Johei Ota

He was born on 17 September 1889. He was a labourer, listed as being “on compensation.” His family includes Kiso Ota (mother; nee Kiso Sakamoto; deceased at time of file), Tsurueimon Ota (father; deceased at time of file), Kinno Ota (wife), Takashi Ota (son), Shizue Ota (daughter), Yachiyo Ota [also named as Nachio Ota] (daughter), and Isamu Ota (son). He lived at 732 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC. His listed seized property includes property, house, and chicken house at 732 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC; a sewing machine; garden tools; carpenter tools; and household belongings.

Metadata

Forename	Johei
Surname	Ota
Regularized Name	Johei Ota
Custodian Identification Number	1658
Nationality	Japanese national
Residence (after uprooting)	New Denver, BC
Residence (before uprooting)	Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

1658: Johei Ota

Shared Surnames

Ota

Name	See also
Hatsuko Ota
Hayajiro Ota
Isosaku or Sosaku Ota
Johei Ota
K Ota
K. Ota
Kazuo Ota
Kazuo Ota
Kenichi Ota
Kenichi Ota
Kinno Ota
Kita Ota
Kototaro Ota
Kototaro Ota
Kototaro Ota
Masuko Ota
Minoru Ota
Mitsuo Ota
Shimo Ota
Suketaro Ota
Sumiko Ota
T Ota
Tai Ota
Toshiyasu Ota
Umenosuke Ota
Unezo Ota
Yoshie Ota

Terminology

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