Fusajiro Obayashi

Fusajiro Obayashi

Bird Commission case file number 371. Custodian file number 11749. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_17_0371)
He was born on 1 April 1892. He was a sawmill worker employed by A. B. Cushing Mills. His family includes Unokichi Obayashi (father), Uta Obayashi (mother; nee Uta Hayashi), Tose Obayashi (wife), Shizue Obayashi (daughter), Fumiye Obayashi (daughter), Misaye Obayashi (daughter), Kanichi Obayashi (son), Yoshikazu Obayashi (son), Sumiye Obayashi (daughter), Yuriko Obayashi (daughter), and Tokimitsu Obayashi (son). His home address is listed as 1661 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Nakusp, BC.

Metadata

SurnameObayashi
ForenameFusajiro
Regularized NameFusajiro Obayashi
Custodian Identification Number11749
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Nakusp, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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