Our Story

The Jheeta family name is established in Bir Pind, a village in the Jalandhar district of Punjab. As Tarkhans — the master carpenter caste — the Jheetas are builders, craftsmen and artisans. Their skills are in demand across the region: temple carpentry, agricultural tools, furniture, homes. The family tree, compiled by Mota Singh Jheeta in 1999, traces the lineage back to this period.

Mota Singh Jheeta arrives in Canada on 14th November 1966. He becomes the first turbaned worker for Canadian National Railway and goes on to become President of the Khalsa Diwan Society, Ross Street Gurdwara, Vancouver in 1983. He campaigns for the RCMP turban reform and Punjabi in BC schools. He compiles the Jheeta Family Tree in 1999.

The Jheeta family is now spread across the world — Bray, Vancouver, Surrey BC, Toronto and beyond. This site exists to gather us all back — to share what we know, record what we remember, and build something that outlasts all of us.