Matsuko Chiba
Wife of Inoshichi Chiba. Bird Commission case file number 1311. Custodian file number 9209. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_66_file_1311.)
She was born on 22 February 1899. Her maiden name is Matsuko Tanji. She was a bean-cake maker and the owner of Chiba Cake Shop along with her husband. Her family includes Un Tanji (mother), Kamenosuke Tanji (father), Inoshichi Chiba (husband), Aiko Chiba (daughter), Kieko Chiba (daughter), Roy Chiba (son), and Mary Chiba (daughter). Her home address is listed as 220 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC and 206 ½ Main Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Chiba |
| Forename | Matsuko |
| Regularized Name | Matsuko Chiba |
| Occupation | Bean-cake maker, Chiba Cake Shop |
| Custodian Identification Number | 9209 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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