"Sohan" [Subhan] Photo Album



The youngest of four brothers who orginally came from India as indentured servants.

The "Sohans" settled in Dundee, Mahaicony, Guyana.



According to Mohamed Kassim (Kash[S7]), in his letters he wrote that his father Sohan was born in Trinidad. Perhaps, en-route to British Guiana from Grenada, the family may have stopped in Trinidad for some time. It may be assumed that Sohan was born during this brief stop. One should not, however, totally dismiss the likelihood of Sohan also being born in Grenada. More research is needed in this connection. It is reasonable to suggest that Sohan was born sometime around 1865 to1870.
Due to his young age, it is known that Sohan arrived in British Guiana as a free agent. We do not know much about his early education except that he communicated in writing to his relatives in India in either Urdu or Gugrati which meant that he probably received his early schooling, either in Trinidad or at Vryheid's Lust estate, from someone who was literate amongst the indentured population . He worked for the Georgetown Municipality with The Water Works* under Alexander Russell, Chief Engineer. Thereafter, he bought his first property at Plaisance [Kash, Babjin]. He then acquired properties in Mahaica, Dundee and Bara Bara. He also had one of the few Model-T Ford motor car in British Guiana at that time.

In 1888 Sohan married Naziran aka "Dhanda" from Non-Pareil, East Coast Demerara [McDoom Village, East Bank Demerara according to Kash] and in 1890 was blessed with their first child, Mohammed Hussain who was born at Plaisance. In total there were five sons and three daughters. Naziran was known to be a tall stately woman of fair complexion perhaps of Pathan-Punjabi lineage. One of her well known characteristics was the stutter in her speech. It may well be that the distinctive Sohan stutter could have been derived from her.

Sohan died on 6th. Dec. 1933 and Naziran on 17th. 1943. Both are buried at Lot 3 (North), Dundee, Mahaicony. May Allah Suhanahu wa Ta'ala shower His Rahmah (Mercy) on them.

* The Georgetown Water Works began laying of water mains throughout Georgetown in 1866 and in 1867,

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[S1] Maulvi Mohamed Hussain b. 1890 - d. 28 April 1954

++ Johora Ameer (Mahaica) d. 19 Oct. 1948
== 8 sons, 3 daughters:

Omar
Hyatt

Haniff

Shaheed (Rita's father)

++ Ronya

Akleema ++ Amjad
++ Sara (Canada)
2. Rita (UK)

Rasheed

Mohamed Sheriff

Bebe ++ Noor Ali (Bush Lot)

Zeefo

Nazifa ++ Furqan Ramzan

Shameer

Zabeer

Baby

Mustapha

Aftabodeen

Zainul

Zohra

Fada

Salima

Amir

Iqbal

Haseeb

Taslima

Mohamed Adam

Lillo

Qayyum

Zabeeda aka Mummy

Masood

Naimoon

Jabbar

Vallie aka Fatty

Daughter aka Finey

Shazam

Pamy

Son

Shan Rahmat ++ Amin Khan d 2005-uk

Dr. Omar Khan (Trinidad)

Mohamed Nazir aka Bad

Bilqi

Rahim

Azeem

Hakeem

Shaamie (d. Nov. 2000 in Venezuela)

Baby (lil baby)

Boy

Mikey

Nazool

Safoora





[S2] Alli Noor b. 1895 - d. 21 Aug. 1960
++ Khadija Ameer (Mahaica) b.1901 - d. 4 Dec. 1948
== 4 sons, 5 daughters:

Shaira ++ Osman (Rosignol)

Habiban (b.Feb28 1940) ++ Rahmat Khan

Ayube Ally (b.Dec31 1941)

Aisha Bacchus (b.Oct 8 1943)

Muntaz Ali (b.Jan 28 1947)

Karamat Usman (b.Dec28 1948)

Rahmat Ally aka Bullo (b.Oct13 1951)

Miriam Doorga aka Mimi (b.May05 1953)

Rasheed Ally aka Jo Young (b.Mar25 1955)

Afroze Usman (b.Mar26 1958)

Feroze Saran (b.May01 1960)

Halima ++ Hussain (Cotton Tree)

Batool UK

Akleema L.A.- California

Sharifan ++ Mohamed Habib Parjohn (d. 1984 Branch Road)

Ishaq Habib aka Joe b. 1942

Maimoon Neesha (b. Oct 6,1943 - d. Dec. 8,1971)++ Mohamed Gaznabbie

Mohamed Ishmail aka Buddy Boy

Eye

Abdul Rahman aka Shanka

Amin aka Apty

Nazmoon Neesha aka Bukso

Haroon Habib aka Soldier boy

Youngest son died at age 13

Mohamed Maideen aka Foreman (d. 1994 Dundee) ++ "Baby Aunty"

Reeda ++ Knoll

Len

Ken

Zar ++ Sam

Wazim

Razeena

Faazi ++ Jaggid

>>>> 2 sons , 3 daughters (Ejaz to provide more data...)

Nazaleen ++ Fazal Bacchus

Radeyah

Zafirah

Sabirah

Tariq

Shameena ++ Rai

Alicia

Filo

Trishan

Leema ++ Iqbal Hussain

Shabanna

Arshad

Farhana

Khalid

Kamelah ++ Sheik Mohamed Saeed Farouk

Bibi Farahnaz Sheharazad

Sheik Ejaz Faoud

Sheik Reyaaz Mohamed

Wazir ++ Shahnaz

Sabirah

Farzana

Aliyah

Nazelah aka "Kaata" ++ Arif

Annisa

Fiyaz

Nawaz

Zabie ++ Greg Hansen

Amir

Aliya

Sherry ++ Dave

Kulsum ++ Ramlochand

Maureen

Harvey

Baby

Latifaan ++ Azeez

Boy

Afrose

Girl...

Mohamed Solaiman aka Son-son (b. 31/03/1936 d. 4/12/1969) ++ Alimoon Hazrat (Bush Lot)

Khairoon Neisha aka Girly

Mohamed Abdi Munaf

Boy (died at 2 weeks)

Jameela aka Baby

Mohamed Rahman aka Toag

Fazlur Terry

Sabina

Mohamed Sultan Alinur aka Babjin

Tariq

Salim

Aleya




[S3] Sakina [Baby] b. ???? - d.1934 (epidemic)
++ (Mahaica)
== 1 son

Mohamed Hashim aka Tallis (Guava Bush) d.1987, London,Ontario,Canada

++ Shamshoon d. 1991, Port Morant

== 5 sons, 4 daughters

Zainul aka Inshan d. March 20th. 2004 Edmonton, AB Canada
Qayyum London,On. Canada (519) - 686-6863
Faizoon
Neisha
son deceased
Jeff
Son
Daughter
Daughter


[S4] Roshan aka Rose b.???? - d.1934 (epidemic)
++ Eman Shaw (Mahaicony) b.???? - d.????
== 1 son, 1 daughter

Mohamed Adel Shah aka Mahmood b. Feb. 23rd 1920 d. Jan. 5th. 1985
++ Sakina

== 'Poloboy','Chinee',Sally,Emam.....

++

==


Lilly ++ Osman == 1 daughter - Lilly died at childbirth. Osman later
married Shaira Alli Noor[S23]
Neisha


[S5] Mohamed Yusuf b. 1904 - d. 20 June 1950
++ Catherine (Blairmont) b. 1908 - d. 1970 (arrived from India on S.S. Sutlej in 1913)
== 8 sons, 2 daughters

Mohamed Amin b. 26 Dec 1926 Toronto
Aminah aka Gaal Whim Village, Corentyne
Dr. Nazeer Ahmed UWI, Agriculture - Trinidad

Mohamed Kamaal Bloomfield
Yasmin

Naeem

Kwaaza

Moby

Son

Mohamed Swideek Kabawa, Blairmonth, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sherry

Zami

Mohamed Rafudeen
Mohamed Nazamudeen
Riyad

Zina

Dr. Mohamed Haroon Montreal
Mohamed Shaieb Montreal
Neisha ++ Samad Khan Winnipeg,Toronto
Dr. Imtiaz Khan

Zaila



[S6] Mohamed Mubarak b. ???? - d. (when Zohra Sheriff was born)
++ ????
== no children

1 step daughter - Neisha ++ to C.M. Kanhai
++ ???? (Portugese lady)
== 1 son
Jimmy


[S7] Mohamed Kasim Sohan (Kash) b. 1909 - d. 198?
++ married many times
== 2 daughters, 1 son (carries the name 'Sohan')

Jameela
Neisha
????



[S8] Mariam aka Ghetty (d. 1945)
++ Rahim Baksh "Lal" Jameer (Britannia) b. 1906 - d.1999
== 7 daughters, 1 son
Zulika Alladin b 1928 – d 1991 Thanks to Khalid Alladin for compiling this information
Fathima b 1931
Bismilla Kalamadeen (Bee) b1931
Salima Alladin (Little) b 1935
Shireen Sahib (Kato) b 1937
Maimoon (Data) b 1939
Azeezan (Hassan) b 1941
Ishmael Jameer (Leon) b 1943