Shigeno Kuwabara
Mother of Masao Kuwabara
Bird Commission case file number 1066. Custodian file number 1547. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_53_file_1066)
Kuwabara was born on 25 September 1898. Her occupation is listed as housewife. Her family includes Bumpei Kuwabara (husband; deceased at time of file), Masao Kuwabara (son; formerly a gardener employed by Warren Hilton, Victoria, BC), Akira Kuwabara (son), Shigeto Kuwabara (son), Wilbert Kuwabara [also listed as Takeo Kuwabara] (son), Thomas Kuwabara (son), Kenneth Kuwabara (son), Alice Kuwabara [also listed as Teruko Kuwabara] (daughter; born 23 January 1927), Ruth Kuwabara [also listed as Chiyoko Kuwabara] (daughter; born 1 March 1929), and Daniel Kuwabara [also listed as Hidemaro Kuwabara] (son; born 28 April 1934). Her home address is listed as 540 Dunedin Street, Victoria, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC and to 168 Forest Avenue, Hamilton, ON. Her listed seized property includes 540 Dunedin Street, owned jointly with her son Masao, which was sold to Trofin Cherniuk and Janina Cherniuk.
Metadata
| Surname | Kuwabara |
| Forename | Shigeno |
| Regularized Name | Shigeno Kuwabara |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1547 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sandon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Victoria |
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