Hatsutaro Okamoto
Bird Commission case file number 726. Custodian file number 4968. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_36_file_0726)
He was born on 19 March 1882. He was a self-employed by fisherman. His family includes Chikuo Okamoto (wife), Tamiko Katai (daughter; nee Tamiko Okamoto), Seichi Okamoto (son), Tadaharu Okamoto (son), Yoshiko Okamoto (daughter), and Sachio Okamoto (daughter). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 166, Colonial Cannery House No. 12, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Welling, AB and Taber, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Okamoto |
| Forename | Hatsutaro |
| Regularized Name | Hatsutaro Okamoto |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4968 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Welling, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taber, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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