Jadavji Walji Bhatia

Jadavji Walji Bhatia

Town of birth

• Kharkharda
• Jamnagar

Country of birth

• India

Date of Birth

• 1873

Date of Death

• 1942/10/17

Place of Death

• Khakharda
• Jamnagar

Place of longest stay

• Jamnagar
• Kharkharda

Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life

• Business - Clothing Store

Where-City or Country

• Jamnagar
• Kharkharda

Family tree

Parents

Walji Harji Bhatia 1853–1928

Ladubai Murji 1855–1910

Siblings

Jiwbai Walji Bhatia 1876

Partners

Mongibai Daya 1879–1971

Children

Alibhai Jadavji Bhatia

Dhanji Jadavji Bhatia 1896–1982

Lakhoo Jadvaji Bhatia 1898–1979

Noorbanu J. Bhatia 1909–1987

Rahemat J. Bhatia 1912

Born in 1873 Kharkharda, Jamnagar

Walji Harji Bhatia(Born in 1853 Khakharda).

"Grandfather had a textile business in Jamkhambalia, which is a town in the Jamnagar district in Gujarat, and he exported machinery and exposed his children to different social atmospheres.

As the business grew in Jamkhambalia, grandfather had a lot of problems transporting the textile goods they produced to other towns nearby. He is believed to have approached Jam Saheb (ruler or king) in Jamnagar and suggested that a railway station be built in which he would personally offer financial support and labour.

This was well received by the ruler, and the railway station was constructed in the village of Bhatiya, near Jamnagar. Since grandfather was well respected by the ruler and the people there, he automatically inherited the title ‘Bhatiya’, which has continued as the last name to this day, except that the spelling has changed a little to ‘Bhatia’. His acquired name has been handed down to many generations and today the Bhatia family is a very large Ismaili (Khoja) family which is spread around the world."

Extract from "Life Actually, My Memoir by Nargis Gerke-Bhatia Friesen Press (2013)