Toyoko Kato

Toyoko Kato

Bird Commission case file number 1326 (abandoned). Custodian file number 12980. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_67_file_1326.)
She was born on 6 March 1899. She was a self-employed dressmaker who owned her own business at 2760 Alma Road, Vancouver, BC. Her family includes Yomishi Kato (husband), Hisa Kato (daughter), Kiyoshi Kato (daughter), and Taira Kato (son). Her home address is listed as 2584 Oxford Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Bay Farm, Slocan, BC and Toronto, ON.

Metadata

SurnameKato
ForenameToyoko
Regularized NameToyoko Kato
SurnameKato
ForenameToyoko
Regularized NameToyoko Kato
Custodian Identification Number12980
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Toronto, ON
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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