Masajiro Honkawa
Bird Commission case file number 1072. Custodian file number 3076. (Source:
lac_rg33-69_volume_54_file_1072)
He was born on 25 March 1894. He was a self-employed fisherman and a carpenter.
His family includes Ume Honkawa (wife), Yoshio Honkawa (son), Nobuko Honkawa
(daughter), Tomiko Honkawa (daughter), Masako Honkawa (daughter), Etsuko
Honkawa (daughter), Yaeko Honkawa (daughter) and Fumiko Honkawa (daughter). His
home address is listed as North Pacific Cannery, Skeena River, BC. He was
forcibly uprooted to Slocan Extension, BC; and 10 Stuart Street, London,
ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Honkawa |
| Forename | Masajiro |
| Regularized Name | Masajiro Honkawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3076 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan Extension, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | London, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Skeena River |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
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