Kaoru Abe
Bird Commission case file number 382. Custodian file number 1466. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_18_file_0382)
Abe was born on 15 February 1893. Her maiden name was Kaoru Onotaro. She was a housewife. Her family includes Koganei Onotaro (mother; nee Koganei Kan), Eto Onotaro (father), and Takayuchi Abe [also listed as David Abe] (husband). She lived at 2009 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC. Her listed seized property includes: bungalow house and lot at 538 East 22nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC; house and lot at 2005 - 2007 - 2009 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC [“urban apartments and store”]; household belongings; tools; gramophone; pictures; books; appliances; Japanese silk drapery; Japanese kimono in willow trunk; Japanese paintings; Japanese teasets; Japanese soy bean sauce; Japanese doll.
Metadata
| Surname | Abe |
| Forename | Kaoru |
| Regularized Name | Kaoru Abe |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1466 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Protest Letters (1)
Terminology
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