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| Plot Location | 2J3 | |
| Surname | Abraham | |
| Given Name(s) | Reuben | |
| Place of Birth | ||
| Date of Birth (Eng) | circa 1883 | |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | ||
| Date of Death (Eng) | March 11, 1948 | |
| Date of Death (Heb) | Rosh Chodesh Adar II 5708 | |
| Age at Death | 64 | |
| Hebrew Name | ראובן | |
| Spouse’s Name | Elsie Kennedy | |
| Father’s Name | A. E. Abraham (1C4) | |
| Mother’s Name | Anna Mackenzie
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| Sex | M | |
| Marital Status | W | |
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| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | ||
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| Other Family Data | Sons: Edward Abraham and Gerald Morris Abraham (b. April 25, 1916; April 3, 2003, Woodstock, NY)
Brothers and sisters: Ezra Abraham (2H5), Joseph Abraham (2J2), Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Mrs. Wm.) Pitcairn and Kathleen “Kitty” (Mrs. Edward) Seyer |
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| Inscription (Eng) | TO THE MEMORY OF REUBEN ABRAHAM WHO DIED ON THE 11TH MARCH 1948 AGED 64 YEARS. |
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| Inscription (Heb) | לזכור עולם פה מצא מנוח ה״מ ראובן אברהם נלב״ע ביום ר״ח אדר ב שנת הת״שח והיו ימו ארבעה וששים שנה תנצ״בה | |
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| Historical | According to the 1917 jurors’ list, he was a clerk at British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd. The 1922 and 1923 jurors’ lists have him as a merchant at N. S. Moses & Co., located at 8 Torres Buildings, Kowloon. A 1941 jurors’ list has him as a share broker at Tester & Abraham, which was his brother Ezra’s company. He lived at 38 Kimberley Road, Kowloon.
Elsie died on October 30, 1916, at age 29. She is buried in HK Cemetery (Plot 16B/4/6). There is a grave in HK Cemetery for a Cecil Kennedy Abraham, who died in 1911 at age 7-1/2 months. Could he have been their son? |
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