Abraham, Reuben

Plot Location2J3
SurnameAbraham
Given Name(s)Reuben
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Eng)circa 1883
Date of Birth (Heb)March 11, 1948
Date of Death (Eng)Rosh Chodesh Adar II 5708
Date of Death (Heb)
Age at Death64
Hebrew Nameראובן
Spouse’s NameElsie Kennedy
Father’s NameA. E. Abraham (1C4)
Mother’s NameAnna Mackenzie
Other Surnames
SexM
Marital StatusW
Maiden Name
Title (e.g., Dr)
Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death
Other Family DataSons: 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
Inscription (Eng)TO THE MEMORY OF
REUBEN ABRAHAM
WHO DIED ON THE 11TH MARCH 1948
AGED 64 YEARS.
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
Inscription (Other)
HistoricalAccording 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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