Uhei Watanabe
He was born on 14 September 1879. He was a contractor employed by Canadian Western Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, BC. His family includes Haruy Watanabe [possibly Haruye Watanabe] (mother; nee Haruy Sasaki or Haruye Sasaki), Unosuke Watanabe (father), Kio Watanabe (wife; nee Kio Inomata), Tsuyako Watanabe [possibly Tsuyeko Watanabe] (daughter), Meiko Watanabe (daughter), George Watanabe (son), Uichiro Watanabe (son), and Jiro Watanabe (son). His home address is listed as House No. 9, Fraser Mills, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kaslo, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | Uhei |
| Surname | Watanabe |
| Regularized Name | Uhei Watanabe |
| Custodian Identification Number | 7552 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kaslo, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Fraser Mills |
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