Yosokichi Kato
Bird Commission case file number 1221. Custodian file number 662. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_62_file_1221.)
He was born on 06 December 1879. He was a rooming house attendant. His family includes Tsuya Kato (mother; nee Tsuya Ogawa), Toji Kato (father), and Iya Kato (wife; nee Iya Sekiya; in Japan). His home address is listed as 125 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Darling & Company, Chatham, ON; 198 Bay Street North, Hamilton, ON; 52 Burris Street, Hamilton, ON; and 163 Elgin Street, Hamilton, ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Kato |
| Forename | Yosokichi |
| Regularized Name | Yosokichi Kato |
| Occupation | Rooming house attendant |
| Street | 125 East 2nd Avenue |
| PlaceName | Vancouver |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 662 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Chatham, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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