Seitaro Matsumura

Seitaro Matsumura

Bird Commission case file number 623. Custodian file number 6544. Husband of Shizuko Matsumura and son of Ume Matsumura (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_30_file_0623).
He was born on 22 May 1913. He was a fisherman employed by B.C. Packers, Steveston, BC. His family includes Ume Matsumura (mother; nee Ume Kojima), Matsujiro Matsumura (father), Shizuko Matsumura (wife; nee Shizuko Nishimura), and Mitsuo Matsumura [also listed as Regie Matsumura] (son). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 183, Canadian Pacific Cannery, No. 2 Road, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lethbridge, AB and Coaldale, AB.

Metadata

SurnameMatsumura
ForenameSeitaro
Regularized NameSeitaro Matsumura
Custodian Identification Number6544
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Lethbridge, AB
Residence (after uprooting)Coaldale, AB
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

Collections

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

Terminology

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