar state for Jam Saheb
Ranjitsinhji and his
successor, he was responsible for the
development of a Bajri crop at
Nawanagar state which had height of 6ft 10
inches, called the Jamnagar
Giant seeds; one of the few Indian dignitaries
to attend the League of
Nations convention in Geneva; he was considered
to be the most highly
literate Jadeja Prince prior to
Independence; known to be
non-corruptible, he was very popular and a
highly efficient State
official with Nawanagar State; on his retirement
he worked
as Personal assistant in Shirohi state,
served as Secretary with
the Saurashtra Government after Independance,
appointed as Manager of
Somnath Temple (one of the most popular Shiva
temples on the western
coast of India as it was owned by the late Shri
Jamsaheb Ranjitsinhji);
an author, he was a regular contributor for many
Indian publications
and magazines;
married and had issue. He died 1981.
- Kumar Shri Ajitsinhji Sursinhji, retired
Airport
Officer in the Ministry of Civil Aviation;
married Kumari Hemlataba of
Vaghela Bandhiya Jagir, and has issue,
two sons.
- Kumar Shri Deepaksinhji Ajitsinhji,
presently
working as consultant to a Civil Engineering
company; married Kumari Ba
Harshakumari of Manthal in Kathiawar, and
has issue.
- Kumar Shri Sandeepsinhji Deepaksinhji
M.B.A.,
presently working with a Finance
Company in Canada
- Kumari Alpa Ba, Optametrician, married
into the
Shroff family. (California,
U.S.A.)
- Kumari Nidhi Ba, presently undertaking a
Masters degree in International Medicine,
with Waterloo University,
Canada.
- Kumar Shri Shivsinhji Ajitsinhji,
presently
working with an International Trading
business in Mumbai; married and
has issue.
-
Kumar Shri Adityasinhji,
studying in Sussex, U.K.
-
Kumari Tejaswini Devi,
presently doing her higher Cambridge at
Mumbai.
- Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Sursinhji, retired
General Manager, Rajkot Milk Dairy, married Ba
Shri Ushaba, daughter of
Zhala Shivsinhji of Dhrangadhra state A.D.C.,
and has issue, two sons.
- Kumar Shri Apurvasinhji Rajendrasinhji,
born 26th
July 1962 in Dhrangadhra, undertook a Radio
Officer's course and has
been working as Signal Superintendent with
Kandla Port Trust (India's
Number one port) for the last 26
years; twice awarded the Best Employee Award
of the year for
meritorious work with the Port; married 28th
November 1985 in Rajkot,
Kumari
Ba Diptikumari, daughter of Kumar Shri
Balvirsinhji Raol of Lakhanka in
Bhavnagar state, and has
issue, two sons.
- Kumar Shri Bhavyasinhji Apurvasinhji,
presently
undertaking an Aircraft Maintenance
Engineering Course.
- Kumar Shri Hershsinhji
Apurvasinhji,
attending school in 10th Grade.
- Kumar Shri Satyensinhji Rajendrasinhji,
Director
of Hughes Escorts in Mumbai; married Kumari
Ba Shri Anjali Devi, and
has
issue. (Mumbai, India)
- Kumar Shri Daivyasinhji Satyensinhji
- Ba Shri Sushil Kumari, married Kumar Shri
Ramchandrasinhji Rana of Vana Jagir (near
Surendranagar), and had
issue, three sons.
- Kumar Shri Harishsinhji
Ramchandrasinhji,
married Kumari Jyotidevi, daughter of the
Thakore Saheb of Jawasia.
- Kumar Shri Hanumansinhji
Ramchandrasinhji,
married Kumari Vibhuti Devi, daughter of
Kumar Shri Girivarsinhji of
Sanganwa (see below).
- Kumar Shri Bhagirathsinhji
Ramchandrasinhji, married Ba Shri
Chandrika Devi, daughter of the
present Thakore Saheb of Mehlol.
- Maharani Ba Shri Bhavani Devi,
married Maharaja Hemant Singh of Dholpur.
- Kumari Ba Shri Uma Devi, born 25th
January
1954, married 21st April 1977, Kanwar
Surrinder Singh of Jubbal, born
20th
April 1952, died sp in September
1989 at Dehra Dun,
Uttaranchal,
- Kumari Ba Shri Jagurti Devi,
married
Maharaj Kumar Mohanraj Kaliagaraya
of Oothukoolly in South India.
- Kumari Ba Shri Katyayani Devi,
married
Shri Deepak Naidu. (Chennai, India)
- Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Shivsinhji, married
and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Pratapsinhji Ranjitsinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaswantsinhji Ranjitsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Durgeshsinhji Jaswantsinhji
- Kumar Shri Pradumansinhji Jaswantsinhji
- Kumar Shri Navalsinhji Shivsinhji, married and
had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Shaktisinhji Navalsinhji, married
and
had issue.
- Kumari Shri Jagrutiba Sahiba
- Kumari Shri Aditiba Sahiba
- Kumar Shri Jethiji Jiyaji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Balwantsinhji Jethiji, married and
had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Sidhrajsinhji Balwantsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Yogibhai Sidhrajsinhji
- Kumar Shri Mahipatsinhji Balwantsinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Indrajit Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Jaypalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Chhatrapalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Pratipalsinhji Mahipatsinhji
- Kumar Shri Amarsinhji Modji, settled at Sanganwa
village
with his brothers, married and had issue, three
sons.
- Kumar Shri Murubhaji Amarsinhji, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Kalyansinhji Murubhaji, married and
had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Girivarsinhji Kalyansinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumari Shri Chhaya Devi, married Kumar
Shri
Chandrajitsinhji Kiritsinhji Raol of Lakhanka
in Bhavnagar.
- Kumari Shri Vibhuti Devi, married Kumar
Shri
Hanumansinhji Ramchandrasinhji of Vana Jagir
(see above).
- Kumar Shri Sukhdevsinhji Kalyansinhji,
married and
had issue.
- Kumar Shri Devavratsinhji Sukhdevsinhji
- Kumar Shri Balbhadrasinhji Kalyansinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Omsinhji Balbhadrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Jiwansinhji Amarsinhji, married and
had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Mahendrasinhji Jiwansinhji [Swamiji
Bapu],
married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Yadvendrasinhji Mahendrasinhji,
married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Javirsinhji Yadvendrasinhji
- Kumar Shri Narsinhji Amarsinhji, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Gambhirsinhji Narsinhji, married
Kumarani Sajan Kunwarba of Latuda, and had
issue, three children.
- Kumar Shri Ashoksinhji Gambhirsinhji,
married a Kumari of Sandhkhakhra, and has
issue, three children.
- Kumar Shri Divyabhanusinh Ashoksinh,
married and has issue, one son.
- Kumar Siddharthsinh Divyabhanusinh
- Kumari Meenakshiba Ashoksinh, married in
Gerjgarh, Rajasthan.
- Kumari Mamtaba Ashoksinh, married in
Bakrol (Vansda).
- Kumar Shri Jagatba Gambhirsinhji, married
Kumar Shri Bharatsinhji Lakshmansinhji of
Vana, and has issue.
- Kumari Jeetendrakumariba, married in Vansda.
- Kumari Bashri Vajkunwarba, married in Vana.
- Kumar Shri Ratansinhji Modji, he settled at
Sanganwa village
with his brothers; he died sp.
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