PRESENT ESTATE HOLDER:

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The estate was formerly situated in Ukhra Pargana, Chapra Thana, Nadia District (now in the Indian part of Nadia Dist.). Nadia is split between India and Bangladesh, the latter has a part of the Eastern side, whereas the Bansberia Raj and Nadia Raj are both in the Indian part. The zamindars of Bansberia Raj are of the senior branch of the same family as the zamindars of Dinajpur Raj, in that both were founded by sons of Ishwar of Bansberia, the elder son Keshav, received Bansbaria and Bishnu, the younger son, received Dinajpur. Estate holders were.....

• Keshav, 1st Zamindar of Bansberia, married and had issue.

  • Dwarikanath (qv)

• Dwarikanath, 2nd Zamindar of Bansberia 1573/-, married and had issue.

  • Srimukha (qv)

• Srimukha, 3rd Zamindar of Bansberia, married and had issue.

  • Sahasraksha (qv)

• Sahasraksha, 4th Zamindar of Bansberia, married and had issue.

  • Udaya [Sabhapati Rai] (qv)

• Udaya, 5th Zamindar of Bansberia, he was granted the title of Rai; married and had issue.

  • Jayanda Rai (qv)

• Jayanda Rai, 6th Zamindar of Bansberia, he was granted the additional title of Mazumdar; married and had issue.

  • Raghab Rai (qv)

• Raghab Rai, 7th Zamindar of Bansberia, he was granted the additional titles of Chaudhury and Mazumdar; married and had issue.

  • Raja Rameshwar Rai (qv)

• Raja Rameshwar Rai Mahasai, 8th Zamindar of Bansberia, he was granted the title of Raja in 1673, married and had issue. He died in the early 1700's.

  • Raja Raghudeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

• Raja Raghudeb Rai Mahasai, 9th Zamindar of Bansberia, married and had issue.

  • Raja Gobindadeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

• Raja Gobindadeb Rai Mahasai, 10th Zamindar of Bansberia -/1740, married and had issue. He died in October 1740.

  • Raja Nrisinhadeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

COURT OF WARDS 1740/1758

• Raja Nrisinhadeb Rai Mahasai, 11th Zamindar of Bansberia, born postumously in 1741, married 1stly, Rani (name unknown), died by sati in 1802, married 2ndly, 1785, Rani Sankari (qv), and had issue. He died 1802.

  • Raja Kailaseb Rai Mahasai (qv)

ESTATE MANAGER 1802/1852, Rani Sankari, married Raja Nrisinhadeb Rai Mahasai (see above), and had issue. She died in October 1852 in her 80th year.

• Raja Kailaseb Rai Mahasai, 12th Zamindar of Bansberia 1802/1838, married and had issue, one son and three daughters. He died in November 1838.

  • Raja Debendradeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

  • Kumari Karunamoyi, married Kumar Srinarayan Sinha of Paikpara, and had issue.

• Raja Debendradeb Rai Mahasai, 13th Zamindar of Bansberia 1838/1852, married Rani Kasiswari, died after October 1895, and had issue, three sons. He died in April 1852 (Baisak, 1259 B.S.).

  • Raja Purdendudeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

  • Kumar Surendradeb Rai, born 1849, married and had issue. He died 1897 (16th Chaitra, 1304).

    • Kumar Birendra Deb Rai, married and had issue, three sons.

      • Kumar Dhirendra Deb Rai

      • Kumar Jnanedra Deb Rai, married and had issue, four sons.

        • Kumar Sadhanendra Deb Roy, married and has issue, two sons.

          • Subhashis Dev Roy

          • Subhajit Deb Roy

        • Kumar Rabindra Deb Roy, married and has issue, one son and one daughter.

          • Indranil Deb Roy

          • Ranjita Deb Roy (Sinha)

        • Kumar Harendra Deb Roy, married and has issue, one son and one daughter.

          • Debasis Deb Roy

          • Debarati Deb Roy (Choudhury)

        • Kumar Sujitendra Deb Roy

      • Kumar Soumendra Deb Rai

  • Kumar Bhupendradeb Rai, born about 1850, married and had issue. He died about 1889 (7th Agrahayan, 1297).

    • Kumar Kumarendradeb Rai

• Raja Purdendudeb Rai Mahasai, 14th Zamindar of Bansberia 1852/1896, born 1843, educated at Hoogli College, married and had issue, four sons. He died 25th July 1896.

  • Raja Satindradeb Rai Mahasai (qv)

  • Kumar Kshitindradeb Rai

  • Kumar Munindradeb Rai

  • Kumar Romendradeb Rai Mahasai

COURT OF WARDS 1852/1861

• Raja Satindradeb Rai Mahasai, 16th Zamindar of Bansberia 1896/-

• Raja (name unknown) Rai Mahasai, 17th Zamindar of Bansberia