Nuinosuke Okawa

Nuinosuke Okawa

Bird Commission case file number 314. Custodian file number 11253. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_16_file_0314)
He was born on 24 July 1884. He was a ship captain of the ship Point Ose. His family includes Jingote Okawa (father), Waka Okawa (mother), Toku Okawa (wife), Fumiyo Okawa (daughter), and Florence Okawa [also listed as Sachiye Okawa and also known as Kathleen Okawa] (daughter). His home address is listed as 528 Princess Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.

Metadata

SurnameOkawa
ForenameNuinosuke
Regularized NameNuinosuke Okawa
Custodian Identification Number11253
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Greenwood, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

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

Shared Surnames

Okawa

Terminology

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