Shizuko Matsumura

Shizuko Matsumura

Bird Commission case file number 623. Custodian file number 6553. Wife of Seitaro Matsumura and daughter-in-law of Ume Matsumura (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_30_file_0623).
She was born on 16 August 1918. Her maiden name is Shizuko Hishimura. She was a housewife. Her family includes Kiwa Hishimura (mother; nee Kiwa Deguchi), Sanjiro Hishimura (father), Seitaro Matsumura (husband), and Mitsuo Matsumura (son). Her home address is listed as North Winch Cannery, Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Lethbridge, AB and Coaldale, AB.

Metadata

SurnameMatsumura
ForenameShizuko
Regularized NameShizuko Matsumura
Custodian Identification Number6553
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Lethbridge, AB
Residence (after uprooting)Coaldale, AB
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

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