Haruko Iwata
Bird Commission case file number 7. Custodian file number 11703. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_01_file_0007)
Her maiden name was Haruko Kusaka. She was born on 27 October 1907. She was a housewife. Her family includes Kinichi Iwata (husband), Kiyokata Kusaka (father), Tsuya Kusaka (mother; nee Tsuya Matsui), Sidney Iwata [also listed as Tsuyoshi Iwata] (son), Arthur Iwata [also listed as Minoru Iwata] (son), Robert Iwata [also listed as Keisuke Iwata] (son), Louise Iwata [also listed as Keiko Iwata] (daughter), Gordon Iwata [also listed as Hiroshi Iwata] (son), George Iwata [also listed as Fumimaro Iwata] (son), and Lillian Iwata [also listed as Eiko Iwata] (daughter). She lived at 368 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Salmon Arm, BC.
Metadata
| Surname (Romanized Japanese) | Iwata |
| Forename (Romanized Japanese) | Haruko |
| Regularized Name | Haruko Iwata |
| AddrLine | 368 East Cordova Street |
| Custodian Identification Number | 11703 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Salmon Arm, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Other Archival Files (1)
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