Kanematsu Motomura
Bird Commission case file number 703. Custodian file number 3465. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_34_file_0703)
He was born on August 1868. His family includes Otome Motomura (mother), Kanosuke Motomura [possibly Kansuke Motomura] (father), Oshie Motomura [possibly Shiyo Motomura] (wife; nee Oshie Hamura or Shiyo Hamura; in Japan), Homura Motomura (son; in Japan), Yutaka Motomura (son; in Japan), and Yoneko Motomura (daughter; in Japan). His home address is listed as 1748 Franklin Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lethbridge, AB, Iron Springs, AB and Turin, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Motomura |
| Forename | Kanematsu |
| Regularized Name | Kanematsu Motomura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3465 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lethbridge, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Iron Springs, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Turin, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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