3494: Kotaro Okinobu

Kotaro Okinobu

He was born on July 1878. He was a painter employed by Stanley Park Shipyard (Hisaoka Bunji). His family includes Setsu Okinobu (mother; nee Setsu Ueuno), Jinzaimon Okinobu (father), Yone Okinobu (wife), Ayako Hisaoka (daughter; nee Ayako Okinobu), Miyako Uchiyama (daughter; nee Miyako Okinobu; in Japan), Teruo Okinobu [also listed as Paul Okinobu] (son). His home address is listed as 1170 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and he was exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	July 1878
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Greenwood, BC
Date exiled to Japan	02 October 1946
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9337 (1264-1275)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	3494
Name	Kotaro Okinobu

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Title

3494: Kotaro Okinobu

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Metadata Author: Jayson Jap

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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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