Jiroichi Ido
He was born on 1 August 1897. His birth name is Jiroichi Nakagawa. He was a strawberry farmer and a sawmill worker. His family includes Kuyo Nakagawa (mother), Toshiro Nakagawa (father), Sayano Matsuura (common-law wife; nee Sayano Kawamura), Shigenori Ido (son), Tadao Matsuura (step-son), and Yoshiko Ido (daughter). Block 10, Pipe Line Road, Seymour Creek, BC and 117 Main Street, Vancouver, BC are listed as former addresses. He was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC and was exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Jiroichi |
| Surname | Ido |
| Regularized Name | Jiroichi Ido |
| Custodian Identification Number | 13691 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Seymour Creek |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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