Sanjiro Nishimura
Bird Commission case file number 719. Custodian file number 461. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_35_file_0719)
He was born on 23 March 1890. He was a sawmill worker employed by BC Fir and Cedar Company, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Shizu Nishimura (mother; nee Shizu Kondo), Sakuji Nishimura (father), Kiwa Nishimura (wife; nee Kiwa Deguchi), Kinuye Nishimura (daughter), Yoshinori Nishimura (son), Shizuko Matsumura (daughter; nee Shizuko Nishimura), Miyoko Nishimura (daughter), and Eiko Nishimura (daughter). His home address is listed as 934 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to 45 Dogwood Avenue, Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC; Rink Tent C-13, Slocan, BC; 40 Holly Avenue, Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC; and Taber, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Nishimura |
| Forename | Sanjiro |
| Regularized Name | Sanjiro Nishimura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 461 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taber, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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