The Petit Baronetcy, of Petit Hall on the Island of Bombay, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 September 1890 for the Indian entrepreneur Dinshaw Maneckji Petit

Dinshaw Maneckji Petit

Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet , Parsi entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India. He was also the grandfather of Rattanbai Petit Jinnah, who later became the wife of the founder of Pakistan, Mr...

. The baronetcy was created with remainder to 1) Framjee Petit, second son of the first Baronet, and the heirs male of his body, failing which to 2) the heirs male of the body of the first Baronet. By Special Act of the Legislative Council of India

Council of India

The Council of India was the name given at different times to two separate bodies associated with British rule in India.The original Council of India was established by the Regulating Act of 1773 as a council of four formal advisors to the Governor-General at Fort William...

 all holders of the title were to relinquish their own name on succession and assume those of the first Baronet.

Petit Baronets, of Petit Hall (1890)

• Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (1823–1901)
• Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 2nd Baronet (1873–1933)
• Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 3rd Baronet (1901–1983)
• Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 4th Baronet (1934–1998)
• Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 5th Baronet (born 1965)