Jivanji Dadabhai Guzdar

Likely an important man

but no mention of him on Fibis

Would still seem to be alive in 1915, owner of oil mills: won an appeal against him - https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1284785/ Investigate this more!

Calcutta High Court
Lalljee Mahomed vs Dadabhai Jivanji Guzdar And Anr. on 14 December, 1915

The defendant being the owner of certain oil mills was anxious to sell them. They were mortgaged to a Bank for Rs. 35,000, and at the end of May or the beginning of June 1911, the mills were advertised for sale in the Exchange Gazette. On the 13th June 1911, the defendant gave Moses Judah a letter in the following terms and signed by the defendant, I agree to allow you to sell my above oil mill at Rs. 40,000 only. You will get brokerage 5 per cent, on the same when the mill will be sold through you. This condition to be in force till a fortnight (15 days) from date." Then there were certain words which, it was agreed between the parties, were added at the time that letter was written, in Guzrati, and the correct translation was in these terms, On the sale-proceeds being received in hand, brokerage will be paid."- the defendant lost the case!

 

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1845. Jamsetji Jivanji Gazdar was born May 1845 in Bombay: the eldest son of Jivanji Dadabhai Guzdar - this from "https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Men-at-the-Bar/Jamshedji_Jivanji_Gazdar" , shown on his son's page

Later Kavarji J Gazdar was born. He still alive in 1922, known as ´óf Calcutta´

A Pestonshaw Hormusjee Gazdar died, aged 35, in Karelwady in 1881: thus born ~1846

 

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