Katsuki Seki

Katsuki Seki

Seki was born on 13 December 1883. He was a strawberry grocer. His family includes Miji Seki (mother; nee Miji Kurabaru), Shunpei Seki (father; deceased at time of file), Hazuye Seki (wife; nee Hazuye Tanaka), Tomio Seki (son), Tetsuo Seki (son; born on 07 August 1926), Mikio Seki (son; born on 03 September 1928), Benji Seki (son; born on 08 July 1937), and Yobu Seki (son; born on 20 May 1941). He lived at 3313 Regent Street, North Burnaby, BC, was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC and Tashme, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 02 August 1946. His listed seized property includes: farm crops (one-half acre of strawberries, 1 acre of raspberries, 12 fruit trees); furniture.

Metadata

ForenameKatsuki
SurnameSeki
Regularized NameKatsuki Seki
Custodian Identification Number1429
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Tashme, BC
LabelExiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)North Burnaby

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Custodian Case Files (1)

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