MURSHID15

MURSHIDABAD

The Najafi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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H.H. Faridun Jah, Muntazim ul-Mulk, Mohsin ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mansur 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, had further issue:

20) Anjum Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Daud Mirza Bahadur. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 23^rd January 1864 (s/o Bi Hira), educ. privately. m. (first) Anwar un-nisa Chandi Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Zeb un-nisa Khanum, previously Bibi Rasili. He d. 11^th June 1899, having had issue, six sons and four daughters:

a) Sahibzada Sayyid Haidar 'Ali Mirza [Nabbu Sahib]. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- i) Sayyid Amir 'Ali Mirza. He had issue, one daughter:
  - (1) Sayyida Shahin Begum Sahiba.
- ii) Sayyid Ismail 'Ali Mirza.
- iii) Sayyid Muhammad Taqi ‘Ali Mirza [Syed Muttaqui Mirza]. m. Sayyida Seema Begum. He d. 10^thMarch 1911, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- i) Hajira Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

b) Sahibzada Sayyid Nesar 'Ali Mirza [Chota Sahib]. He had issue:
- i) Jahan Ara Begum.
- ii) Qamar Taj Begum. m. Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Mirza, eldest son of her paternal uncle, Sahibzada Sayyid Wasi ‘Ali Mirza [Jani Sahib]. She had issue – see below..

c) Sahibzada Sayyid Sadiq 'Ali Mirza [Kallan Sahib] (s/o Chandi Begum). He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Sayyid Mahdi 'Ali Mirza.
- i) Amat Ara Begum Sahiba.

d) Sahibzada Sayyid Fath 'Ali Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

e) Sahibzada Sayyid Wasi 'Ali Mirza [Jani Sahib]. He d. 19^th January 1919, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

i) Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Mirza. m. Qamar Taj Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sahibzada Sayyid Nesar ‘Ali Mirza [Chota Sahib]. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:

(1) Sayyid ‘Ali Mirza. m. Farhat un-Nissa Begum. He d. 1971, having had issue, five sons and seven daughters:

(a) Sayyid Aslam ‘Ali Mirza, married Sayyida Ishrat Aslam, daughter of Sayyid Munawar ‘Ali Mirza, of the Rajmahal branch. He had issue, three sons and four daughters:

(i) Sayyid Asim ‘Ali Mirza. m. Shazia Begum, daughter Sayyid Hassan Nawab of the Majhlay Huzoor Family. He had issue, two sons and one daughter.

(ii) Sayyid Sohail ‘Ali Mirza. He has issue, two children.

(iii) Sayyid Navaid ‘Ali Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(i) Farah Begum. m. Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Sayyid Mehtab ‘Ali Mirza, of Rajmahal branch, by his wife, Saida Begum, daughter of Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Mirza.

(ii) Naz Begum. m. ... Adnan.

(iii) Kiran Aslam Begum.

(iv)Aini Aslam Begum.

(b) Sayyid Salim ‘Ali Mirza. He d. unm. 1971.

(c) Sayyid Tasneem ‘Ali Mirza. m. Jabeen Begum, daughter of Sayyid Nazim ‘Ali Mirza. He has issue, four sons and one daughter:

(i) Sayyid Ghulam Abbas Mirza.

(ii) Sayyid ‘Ali Abbas Mirza, educ. MAJU, Karachi.

(iii) Sayyid Hassan Abbas Mirza.

(iv) Sayyid Hussein Abbas Mirza.

(i) Sakina Tasneem Begum. m. Sayyid ‘Abul Hassan, from the Kaukas Mirza branch of the family.

(d) Sayyid Naseem ‘Ali Mirza. m. Naheed Begum, daughter of Sayyid Nasir ‘Ali Boga. He has issue, three sons:

(i) Sayyid Muhammad Asad ‘Ali Mirza, educ. MAJU, Karachi. Sales Exec at Meat One.

(ii) Sayyid Muhammad Daniyal ‘Ali Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(iii) Sayyid Aun Asghar ‘Ali Mirza, educ. The Metropolitan Acad, and Behria Coll, Karachi.

(e) Sayyid Nadeem ‘Ali Mirza. b. at Rajshahi, 31^st December 1966, educ. Karachi Univ (B.Com.) and Karachi Inst of Business Admin (MBA). m. at Karachi, Pakistan, 15^th March 1995, Naureen Begum, daughter of Sayyid Mehtab ‘Ali Mirza, of the Rajmahal branch, by his wife, Saida Begum, daughter of Sayyid Asad ‘Ali Mirza. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

(i) Sayyid Komail Abbas Mirza. b. at Karachi, Pakistan, 1995.

(i) Maham Begum. b. at Karachi, Pakistan, 2000.

(a) Afaq Begum. m. Sayyid Hassan Nawab, son of Sayyid Ehsan Ali Mirza. She had issue, two sons and four daughters.

(b) Anees Begum. m. Sayyid Muhammad Qasim ‘Ali Mirza, son of Sayyid Mohammad 'Ali Mirza, of the Rajmahal branch. She has issue, two sons and two daughters.

(d) Tanweer Begum. m. Sayyid Yassen ‘Ali Mirza, son of Sayyid Nazim ‘Ali Mirza, son of Sayyid Khurshid ‘Ali Mirza. She has issue, one son and two daughters. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(e) Rana Begum. m. Shabbir Hussein. She had issue, one son and one daughter.

(f) Mussarat Begum. m. Habib ‘Ali Baig.

(g) Torannum Begum. m. Sayyid Raza ‘Ali. She had issue, one son.

(2) Sayyid Abbas ‘Ali Mirza. m. Arzoo Begum. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:

(a) Sayyid Hassan Abbas Mirza. m. Nausheen Begum, daughter of Sayyid Alim ‘Ali Afsar Mirza, of the Rajmahal branch. He has issue, one daughter.

(b) Sayyid Hussein Abbas Mirza.

(a) Rabab Begum. m. outside Nizamat Family. She has issue, one son.

(b) Zahra Begum.

(1) Saida Begum. m. Sayyid Mehtab ‘Ali Mirza, son of Sayyid Mujawer ‘Ali Mirza, of the Rajmahal branch. She had issue, children, four sons and four daughters.

ii) Sayyid Nubuat ‘Ali Mirza [Ghulam Haidar].

i) Naj un-nisa Shital Ara Begum Sahiba.

ii) Said un-nisa Jamshid Ara Begum Sahiba.

f) Sahibzada Sayyid Wasif ‘Ali Mirza [Piara Sahib]. m. Latif un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 1956), daughter of Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Khan [Sabu Sahib], of Rajmahal. He d. after 1947, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

i) Sayyid Rahmat ‘Ali Mirza [Mohammad Jah]. He had issue, one son and three daughters:

(1) Sayyid Jafar ‘Ali Mirza.

(1) Dara Jahan Begum Sahiba.

(2) Shams Ara Begum Sahiba.

(3) Malika Jahan Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

ii) Sayyid Arif ‘Ali Mirza [Ahmad Jah]. m. Sayyida Razia Begum, from the Rizvi family. He had issue, one son:

(1) Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza. b. at Rangmahal, Killa Nizamat, Murshidabad, 30^th June 1946, educ. Nawab Bahadur Instituition, Murshidabad, and Quaid-e-Azam Coll, Dacca (B.Com. 1969). Joined PIA sales dept 1970, transferred to Lahore and settled in Pakistan, retd from PIA 2006. Founder and MD of Tamz (Pvt) Ltd. since 1981. m. at Lahore, West Punjab, 30^th September 1971, Sayyida Iqbal Fatima Begum, from the Rizvi family. He had issue, four sons and two dauhters:

(a) Sayyid Taqi Abbas Mirza. b. at Lahore, Pakistan, 25^th July 1972. Marketing Dir at Tamz (Pvt) Ltd. m. at Lahore, Pakistan, Sayyida Sanobar Zahra Begum. He has issue, one son and three daughters:

(i) Sayyid Muhammad Raza Mirza.

(i) Muskan Zahra Begum.

(ii) Anma Batul Begum.

(iii) Iman Zahra Begum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(b) Sayyid Askari Abbas Mirza. b. at Lahore, Pakistan, 29^th November 1973, educ. Garrison Boys’ High Sch, and FC Coll, Lahore. Administrator & Finance Dir Tamz (Pvt) Ltd since 2003. m. at Lahore, Pakistan, Sayyida Saima Dilawar Begum, a lady from the family of Sayyid Kaikaus Mirza. He has issue, one son:

(i) Sayyid ‘Ali Raza Mirza.

(c) Sayyid Mehdi Abbas Mirza. b. at Lahore, Pakistan, 26^th May 1973, educ. Garrison Boys’ High Sch, and Univ of South Asia, Lahore. Employed at Acrologix (Pvt) Ltd 1999-2004, Technical & Data Dir at Tamz (Pvt) Ltd since 2005. m. at Lahore, Pakistan, Sayyida Sumaira Begum [Faiza], from the Bokhari family.

(d) Sayyid Zaman Abbas Mirza. b. at Lahore, Pakistan, 2^nd October 1976. Outstation Sales Dir at Tamz (Pvt) Ltd.

(a) Tehsin Fatima Begum. m. Sayyid Hassan Masud Rizvi. She has issue, one son and one daughter.

(b) Kaukab Zahra Begum.

i) Sitara Begum Sahiba. m. Himmat Husain.

ii) Falak Ara Begum Sahiba. m. Wali Hassan.

a) Sahibzadi Amir un-nisa Murakka Begum *.

b) Sahibzadi Qamar un-nisa Fatima Begum [Beggam Sahib]*.

c) Sahibzadi Kazimi Bunda Begum. m. Sayyid Wilayat ‘Ali Mirza.

d) Sahibzadi Safia Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

*One of these daughters m. Jafar Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Ishaq Mirza Bahadur.

21) A son or daughter (of Shams-i-Jahan Begum?). b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 2^nd April 1865.

22) Sahibzada Sayyid Ja'afar Mirza Bahadur. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 12^th March 1866 (s/o Bi Sambaran), educ. privately. m. (first) Jamshid Dulhan Hashmat Zohra Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Imami Khanum (d. after 1899), previously Ummat un-nisa. m. (ii) Ghasiti Khanum (d. after 1899). He d. 6^th December 1896, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- a) Sahibzada Sayyid Farrukh Mirza [Bubhu Sahib]. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) Sayyid Mustafa 'Ali Mirza. He had issue, two children.
  - ii) Sayyid Murtaza 'Ali Mirza. He had issue, a daughter:
    - (1) Zainab Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Hasan Abbas Mirza.
- b) Sahibzada Sayyid Haidar Mirza [Piara Sahib]. He had issue, one son:
  - i) Sayyid Mufiz Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Sahibzada Sayyid Nizam 'Ali Mirza [Munni Sahib]. He had issue, two sons, including:
  - i) Sayyid Ishaq 'Ali Mirza. m. Shah Begum Sahiba. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sayyid Hadi Hasan Mirza.
- a) Sahibzadi Hormuzi Begum [Imami Begum].

23) Sahibzada Sayyid Bakar Mirza Bahadur [Bakir Sahib]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 6^th October 1869 (s/o Bi Amir un-nisa), educ. privately. m. (first) Kabir Sugra Begum. m. (i) Mahdi Khanum. He d. 12^th October 1902, having had issue, ten sons and ten daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Sayyid Wahid 'Ali Mirza [Mirza Sahib]. m. Mubarak un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Buzza Begum]. He d. after 1947.
- b) Sahibzada Sayyid Abid 'Ali Mirza [Husaini Sahib]. He d. after 1947, having had issue, four sons:
  - i) Sayyid Farrukh 'Ali Mirza.
  - ii) Sayyid Kalan Mirza.
  - iii) Sayyid Mehr 'Ali Mirza.
  - iv) Sayyid Jan-i-Alam Mirza.
- c) Sahibzada Sayyid Ayub 'Ali Mirza [Chotu Sahib]. m. Husaini Begum Sahiba. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) Sayyid Mahbub 'Ali Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) Sayyid Mahdi 'Ali Mirza.
- d) Sahibzada Sayyid Wajahat 'Ali Mirza [Abu Sahib] (s/o Mahdi Khanum).
- e) Sahibzada Sayyid Yusuf 'Ali Mirza [Chutan Sahib]. m. (first) Mahmuda Begum Sahiba. m. (i) Sultan Khanum. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
  - i) Sayyid Farzand 'Ali Mirza (s/o Mahmuda Begum).
  - i) Amir un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Alia Begum] (d/o Sultan Khanum). m. Sayyid Safdar Mirza, fourth son of her paternal cousin, Sayyid Khusru Mirza, by his muta wife, Kumari Khanum. She had issue - see above.
  - ii) Qamar Ara Begum Sahiba (d/o Mahmuda Begum). m. Muhammad …r Jah.
- f) Sahibzada Sayyid Zahir 'Ali Mirza [Nubba Sahib]. He had issue, two daughters:
  - i) Jahangir Ara Begum Sahiba. m. …
  - ii) Saida Begum Sahiba. m. Sayyid Safdar Mirza, fourth son of her paternal cousin, Sayyid Khusru Mirza, by his muta wife, Kumari Khanum. She had issue - see above.
- g) Sahibzada Sayyid Majid 'Ali Mirza […Sahib]. m. Muhammadi Begum Sahiba.
  - i) Sayyid Husain Mirza (s/o Muhammadi Begum).
  - ii) Sayyid Amjad 'Ali Mirza.
- h) Sahibzada Sayyid Ghazanfar Husain Mirza.
- i) Sahibzada Sayyid Wasi 'Ali Mirza (d/o Mahdi Khanum). He had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Chand Begum Sahiba.
- j) Sahibzada Sayyid Musayar 'Ali Mirza. He had issue, one son:
  - i) Sayyid Mansur 'Ali Mirza. He had issue, two daughters:
    - (1) Mansur Ara Begum Sahiba. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Khurshid Ara Begum Sahiba.
- a) Sahibzadi Bakridi Begum. m. Sayyid Sultan Amir Mirza.
- b) Sahibzadi Zohra Begum. m. Sayyid Shir 'Ali.
- c) Sahibzadi Punni Begum.
- d) Sahibzadi Huri Begum (d/o a khanum).
- e) Sahibzadi Abadi Begum. m. Sayyid Iftikhat 'Ali.
- f) Sahibzadi Achuli Begum.
- g) Sahibzadi Jani Begum (d/o Kabir Sugra Begum). m. Sayyid Mehr 'Ali.
- h) Sahibzadi Imami Begum. m. Sayyid Sadiq 'Ali Mirza.
- i) Sahibzadi …Ara Begum.
- j) Sahibzadi Koreshan un-nisa Begum [Choti Begum]. m. Sahibzada Sayyid Wilayat 'Ali Mirza [Nabba Sahib], elder son of Kaikaus Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Farhad Mirza Bahadur. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.

24) Nawabzada Sayyid 'Ali Mirza Bahadur [Sued Ullee Meerza], BEM (c 7.10.1920). b. at Edmonton, Mdsx., 26^th October 1875 (s/o Sarah Begum), educ. Oxford. Joined London Metropolitan Special Constabulary 1914, Assist. Cdr. 1920, Cmsnr. 1924. He d. at Poole, Dorset, 4^th October 1941.

25) Dara Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Khaqan Mirza Bahadur [Budhan Sahib]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 16^th February 1877 (s/o Bi Lutf un-nisa), educ. privately. Chair Murshidabad Municipality, Hon. Magistrate. m. Afzal Banu Begum Sahiba [Shahzadi Begum]. He d. 10^th September 1904, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Sayyid Yusuf 'Ali Mirza.
- b) Sahibzada Sayyid Yunus 'Ali Mirza.
- c) Sahibzada Sayyid Mahmud 'Ali Mirza.
- d) Sahibzada Sayyid Abbas 'Ali Mirza. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Sahibzadi Najm un-nisa Begum. m. Sayyid … 'Ali Mirza.
- b) Sahibzadi Hidayat un-nisa Begum. m. Hasan 'Ali Khan.
- c) Sahibzadi … un-nisa Begum. m. Mirza 'Abdu'l Kasim.
- d) Sahibzadi Amat un-nisa Begum. m. Sayyid Akhtar Ahsan.

26) Nawabzada Sayyid Nusrat ‘Ali Mirza Bahadur [Prince Syud Noosrut Ullee Meerza] [Norman Alan Mostyn]. b. at Edmonton, Mdsx., 22^ndJune 1877 (s/o Sarah Begum), educ. King’s Coll, London, and Brasenose Coll, Oxford. Assumed the name of Norman Alan Mostyn 1923, and settled in Australia in 1927. m. at St George’s, Hanover Square, London, 1^stAugust 1907, Elsie [Nawabzadi Nusrat ‘Ali Mirza] (b. at St Mary Cray, Kent, 13^thNovember 1882; d. from breast cancer, at Tyar, near Rylestone, NSW, Australia, 17^th September 1964), née Elsie Penn Algar, assumed the name of Elizabeth Mostyn 1923, daughter of Harry Algar, sometime certified teacher of the National Sch., High Street, St Mary Cray, Kent, by his wife, Eliza Margaret, certified teacher, daughter of James Campbell, of Deptford, Kent. He d. from lung cancer, at Newton, NSW, Australia, 13^th January 1941, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Savile Alan Mostyn [Synd Nusrat 'Ali Mirza]. b. at Cherry Gardens, St Andrew, Jamaica, 21^st October 1909. m. (first) 1931 (div.) Eileen Winifred (b. 31^st October 1910; m. second, at Manly, NSW, January 1946, Frank Quentin Shepherd, and d. at Cooma, NSW, Australia, 2^nd January 1999), daughter of Ernest Herbert Stevenson, of Elizabeth Bay, NSW, by his wife, Laura Sarah, daughter of John Cranney, of Bourke, NSW, formerly of Vicarstown, Ireland. m. (second) 24^th October 1960, Annie Irene Mostyn (d. 1995), née Dougherty. He d. at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 16^th October 1977, having had issue, one son and one daughter (both of whom changed their surnames from Mostyn to Shepherd):
  - i) Barrie John Shepherd. b. at Manly, NSW, Australia, 14^th March 1934. m. at All Sainnts Church, Ainslie, ACT, Australia, 30^th August 1966, Dagmar Maria (b. at Lodz, Poland, 19^th November 1941), daughter of Leon Kamenz, by his wife, Darya, née Truszynski. He had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Antony Leon Shepherd. b. 6^th September 1968. m. at Matilda Bay, Crawley, Western Australia, 12^th September 1999, Ann Rachel Locke Skoss (b. 27^th July 1968), daughter of W.B. Locke. He has issue, one son:
    - (2) Richard Nicholas Shepherd. b. 16^th December 1969. unm.
    - (3) Martin James Shepherd. b. 5^th August 1971. unm.
  - i) Elizabeth Ann. b. 19^th October 1932. m. 1954, Lindsay Samuel Reid (b. 1930; d. 31^st January 1986), son of Samuel Reid. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- a) Myriam Sara Mostyn [Miriam Sarah Ullee Meerza]. b. at Norton Kewstoke, Somerset, 20^th June 1912, educ. St Helens Sch, Northwood, Middlesex, St Andrews Sch, East Kew, Victoria, the Women’s Coll, Univ of Sydney (BA 1931), and the Univ of New England (Dip. Ed. 1961), Armidale NSW, Australia. Assumed the name of Myriam Sara Mostyn 1923, and settled in Australia in 1927. School teacher. m. at Rylestone, NSW, Australia, 18^thSeptember 1934, Ian Innes (b. at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 29^th May 1894; d. from bowel cancer, at Rylestone, NSW, Australia, 25^thMay 1951, bur. there at Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland), né Ian Charles Alexander Troup, son of John Troup, of Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, butcher, by his wife, Jeannie Barnett, daughter of James Sinclair, sometime meal miller, of Kinloss, Moray, Scotland. She d. at Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia, 27^th December 2010 (bur. with her husband at Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland), having had issue, three sons and three daughters.

28) Harun Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Musa 'Ali Mirza Bahadur. b. at Somerset House, Breach Candy, Bombay, 4^th November 1882 (d/o Muhammadi Begum), educ. Dulwich Coll. A government engineer in India, retd 1937. m. (first) …m. (second) Izzat. He d. in England, 24^th December 1959, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sahibzada Sayyid Shuaib 'Ali Mirza. b. 13^th November 1909 (s/o the first wife). He d.v.p. (s.p.) 17^th August 1951.
- b) Sahibzada Sayyid Mansur 'Ali Mirza. b. 27^th November 1922 (s/o Izzat). He was k. (s.p.) on active service with the RAF, 21^st April 1951.

29) Ahmad Qadr, Sahibzada Sayyid Hamid ‘Ali Mirza Bahadur [Hamid Ullee Meerza]. b. at Nawab Manzil, Murshidabad, 30^th January 1884 (d/o Muhammadi Begum), educ. Dulwich Coll. Sometime poultry farmer in Kent. Enlisted as a private soldier 8^th Btn, The Buffs (The East Kent Regiment) and served in the Great War 1914-1915, POW 1915-1918, retd 1920. Rcvd: 1914/15 Star, Allied Victory and British War medals. m. at Woolwich, Kent, November 1908, Susan [Susie] Caroline Elaine (d. at Battersea, London, 20^th May 1961), daughter of James Francis Harbird, of Dover, Kent, by his wife, Susanna [Susie] Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Mark Heffell, of Dover, Kent. He d. at Wandsworth, London, 19^th February 1972, having had issue, three sons and two daughters: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Cyril Moosa Ali Meerza. b. at Eastry, Kent, 19^th May 1909. m. at Fulham, London, 31^st March 1934, Grace Winifred (b. at Aston, Warwickshire, 1911; d. at Aylesbury, Bucks, 26^th February 2011, aged 100 years, crem. at Chilterns Crematorium, Amersham), née Harper. He d. at Aylesbury Vale, Bucks, June 1991, having had issue, four sons:
  - i) Anthony Cyril Meerza. b. at Chelsea, London, 1935. He d. aged three months, Kensington, London, 1935.
  - ii) Brian Meerza. b. at Wandsworth, London, 23^rd June 1937. Compiler “Bus Book: The London Bus Review of 1976”.
  - iii) Rodney Meerza. b. at Blackpool, Lancs, 19^th November 1941. Dir Aylesbury Masonic Hall Ltd since 2008.
  - iv) Keith Meerza. b. at Blackpool, Lancs, 10^th February 1945. Wine Merchant, proprietor “Ram Kiruba” in Pinner, Mdsx. m. at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, 26^th March 1972 (div.) Laura Radford, a widow. He had issue, one daughter:
    - (1) Helen Claire Meerza. b. at Aylesbury, Bucks., 26^th May 1973, educ. The Grange Sch, Aylesbury, Bucks.
- b) Neil Thomas Meerza. b. at Eastry, Kent, 15^th February 1913. m. at Blean, Kent, 1940, Doreen (b. 3^rd May 1911; d. at Bournemouth, Hants, December 2001), née Conrath. He d. at Lewisham, London, April 1998, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Simon N. Meerza. b. at Canterbury, Kent, 1947.
  - i) Hilary P. Meerza. b. at Wandsworth, London, 1951. m. at Lewisham, London, 1971, Michael D Nicholls. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Harold James Meerza. b. at Medway, Kent, 4^th December 1914, educ. King’s Coll, London. Assist Examiner Patent Office 1938. Mbr Institution of Electrical Engineers. m. at Wandsworth, London, 1945, Ethel May (b. 26^th January 1909; d. at Chatham, Kent, June 1993), nee Robinson. He d. at Medway, Kent, August 2000.
- a) Muriel Meerza. b. 23^rd November 1908. She d. unm. at Kensington, London, July 1997.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Irene Amina. b. at Eastry, Kent, 15^th February 1911. m. 1939, Ernest Pritchard. She d.s.p. at Lambeth, London, February 1995.

1) Sahibzadi Fatima Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 5^th August 1850 (d/o Bibi Faiz un-nisa). m. Shuja ul-Mulk, Asaf ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Zainal-Abidin Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang (b. 8^th December 1838; d. 16^th September 1902), third son of Mufukhar ul-Mulk, Mushir ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Safdar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang. She d. 14^th November 1863 - see above.

2) Sahibzadi Sultan un-nisa Begum [Mumina Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 11^th February 1851 (d/o Malika uz-Zamani Begum). m. at Calcutta, 1863, Inayat ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid … Khan Bahadur, elder son of Madar ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid 'Ali Naqi Khan Bahadur, Suhrab Jang, sometime Prime Minister of Oudh. She d. before 1873, having had issue, three children.

3) Sahibzadi Razia un-nisa Begum [Piari Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 12^th January 1852 (d/o Mubarak Kadam). m. Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali. She d. before 1889.

4) Sahibzadi Padshah Begum [Munna Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 16^th May 1852 (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. at Calcutta, 1863, as his first wife, Zaigham ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Zainal-Abidin Khan Bahadur (m. second, after 1877, Ammat ul-Fatima Begum (daughter of Mehdi ‘ali Khan), and d. at Lucknow, 1^st August 1898, leaving two sons by his second wife, a son by a muta wife named Zohra Khanum, and a further son by a haram), younger son of Madar ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid ‘Ali Naqi Khan Bahadur, Suhrab Jung, sometime Prime Minister of Oudh. She d. 1877, having had issue, two sons and two daughters (the sons and one daughter d. before 1898), leaving a surviving daughter:

a) Sahibzadi Raushan Ara Begum. m. Prince (Shahzada) Kamyab Bakur, Mirza Muhammad Husain Bahadur (b. at Calcutta, 1869; d. at Calcutta, 1912), son of H.M. Hazrat Khalid, Abu’l Mansur Nasir ud-din, Padshah-i-’Adil, Kaiser-i-Zaman, Arangha Sultan-i-’Alam, Muhammad Wajid ‘Ali Shah Bahadur, King of Oudh, by Dilawaz Mahal Sahib. She d. at at Murshidabad, 1904 - see India Pensioners (Oudh).

5) Sahibzadi Khair un-nisa Begum [Ramzani Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 3^rd July 1853 (d/o Bibi Faiz un-nisa). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 30^th July 1873, …She d. 1929, having had issue.

6) Sahibzadi Hidayat un-nisa Begum [Husaini Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 5^th April 1854 (d/o Bibi Nargis). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 23^rd 17^th May 1875, Sayyid Amir 'Ali. She had issue. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

7) Sahibzadi Wahid un-nisa Begum [Sahibzadi Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 13^th June 1854 (d/o Bibi Bi Kumari or Bi Umda). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 23^rd July 1873, Tasuddak Husain, son of Ja'afar Quli.

8) Sahibzadi Fedail un-nisa Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 1854. m. Sayyid Zainal-Abidin. She d. before 1878.

9) Sahibzadi Lutf un-nisa Begum [Chuhti Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 2^nd November 1854 (d/o Bibi Faiz un-nisa). m. Sayyid Nadir Husain Mirza [Jadu Sahib]. She d. 2^nd September 1904.

10) Sahibzadi Mulka un-nisa Begum [Hormuzi Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 27^th January 1855 (d/o Mehr Lekha Begum). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 19^th Juny 1879, Nawab Mir Abul Husain Khan Bahadur, son of Shuja ul-Mulk, Asaf ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Zainal-Abidin Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang. She d. at Murshidabad, 24^th October 1909, having had issue, two sons - see above.

11) Sahibzadi Azim un-nisa Begum [Nishani Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 17^th October 1856 (d/o Shams un-nisa Begum). m. Sayyid Muzaffar 'Ali Khan, only son of Nawab Sayyid Amir 'Ali Khan Bahadur, by his muta wife, Amir un-nisa Khanum, previously Bibi Nunhi Dudda. She d. January 1884 - see above.

12) Sahibzadi Waziri Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 25^th April 1858 (s/o Bi Nur Bakhsh). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 10^th November 1876, Sayyid A. Husain. She had issue.

13) Sahibzadi Zinat Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 21^st October 1859 (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). She d. young.

14) Sahibzadi Kubra Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 22^nd March 1860 (d/o Bibi Faiz un-nisa). m. at Murshidabad, 16^th June 1876, Sayyid Muzaffar 'Ali Mirza [Hinga Sahib].

15) Sahibzadi Gulshan un-nisa Begum [Sakina Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 17^th December 1860 (d/o Bibi Hinga). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 1^st August 1875, Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Khan.

16) Sahibzadi Dildar un-nisa Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 1861 (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum?). She d. young, before 1878. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

17) Sahibzadi Qamar un-nisa Zohra Begum [Guria Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 23^rd August 1861 (d/o Bibi Kaiser). m. Sayyid Ja'afar Husain.

18) Sahibzadi Shahabanu Begum [Sufri Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 26^th October 1862 (d/o Shams-i-Jahan Begum). m. (first) 1884, Nawab Sayyid Ata Husain Mirza Bahadur (b. 1860; d. 10^th November 1892), zamindar of Khagra, raised to the title of Nawab 10^th February 1887, only son of Sayyid Inayat Husain, zamindar of Khagra, Surjapur, Bengal. m. (second) at Calcutta, 1892, Mirza Muhammad Khan, Mufakham us-Sultan (b. 1855; d. 1925), sometime Persian Concul-Gen. at Calcutta. She d. 1910, having had issue, two sons and one daughter by her first husband, and one son and two daughters by her second.

19) Sahibzadi Nair un-nisa Begum [China Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 15^th February 1863 (d/o Badr un-nisa Khanum). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 1876, Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali Mirza [Mungu Sahib]. She d. at Murshidabad, 5^th January 1890.

20) Sahibzadi Ruqiya Begum [Kali Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 20^th June 1865 (d/o Badr un-nisa Khanum). m. Sayyid Reza Husain. She had issue.

21) Sahibzadi Alim un-nisa Begum [Umm ul-Bani Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 15^th August 1866 (d/o Shams un-nisa Begum). m. Raja Syed Dilawar Reza, of Kishanganj, son of Sayyid Ahmad Reza. She d. 9^th April 1884.

22) Sahibzadi Afroz un-nisa Umm ul-Fatima Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 15^th August 1866 (d/o Shams un-nisa Begum). m. Raja Syed Dilawar Reza, of Kishanganj, son of Sayyid Ahmad Reza. She had issue, one son.

23) Sahibzadi Kazimi Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 25^th February 1867(d/o Mehr Lekha Begum). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 1887, …Jah.

24) Sahibzadi Gowhar un-nisa Begum [Alia Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 13^th November 1867 (d/o Bi Rungli). m. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, Tasuddak Husain. She d. after 1947.

25) Sahibzadi Jauhar un-nisa Begum [Ladli Begum]. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 7^th March 1868 (d/o Bi Rungli). m. Sayyid Reza 'Ali Mirza [Munir Sahib], son of Sayyid Mubaraq 'Ali Khan, by his wife, Waris un-nisa Begum Sahiba, second daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Asadu'llah Khan Bahadur, Mansur Jang. She d. before, 7^th March 1930, having had issue - see above.

26) Sahibzadi Ilahi Begum. b. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 24^th November 1868 (d/o Bi Hira). m. Sayyid Azam 'Ali Mirza [Said Sahib]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

27) Nawabzadi Mariam Begum. b. at London, 6^th April 1871 (d/o Sarah Begum). She d. unm. at Hazardowari Palace, Murshidabad, 14^th January 1918.

28) Nawabzadi Sara Begum (d/o Sarah Begum). b. and d. at London, 1872 (bur. Kensal Green).

29) Nawabzadi Hajira Begum. b. at London, 22^nd March 1873 (d/o Sarah Begum). She d. at London, 4^th March 1880 (bur. Kensal Green).

30) Nawabzadi Wahid un-nisa Begum [Wahi Begum]. b. at Pymme’s Park, Edmonton, 18^th November 1874 (d/o Sarah Begum). She d. unm. at the Bari Dehori, Murshidabad, 13^th February 1968 (bur. at Jafarganj Cemetary).

31) Sahibzadi Amina Begum. b. at London, 31^st January 1880 (d/o Muhammadi Begum). She d. before 1884.

Nawab Sayyid Mansur 'Ali Khan, had further issue, by Emma Hallett:

30) Frederick Hallett. b. at London, 25^th June 1874 and registered as Abraham Mohsin, the son of Israel and Emma Mohsin, previously Hallett. He d. at London, 25^th March 1947.

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