Bhimji Nathoo

Kamadia Bhimji Nathoo

Place of longest stay

• Tanga
• Mombasa

Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life

• Merchant

Where-City or Country

• Tanzania
• Kenya

Family tree

Parents

Nathoo Abji Velji

Siblings

Nanji Nathoo Abji

Walji Nathoo

Children

Mariam Hussien Jaffer

Born in

Nathoo Abji Velji(Born in Harmadia).

by Gavar Mohamed Nanji Nathoo, Hertfordshire, UK, January 9, 2012

About 1890, Nathoo Abji Velji left Harmadia in Bharat (India) to come to Zanzibar. The dhow boat stopped over at Tanga to off-load some freight. Coincidentally, Jiwa Mohamed family from the same village in Bharat, had come to the sea-side and managed to persuade Nathoo and his sons to disembark and settle in TANGA. This he did.

Nathoo had 4 sons. Nanji, Bhimji, Walji and Jamal.

All were married and the Nathoos became a prominent business clan in Tanga.

According to the community oral records, Bhimjibhai Nathoo was Kamadia (Deputy) of the Tanga Khoja Ismaili Jamat 1929-1930

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  List of all Mukhis & Kamadia, Tanga 1905-1932.

Bhimji Nathoo also became very rich and he had flour mills, properties, and spice business. He also brought up an orphan called Ali Miya who later also became a prominent citizen with big businesses