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| Plot Location | 2A6 |
| Surname | Belilios |
| Given Name(s) | Sema |
| Place of Birth | Calcutta |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | circa 1836 |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | |
| Date of Death (Eng) | November 28, 1926 |
| Date of Death (Heb) | 20 Kislev 5693 (should be 22 Kislev 5687) |
| Age at Death | 90 |
| Hebrew Name | שמחה בת חנה אשת עמנאל רפאל |
| Spouse’s Name | Emanuel Raphael Belilios, C.M.G. |
| Father’s Name | David Joseph Bahar/Baher/Ezra |
| Mother’s Name | Hannah Bahar/Baher/Ezra (née Ezekiel/Ezriel) |
| Other Surnames | |
| Sex | F |
| Marital Status | W |
| Maiden Name | Bahar/Baher/Ezra |
| Title (e.g., Dr) | |
| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Other Family Data | Children: Hannah Judah (b. December 1, 1857, Calcutta; d. March 3, 1934), Raphael “Billy” Emmanuel Belilios (b. c. 1874, Hong Kong; d. October 17,1922, London), and David Belilios (2B4). Sister: Dinah Gubbay. Half-brothers: Elias David Joseph Ezra and Saleh Ezra. Niece: Mozelle Ezra (1C1). Great-niece: Dina Ezra (1C2). |
| Inscription (Eng) | (Front): SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SEMA WHO DIED ON 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1926 AGED 90 YEARS. BEING THE DEARLY BELOVED RELICT OF (Below): EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS C.M.G. WHO DIED ON THE 11TH NOVEMBER 1905 IN ENGLAND. MAY HER PURE SOUL REST IN PEACE |
| Inscription (Heb) | פנ המ שמחה בת חנה אשת עמנאל רפאל בלילוס נע נלבע יום כ׳ כסלו ש׳ ה תר פז והיו ימיה צ שנה תנצבה |
| Inscription (Other) | Also a memorial tablet for her husband, Emanuel Raphael Belilios C.M.G. |
| Historical | According to her probate, she was living at the King Edward Hotel at the time of her death. The hotel was heavily damaged by fire and closed three years later. The site was later incorporated into Alexandra House.
E. R. Belilios died on November 11, 1905 at age 67 in London. He is buried in Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, Barnet, Greater London. Sema and E. R. are the subjects of the book, “The House of Wives”, by Simon Choa-Johnston, who is the great-grandson of E. R.’s second wife, Li Wei In. The story, however, is heavily fictionalised. |
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