Yotaro Kosaka
Bird Commission case file number 423. Custodian file number 7598. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_20_file_0423)
He was born on 1 November 1885. He was a labourer. His family includes Isiene Kosaka [possibly Isiene Matsuoka] (mother), Nikichi Matsuoka [possibly Nikichi Kosaka] (father), Hisa Kosaka (wife; nee Hisa Tsuge), Chiye Kosaka (daughter), Hanako Kosaka (daughter), Toshiko Kosaka [also appears as Toshi Kosaka] (daughter), Imako Kosaka (daughter), Tsune Kosaka (daughter), Mariko Kitamura (daughter; nee Mariko Kosaka), and Fumiko Nishihara (daughter; nee Fumiko Kosaka). His home address is listed as 2141 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kaslo, BC and New Denver, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Kosaka |
| Forename | Yotaro |
| Regularized Name | Yotaro Kosaka |
| Custodian Identification Number | 7598 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kaslo, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
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Terminology
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