1197: Tomotaro Omotani

Tomotaro Omotani

Omotani was born on 23 March 1895. His name may possibly be Tomotara Omotani. He was a gardener. His family includes Sute Kawashiro (mother), Toramatsu Omotani (father), Aki Omotani (wife; nee Aki Onishi), Mieko Omotani (daughter), Ruby Omotani [also listed as Ryoko Omotani] (daughter), Chiyeko Omotani (daughter), Shunichi Omotani (son), Koji Omotani (son), and Tsuneo Omotani (son). He lived at 1755 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC. His listed seized property includes: carpenter’s tools; sewing machine; bicycle; household belongings.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	23 March 1895
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9316 (478-492)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1197
Name	Tomotaro Omotani
Dates	Not Before: 05 April 1942 Not After: 17 January 1947

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1197: Tomotaro Omotani

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Metadata Author: Erin Chan

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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