Chujiro Kawamoto
Bird Commission case file number 1263. Custodian file number 1608. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_64_file_1263.)
Kawamoto was born on 19 May 1878. He was a fisherman. His family includes Tomo Kawamoto (mother; deceased at time of file), Yoshimatsu Kawamoto (father; deceased at time of file), Kisa Kawamoto (wife; nee Kisa Tomino), and Kinuyo Kawamoto (daughter). He lived at Vancouver Cannery, Eburne, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and Kamloops, BC. His listed seized property includes: one-half acre farm with house in Municipality of Richmond, District of New Westminster, BC [listed as related to “the Veterans’ Land Act”]; wooden shed; boat “C.K.”; fishing equipment; household belongings; garden tools; food; stove; sewing machines; Japanese magazines.
Metadata
| Surname | Kawamoto |
| Forename | Chujiro |
| Regularized Name | Chujiro Kawamoto |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1608 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kamloops, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Eburne |
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