Iwakichi Sugiyama
Family: Chiyo Sugiyama, Shunichi Sugiyama, Shigeru Sugiyama, Shohei Sugiyama, and Ryoji Sugiyama. Bird Commission case number 1395. Custodian file number 14168. (Sources: lac_rg33-69_volume_74_file_1393-94-95; ubc-rbsc_arc-1288_box_03_file_3-01.)
He was born on 11 November 1891. He was a fish merchant who owned Burrard Fish Company. His family includes Mine Sugiyama (mother; nee Mine Watanabe), Heikichi Sugiyama (father), Chiyo Sugiyama (wife; nee Chiyo Kishiyama), Shunichi Sugiyama (son), Shigeru Sugiyama (son), Shohei Sugiyama (son), and Ryoji Sugiyama (son). His home address is listed as 2704 Trinity Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kamloops, BC; Donald, BC; and Vernon, BC.
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| Surname | Sugiyama |
| Forename | Iwakichi |
| Regularized Name | Iwakichi Sugiyama |
| Custodian Identification Number | 14168 |
| Nationality | Unknown |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kamloops, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Donald, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Vernon, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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