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 and philanthropist Dinshaw Maneckji Petit.

Petit
Place of originBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
MembersDinshaw Petit
Mithuben Petit
Rattanbai Petit
Jehangir Petit
Bomanjee Petit
Dina Wadia
Homi J. Bhabha
Connected familiesTata family
Jinnah family
Bhabha family
TraditionsZoroastrian

The baronetcy was created with remainder to Framjee Petit, second son of the first Baronet, and the heirs male of his body, failing which to 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 upon succession and assume the name of the first Baronet.

The family's arms display the slogan, Consequitur quod cunque petit, translated as He obtains whatever he asks.

Petit Baronets of Petit Hall

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  • 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 (1965-present)

The heir apparent is the present baronet's only son Rehan Jehangir Petit (b. 1995)[2]

Family members

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References

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  1. ^ "Md Ali Jinnah's Only Daughter Dina Wadia Dies at 98 in New York". Outlook India. 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Petit (UK) 1890, of Petit Hall". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 2 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 5278–5279. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.