1937: Otojiro Nishizawa

Otojiro Nishizawa

He was born on 18 April 1880. He was a confectioner and tobacconist at 743 Pacifc Street, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Matsu Nishizawa (wife; nee Matsu Inamoto), Motoe Nishizawa (daughter), Jiro Nishizawa [also listed as George Nishizawa] (son), Yohei Nishizawa [also listed as Yoki Nishizawa] (son), Shinako Nishizawa [also listed as Shina Nishizawa] (daughter), Eiko Morita (daughter; nee Eiko Nishizawa), Asako Hirose (daughter; nee Asako Nishizawa). His home address is listed as 1332 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to McGillivray Falls, BC.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	18 April 1880
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	McGillivray Falls, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9325 (2316-2326)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1937
Name	Otojiro Nishizawa

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1937: Otojiro Nishizawa

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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