Kazuo Ota

Ota was born on 05 December 1891. He was mill hand employed by Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Company Limited, Port Alberni, BC. His family includes Seki Ota (mother; in Japan), Kumahiko Ota (father; deceased at time of file), Hatsuko Ota (wife; nee Hatsuko Shimada), Sumiko Ota (daughter), and Robert Ota [also, Minoru Robert Ota] (son; born on 02 June 1934). He lived in Port Alberni, BC, was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946. His listed seized property includes: household belongings; sewing machine; camera.

Metadata

Forename	Kazuo
Surname	Ota
Regularized Name	Kazuo Ota
Custodian Identification Number	1268
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)	Tashme, BC
Label	Exiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)	Port Alberni

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

1268: Kazuo 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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