Umezo Morishita
Bird Commission case file number 1051. Custodian file number 1750. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_53_file_1051)
He was born on 1 December 1891. He was a storekeeper. His family includes Kiku Morishita (mother), Tatsumatsu Morishita (father), Toyo Morishita (wife; nee Toyo Hashimoto), Nobumi Morishita [also listed as Rosa Morishita] (daughter), Koji Morishita (son), Kiyoko Morishita (daughter), Akiko Morishita (daughter), Michiko Morishita (daughter), Chiyeko Morishita (daughter). His home address is listed as Ucluelet, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and Toronto, ON.
Metadata
Surname | Morishita |
Forename | Umezo |
Regularized Name | Umezo Morishita |
Custodian Identification Number | 1750 |
Nationality | Japanese national |
Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
Residence (before uprooting) | Ucluelet |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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