PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Bhai (name unknown) Singh, present Head of the Family

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The founder of the family was of the same lineage as the Rajas of Faridkot (see Kaithal for antecedents).

• Bhai Gurbaksh Singh, he was an enterprising warrior, and developed a friendship with Baba Ala Singh, the founder of the princely house of Patiala, together they made many conquests; together in 1754, they defeated Sardar Jodh Singh of Bathinda and in 1756, they defeated the chiefs of Buhai and Buloda, leaving Gurbakhsh Singh in possession of Bathinda and Buloda, married and had issue, six sons. He died 1760 or 1766 or 1764 when his territory was divided amongst his sons.

  • Bhai Budha Singh (qv)

  • Bhai Dhana Singh, married and had issue.

    • Bhai Karam Singh, married Mai Bhagbari, she died in April 1818, and had issue, three daughters. He died 1810.

      • Bhai Hardas Singh, married Rani Rattan Kaur. He died vpsp.

      • Bibiji Rattan Kaur, eldest daughter

      • Rani Sahib Kaur, second daughter, married Sardar Gulab Singh of Thanesar.

      • Rani Chand Kaur, third daughter, married Sardar Hamir Singh of Manimajra, and had issue.

        • Sardar Goverdhan Singh

        • Sardar Amar Singh, born about 1807, married a daughter of the Balchappar family.

    • Bhai Charat Singh, he died spm.

  • Bhai Gurdas Singh, died 1781

  • Bhai Desa Singh (see Kaithal)

  • Bhai Takhat Singh, born 1758, married Mai Sukha, and had issue.

    • Bhai Dal Singh, born 1779.

  • Bhai Sukha Singh, born 1760, married and had issue, the Sardars of Arnauli (now in Haryana).

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• Bhai Budha Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba, born 1725, he took part in the union of Sikh confederacies in 1762, when it attacked Sirhind, and was awarded his share of the spoils, which included the village lands of Sirhind, a camel swivel and 115 matchlocks; afterwards he seized the districts of Thanesar and Pihowah, and built himself a strong fort at Kahod, which he made his head-quarters, he later lost Thanesar to Sardar Bhanga Singh, married and had issue, five sons. He died 1774.

  • Bhai Tek Singh (qv)

  • Bhai (name unknown) Singh, married and had issue.

    • Bhai Ram Singh (qv)

• Bhai Tek Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1774/1794, born 1746, he was killed in 1794 in an attempt to increase his possessions.

• Bhai Ram Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1794/-, born 1768, he exchanged the Sirhind lands for 12 villages in the Adampur ilaqa with the Maharaja of Patiala; married and had issue.

  • Bhai Faujdar Singh (qv)

• Bhai Faujdar Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba -/1822, born 1790, he lost the Babarpur possessions in a quarrel with the Raja of Nabha; married and had issue. He died 1822.

  • Bhai Mehar Singh (qv)

  • Bhai Kundha Singh [aka Ganda Singh], born 1814, he killed the manager's of the property after his brother's death and all the family jagirs were confiscated and a small allowance was made for maintenance; married and had issue. He died 1872.

    • Bhai Harnam Singh, born 1850, married and had issue.

      • Bhai Shiv Saran Singh, born 1877, married and had issue.

• Bhai Mehar Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1822/1841, born 1812, he received five villages in the Jhamba ilaqa in 1835, in an exchange for the Bahor lands with Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala, he divided the property with his brother in 1838; married and had issue. He died 1841.

  • Bhai Ranjang Singh (qv)

  • Bhai Fatehjang Singh, born 1836, died 1847.

  • Bhai Zabarjang Singh (qv)

• Bhai Ranjang Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1841/1849, born 1834, he died sp in 1849.

• Bhai Zabarjang Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1849/1910, born 1838, he was reinstated to some of the family properties, viz. Jhamba, Ghagar and part of Bahak Bodla, he was an Honorary Magistrate from 1890 until 1906, when he resigned; married and had issue. He died 1910.

  • Bhai Sheo Sham Singh (qv)

  • Bhai Kaul Singh, born 1865, married and had issue. He died vp in 1905.

    • Bhai Kishan Singh, born 1886, he died 1916.

• Bhai Sheo Sham Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1910/1920, born 1861, he was appointed an Honorary Magistrate in 1893, and an Honorary Civil Judge in 1895; he received 10 squares of land in 1916 in the Multan district as a landed gentry grant from the Government; married and had issue, five sons. He died 1920.

  • Bhai Jwala Singh, born 1878, died 1903.

  • Bhai Sher Singh, born 1881, died 1907.

  • Sardar Sahib Bhai Shriram Singh (qv)

  • Bhai Narendra Singh, born 1906, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; married and had issue.

    • Bhai Mahindar Singh, born 1926.

    • Bhai Ravindar Singh, born 1928.

    • Bhai Bir Indar Singh, born 1930.

    • Bhai Shiv Indar Singh, born 1932.

  • Bhai Gurkirpal Singh, born 1909, educated at the Forman Christian College, Lahore, graduating in 1929; Secretary of the District Board, Ferozepur, married and had issue.

    • Bhai Narinjan Pal Singh, born 1934.

• Sardar Sahib Bhai Shriram Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba 1920/-, born 1904, a Zaildar and Provincial Darbari in succession to his father, he was granted the title of Sardar Sahib for his display of personal bravery in capturing or killing four heavily armed dacoits; an Honorary Magistrate, Third Class (later raised to Second Class), he was awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935; married and had issue.

  • Bhai Satindar Pal Singh (qv)

• Bhai Satindar Pal Singh, Jagirdar of Jhamba, born 1929.