Den Oye
Wife of Yasoyama Oye. Bird Commission case file number 323. Custodian file number 5909. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_16_file_0323)
She was born on 18 May 1900. She was a housewife. Her maiden name is Den Nishi. Her family includes Yazaemon Oye [also listed as Yasoyama Oye] (husband), Masaye Oye (daughter; nee Masaye Oye), Fumiko Ishida (daughter; nee Fumiko Oye), Yasuo Oye (son), Sachiko Oye (daughter; nee Sachiko Oye), Tamiko Oye (daughter), Setsuko Oye (daughter), Toru Oye (son), Keiya Oye (son), Shigeru Oye (son), and Sumiko Oye (daughter). Her home address is listed as No. 36 Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Oye |
| Forename | Den |
| Regularized Name | Den Oye |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5909 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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