PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE:

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: This family descends from a respectable stock of Manjha Jats, formerly resident at Moran Kalan in Nabha territory. Their descendant was Mal Singh, who was the first of the family to become a Sikh, he left Nabha around 1760 for the Punjab, where he entered the service of Sardar Chharat Singh Sukerchakia as a sowar. He was killed some time during the Dhanni campaign. Members were....

• Sardar Dhanna Singh, Jagirdar of Moran Kalan 1819/1843; born 1775, he enlisted in the force of Sardar Fateh Singh Kalianwala as a trooper, rising in favour until he was given an independent command, he fought in the Kalianwala contingent, in the Bhatti and Kassur campaigns, after the death of Sardar Fateh Singh Kalianwala in 1807, he entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who gave him a jagir at Bilasur near Taran, worth around Rs2,000; around 1812 he was granted the jagir of Talah Gang in Jhelum district worth Rs33,000, he fought gallantly at the siege of Multan in 1818, and in the second Kashmir campaign in 1819 and at the siege of Mankerah in 1821; he was present at the capture of Jahangira Fort and at the battle of Teri in 1823, and remained on duty for some time in the Peshawar district, eventually taking part in the battle of Jamrud in April 1837, married and had issue. He died in May 1843.

  • Sardar Bachittar Singh, he entered army service in 1827, and first served at Bahawalpur, then in 1834 he was sent to Shabkadar, and later took part in the battle of Jamrud in April 1837, married a daughter of Sardar Sher Singh Jagdeo, and had issue. He died 1840.

    • Sardar Kirpal Singh (qv)

  • Sardar Hukum Singh (qv)

  • Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Khazan Singh (Sidhu) of Bhadaur, C.S.S.

  • Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Narayan Singh of Bhakhna in Amritsar district.

• Sardar Hukum Singh, Head of the Malwai Family 10843/10846; he succeeded to his father's jagirs except for Morqan Kalan which was resumed; in 1839 and with his brother he was sent to Peshawar as an escort for Shahzada Timur Durrani, married Sardarni Chand Kaur, died 1863, daughter of Sardar Fateh Singh of Mattu. He was killed at the battle of Sobraon in February 1846.

• Sardar Kirpal Singh, Head of the Malwai Family 1846/1859; he succeeded his uncle to the family jagirs which had been further reduced; during the rebellion at Multan he remained loyal for which he was rewarded with a grant of jagir worth Rs5,000 in perpetuity, after annexation he was confirmed in his possession of his personal jagir for life, married a daughter of Sardar Wazir Singh of Lidhran, C.S.S., she died 1892, and had issue, an only son. He died 1859.

  • Sardar Sarup Singh (qv)

• Sardar Sarup Singh, Head of the Malwai Family 1859/1904, born 1850, educated at the Government School, Lahore; a Provincial Darbari; married a daughter of Sardar Kehar Singh Sindhanwalia (see Lahore), and had issue, two sons, who inherited his property in equal shares. He died 1904.

  • Sardar Jhanda Singh (qv)

  • Sardar Bahadur Sardar Fateh Singh, born 1893, educated at Aithchison College, Lahore (Diploma, 1912) and at the Government College, Lahore; Private Secretary to the Raja of Faridkot; he was appointed Finance and Military Member of the Council of Administration after the Rajas death in 1918; he was granted the title of Sardar Bahadur by the Punjab Government; a Provincial Darbari like his father; married a grand-daughter of Raja Badan Singh C.I.E. of Malaudh, and had issue. one son and three daughters.

    • Sardar Surindar Singh, born 1922.

• Sardar Jhanda Singh, Head of the Malwai Family 1904/1930, educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar; married a Bibi of the Kamla family, and had issue. He died 1930.

  • Sardar Shivdeo Singh (qv)

• Sardar Shivdeo Singh, Head of the Malwai Family 1930/-, born 1913, educated at Aithchison College, Lahore; married a Bibi of the Chahil family of Patiala, and had issue.

  • Sardar Sukh Deo Singh, born 1936.