Torazo Iwasaki
He was born on 15 April 1880. He was a self employed fisherman and farmer. His family includes Fuku Iwasaki (wife; nee Fuku Shiokawa), Torao Iwasaki (son) and Tsuruko Iwasaki (daughter). His home address is listed as Ganges, BC. 139 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.
In the directory RMD is listed in the address area, however, I am not sure what it exactly is. I attempted to look up potential meanings for RMD and came across Resource Management Division, wich considering salmon and timber resources is a possibility.
Bird Commission case file number 252. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_13_file_0252.)
Metadata
| Forename | Torazo |
| Surname | Iwasaki |
| Regularized Name | Torazo Iwasaki |
| Surname (Japanese) | 岩崎 |
| Forename (Japanese) | 寅藏 |
| Regularized Name | 岩崎 寅藏 |
| Surname (Romanized Japanese) | Iwasaki |
| Forename (Romanized Japanese) | Torazou |
| Regularized Name | Torazou Iwasaki |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3271 |
| Birth | 靜岡 |
| Birth | Shizuoka |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Ganges |
| AddrLine | N/A Number 1 Ganges |
| Settlement | Saltspring Island, British Columbia |
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Terminology
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