Watari Ohori

Watari Ohori

Husband of Uta Ohori. Brother of Genichi Ohori and Chiyoto Ohori. Custodian file number 3893. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_52_file_1038)
He was born on 30 November 1888. He was formerly a longshoreman. His family includes Uta Ohori (wife; nee Uta Sumioka), George Ohori (son), Joe Ohori (son), Toshio Ohori (son), Sumiye Ohori (daughter). His home address is listed as 641 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC.

Metadata

SurnameOhori
ForenameWatari
Regularized NameWatari Ohori
OccupationLongshoreman
Street 641 Powell St
SettlementVancouver
DistrictBC
Custodian Identification Number3893
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver
Residence (after uprooting)Tashme, BC
NationalityNaturalized Canadian

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Land Titles (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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