Chonosuke Nishimura
Bird Commission case file number 1244. Custodian file number 1098. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_63_file_1244.)
He was born on 18 March 1879. He was a fisherman. His family includes Fujino Nishimura (mother; nee Fujino Nakanishi), Chogoro Nishimura (father), Chiyo Nishimura (wife; nee Chiyo Miyamoto), Fumi Murakami (daughter; nee Fumi Nishimura), Masaru Nishimura (son), Ayako Katai (daughter; nee Ayako Nishimura), Fujiye Nishimura (daughter), Tadashi Nishimura (son), and Kazumi Nishimura (son). His home address is listed as Tofino, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Bay Farm, Slocan, BC, Slocan City, BC, and Toronto, ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Nishimura |
| Forename | Chonosuke |
| Regularized Name | Chonosuke Nishimura |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| PlaceName | Tofino |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1098 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan City, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Tofino |
Collections
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