Otomatsu Mukai

Otomatsu Mukai

Bird Commission case file number 843. Custodian file number 7351. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_42_file_0843)
He was born on 3 December 1885. He was a farmer. His family includes Shin Mukai (mother; Shin Ohata), Genpei Mukai (father), Toyono Mukai (wife), May Mukai (daughter), Sono Mukai (daughter), and Shoji Mukai [also listed as Shiyogi Mukai and Shogi Mukai] (son). His home address is listed as Hammond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC.

Metadata

SurnameMukai
ForenameOtomatsu
Regularized NameOtomatsu Mukai
Custodian Identification Number7351
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)New Denver, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Hammond

Terminology

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