Ume Matsumura
Bird Commission case file number 623. Custodian file number 6545. Mother of Seitaro Matsumura and mother-in-law of Shizuko Matsumura (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_30_file_0623).
She was born on 4 March 1889. Her maiden name is Ume Kojima. She was a housewife. Her family includes Zanhei Kojima (father), Matsujiro Matsumura (husband; deceased), Seitaro Matsumura (son), Yeikichi Matsumura (son), and Mitsuo Regie Matsumura [possibly Matsuo Regie Matsumura] (son). Her home address is listed as P.O. Box 183, Canadian Pacific Cannery, No. 2 Road, Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Turin, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Matsumura |
| Forename | Ume |
| Regularized Name | Ume Matsumura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 6545 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Turin, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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