Hussein Alibhai Fancy
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Mr. Hussein Alibhai Fancy
Town of birth
Country of birth
Date of Birth
- 09-03-1905
Date of Death
- 24 Sep 1957
Place of Death
Country of death
Source of Information
- Fancy Family Tree by Omer Fancy (Ancestry.com)
Place of longest stay
Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life
- Business
Where-City or Country
- Siblings
- Daud Alibhai Fancy 1905–1962Hassanali Alibhai Fancy 1905–1937Suleman Alibhai Fancy 1903–1961
- Partners
- Children
- Abdul Hussein Fancy 1933–1966Jimmy Hussein Fancy 1905Pyarali Hussein Fancy 1905–1943
Alibhai Lalji is reported to have migrated from Junagadh, British Indiato Mombasa, Kenya in 1880 to explore business opportunities. His son Hussain also came from British Indiain 1912 and settled however in Mwanza. Later on, his son Hasan Ali and the rest of the family joined Hussain in 1920 in Mwanza. They jointly ran a general store, called Alibhai Lalji & Sons, and made steady progress. Hasan Ali liked modernity in dressing and eating. He was meticulously dressed and was easily distinguished in a crowd of Asians. Due to his modern tastes, he was nicknamed as Hasan Ali Fancy.
