Toshiro Matsui
Matsui was born on 28 April 1912. He was a block piler employed on Acme Shingle, Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, BC and a salesman. His family includes Toku Matsui (mother; nee Toku Durmi), Toragora Matsui (father), Masaye Matsui (wife; nee Masaye Yasulara), Teruko Matsui (daughter; born on 13 February 1939), Hiromi Matsui [also listed as Sharon Matsui] (daughter; born on 25 October 1942), and Kyoko Okano (sister-in-law). He lived at 784 West 69th Avenue, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC; Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC; Angler, ON; Summerville, ON; and Sheridan Nurseries, Sheridan, ON. His listed seized property includes: 784 West 69th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; household belongings; radios; public address amplifier; microphone; speakers; cameras; homemade gramophone and needle arm; gramophone records; radio parts; Japanese dishes; electric refrigerator; guitar; typewriter; smoking stand; children’s toys; photographs.
Metadata
| Forename | Toshiro |
| Surname | Matsui |
| Regularized Name | Toshiro Matsui |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1616 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sandon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Angler, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Summerville, ON |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sheridan, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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