Kyuhachi Honkawa
Bird Commission case file number 965. Custodian file number 9579. (Source:
lac_rg33-69_volume_49_file_0965)
He was born on 23 June 1896. He was a millhand employed by Victoria Lumber Company, Chemainus, BC. His family includes Chizu Honkawa (mother), Kumakichi Honkawa (father), Kise Honkawa (wife; nee Kise Takarafuji), Isamu Honkawa (son), Hisae Honkawa (daughter), Takazo Honkawa (son) and Kimie Honkawa (daughter). His home address is listed as Chemainus, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC and Geraldton, ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Honkawa |
| Forename | Kyuhachi |
| Regularized Name | Kyuhachi Honkawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 9579 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Geraldton, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Chemainus |
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