Elias, Jacob Hai

Plot Location	1H17
Surname	Elias
Given Name(s)	Jacob Hai
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Eng)	circa 1888
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	1944
Date of Death (Heb)
Age at Death	56
Hebrew Name	יעקב חי אליהו
Spouse’s Name
Father’s Name	Ezekiel Ezra Isaac Elias (2G4) ?
Mother’s Name	Sarah Catherine Solomon Elias (1C10) ?
Other Surnames
Sex	M
Marital Status
Maiden Name
Title (e.g., Dr)
Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death
Other Family Data	He may have been the brother of Isaac Ezekiel Elias and Reuben Sassoon Elias
Inscription (Eng)	IN MEMORY OF ELIAS HAI JACOB DIED 1944 AGED 56 YEARS
Inscription (Heb)	הם יעקב חי אליהו
Inscription (Other)	“192” on front
Historical	According to the 1917 juror’s list, a Jack Elias was employed by the HK & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. In the 1918 jurors’ list, a Jacob Elias was a clerk at W.G. Humphrey’s & Co. He, Isaac Ezekiel Elias and Reuben Sassoon Elias were all living at 6 Chancery Lane.  Jack and Jacob are probably the same person as Jack was also living at that address.

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