Yasukichi Murao
Bird Commission case file number 285. Custodian file number 1433. Husband of Hatsu Murao. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_14_file_0285)
Murao was born on 03 January 1905. He was a fisherman. His family includes Yone Nariiwa [possibly Yone Murao] (mother), Fukumatsu [possibly Fukumatsu Murao] (father), Hatsu Murao (wife; nee Hatsu Nariiwa), Shoko Murao (daughter; also known as Shiyoko Shirley Murao, born on 24 February 1936), Nobuko Murao (daughter; born on 04 July 1937), Mitsuyo Murao (daughter; born on 08 January 1939), Akihiro Murao (son; born on 16 April 1940), and Toyoji Murao (son; born on 03 October 1942). He lived at Imperial Cannery, Steveston, BC. He forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC. His listed seized property includes: boat “Y.M.” [possibly “Ben State”]; fishing equipment.
Metadata
| Surname | Murao |
| Forename | Yasukichi |
| Regularized Name | Yasukichi Murao |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1433 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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