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.

Metadata

Forename	Tomotaro
Surname	Omotani
Regularized Name	Tomotaro Omotani
Custodian Identification Number	1197
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)	Tashme, BC
Residence (before uprooting)	Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

1197: Tomotaro Omotani

Shared Surnames

Omotani

Name	See also
Aki Omotani
Chiyeko Omotani
Fumie Omotani
Fusaichi Omotani
Goro Omotani
Koji Omotani
Kumajiro Omotani
Shunichi Omotani
Sumiye Omotani
Sute Omotani
Tomotaro Omotani
Toramatsu Omotani
Toramatsu Omotani
Tsuneo Omotani

Terminology

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