PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founder
of the family was Rao Ishwar Das, son of Rao Kumpa of Marwar, who was granted the estate of
Harsor. The
estate of Chandawal consisted of 8 villages in pargana Sojat with a
revenue of Rs.
20,000. Estate holders
were...
- Thakur CHAND SINGH,
Thakur of Harsor and of Chandawal, succeeded in Harsor in
1562 and established Chandawal village; he was confirmed in his
possession of Chandawal and Harsor in 1595 by Maharaja Soor Singh of
Marwar; married and had issue, eight sons.
- Thakur GORDHAN DAS,
Thakur of Chandawal -/1658, married and had issue, eight
sons. He died 1658 in the Battle of Dharmat.
- Kunwar Ratan Singh (eldest son), he fled from the battle
of
Dharmat in 1658, and was overlooked in the succession.
- Thakur Vijay Singh (second son) (qv)
- Thakur VIJAY SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1658/1668, he succeeded to the estate by
a grant of 35
villages with Chandawal and 24 villages with Harsor by Maharaja Jaswant
Singh of Marwar; married and had issue. He died 1668 in Aurangabad.
- Thakur FATEH SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1668/1726, married and had issue, three
sons. He died 1726.
- Thakur Udai Bhan (qv)
- Kunwar Sardar Singh
- Thakur Prithi Singh (qv)
- Thakur UDAI BHAN,
Thakur of Chandawal 1726/1751, he was removed from the estate
by Maharaja Bakht Singh of Marwar; married and had issue to the present
day.
- Thakur PRITHI SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1751/1760, married Thakurani Sonigriji,
and had issue. He died 1760 in a battle at Bilara.
- Thakur Sher Singh (by Thakurani Sonigriji) (qv)
- Thakur SHER SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1760/1778, married and had issue, six
sons. He died 1778 in the battle of Gundoj.
- Thakur HARI SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1778/1794, married Thakurani Bhatianiji,
committed sati 1794, and had issue, five
sons. He died 1794 in a battle.
- Thakur Bishan Singh (qv)
- Thakur Shyam Singh, married and had issue.
- Thakur BISHAN SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1794/1824, he rebelled against Maharaja
Man Singh of Marwar in 1820, and the estate was
confiscated and he fled, living outside of Jodhpur till he died; he had
appealed to
the British authorities to intervene, but died shortly afterwards;
married and had adoptive
issue. He died sp 1824 in Lasani.
- (A) Thakur Sawant Singh (qv)
- Thakur SAWANT SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1824/1826, born as Kunwar Sawant Singh,
son of Thakur Shyam Singh (see above), and succeeded by adoption; he
was re-granted Chandawal; married Thakurani Raj Kanwar, daughter of
Rajawat Thakur Bagh
Singh, and had issue, one son. He died 1826.
- Thakur LAXMAN SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1826/1843, married and had adoptive
issue. He died sp 1843.
- (A) Thakur Pratap Singh (qv)
- Thakur PRATAP SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1843/1848, son of Thakur Gulab Singh,
he succeeded by adoption; married 1stly, Thakurani Phool Kanwar,
daughter of Solanki Thakur Roop
Singh of Bagora, married 2ndly, Thakurani Bal Kanwar, daughter of Bhati
Thakur Jalim Singh of Malunga, married 3rdly, Thakurani Umed Kanwar,
daughter of Bhati Thakur Baki Das of Alwana, married 4thly, Thakurani
Takhat Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur Roop
Singh of Rayamlala, and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- Baisa Ratan Kanwar (by Thakurani Phool Kanwar)
- Thakur Shaktidan Singh (by Thakurani Umed Kanwar) (qv)
- Kunwar Ranjit Singh (by Thakurani Takhat Kanwar)
- Thakur SHAKTI DAN SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1848/1891, married Thakurani Lachh
Kanwar, daughter of Chauhan Thakur Bhao Singh of Rakhi, and had issue,
one son. He died 1891.
- Thakur UMMED SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1891/1895, born 1860, married and had
issue, a son and a daughter. He died 1895 in Lucknow whilst returning
from pilgrimage.
- Rao Bahadur Thakur Girdhar Singh (qv)
- Baisa Sire Kanwar [Rani Sire Kanwar of Bansi],
married (as his first wife), Rawat Takhat Singhji of Bansi, and had issue.
- Rao Bahadur Thakur GIRDHAR
SINGH, Thakur of Chandawal 1895/1943, born 1882, Rao
Bahadur [cr.1921], Member of the
Consultative
Council, married Rani Indra Kanwar, daughter of Rawat Jait Singh of Kurabar, and had issue, one son and one
daughter. He died in 1943.
- Thakur Bhupal Singh (qv)
-
Thakurani Anand Kanwar, married 1913, Rawal Bishan
Singh of Bissau, and had issue, one son
and one daughter.
- Thakur BHUPAL SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1943/1949, born 1898, educated at Mayo
College,
Ajmer; married 1stly, 1916, Thakurani Sardar Kanwar, daughter of
Khangarot Thakur Sawai Singh of Bachun in Jaipur, and had issue, four
sons and three daughters. He died 1949.
- Thakur Govind Singh (qv)
- Thakur Bhawani Singh, he was granted Pachunda in
appanage, married and had issue, two sons.
- Kunwar Vikram Singh, adopted by his uncle, Thakur
Govind Singh of Chandawal, and succeeded there as Thakur Vikram Singh
(qv)
- Thakur Kan Singh, he was granted Kharchi in appanage,
married Thakurani Arjun Kanwar, daughter of Deora Thakur Col. Bhopal
Singh of Bisalpur, and had issue, one son and one daughter.
- Thakur Karan Singh, he was granted Chawadia in appanage,
married Thakurani Indra Kanwar, daughter of Raja Kirti Singhji of Kama.
- Baisa Daulat Kanwar
- Baisa Utsav Kanwar
- Baisa Bal Kanwar
- Thakur GOVIND SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal 1949/1969, born 1917, educated at Mayo
College, Ajmer; married 8th March 1938, Thakurani Sajjan Kanwar, born
1920, died 25th March 1999, daughter of Thakur Hari Singh of Mandawa, and his second wife, Thakurani
Juwar Kanwar, and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1969.
- (A) Thakur Vikram Singh (qv)
- Thakur VIKRAM SINGH,
Thakur of Chandawal (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Baisa (name unknown), married Thakur Ladhu Singh of Alsisar, born 1924,
died 1962.
- Thakurani Roop Kanwar, married Thakur Hari Singh of Danta,
fl.1770.
- Thakurani Gyan
Kanwar, married (as his second wife), Thakur Rampratap Singh of Mandawa.
The help of Deepak Aggarwal is gratefully acknowledged,
January 2009. |