| Plot Location | 2G10 |
| Surname | Kadoorie |
| Given Name(s) | Ellis |
| Place of Birth | Baghdad |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | December 7, 1866 |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | |
| Date of Death (Eng) | February 24, 1922 |
| Date of Death (Heb) | 26 Shevat 5682 |
| Age at Death | 56 |
| Hebrew Name | אלייאו צאלח יחזקאל |
| Spouse’s Name | |
| Father’s Name | Salih Kadoorie |
| Mother’s Name | Rima Kadoorie |
| Other Surnames | |
| Sex | M |
| Marital Status | S |
| Maiden Name | |
| Title (e.g., Dr) | Sir |
| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Other Family Data | Brothers: Sir Elly Kadoorie & Ezekiel Moyses “Moshi” Kadoorie; nephews: Sir Horace Kadoorie (2K8), Lord Lawrence Kadoorie (2K6) and Victor Kadoorie (2E3). |
| Inscription (Eng) | THY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL GO BEFORE THEE THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE THY REWARD IN LOVING MEMORY OF SIR ELLIS KADOORIE, KT. DIED IN HONG-KONG ON THE 24TH FEBRUARY 1922 AGE 56 YEARS. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. |
| Inscription (Heb) | והלך לפניך צדיק פה נטמן נדיב ורחמין עודנו באבו ירואת ה׳ בקרבו העלוב המרוחם אלייאו צלאח יחזקאל כצורי נ״ע יה״ר מלפני אל מטא רחמים שתהיה עדן מנוחתו ונפשו תשיש בישועתו נולד בעובי בגדאד ונפתר בעיר הונג-קונג יום ע׳ש׳ק כ״ו שבט שנת ת׳ר׳פ׳ב׳ והיו ימיו ששה וחמשים שנה: ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה׳ |
| Inscription (Other) | |
| Historical | According to Wikipedia, Sir Ellis was knighted in 1917. However, Wikipedia also notes that “Kt” is the correct abbreviation for the Knight Bachelor honour. (“KT” is the abbreviation for Knight of the Thistle.) In an 1898 jurors’ list, he is listed as Ellis Kelly, a broker at Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, and living on Upper Richmond Road. Today, Upper Richmond Road is known as Robinson Road. He may have had a daughter, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ellis, with Fung Kam Ellis. |
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