Isamu Matsuzaki

Isamu Matsuzaki

Bird Commission case file number 396. Custodian file number 4596. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_19_file_0396)
He was born on 26 December 1903. He was a fish packer operator employed by B.C. Packers Limited, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Iko Matsuzaki (mother), Kigoro Matsuzaki (father), Misao Matsuzaki (wife; nee Misao Matsuo), Hajime Matsuzaki (son), Ken Matsuzaki (son), Toyoko Matsuzaki (daughter), Emiko Matsuzaki (daughter), Sayoko Matsuzaki (daughter), Fumiko Matsuzaki (daughter), Takako Matsuzaki (daughter), and Nanako Matsuzaki (daughter). His home address is listed as Box 60, Steveston, BC. 57 Georgia Street, Steveston, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Kaslo, BC.

Metadata

SurnameMatsuzaki
ForenameIsamu
Regularized NameIsamu Matsuzaki
Custodian Identification Number4596
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Kaslo, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

Collections

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

Terminology

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