Jujiro Tamura

Jujiro Tamura

He was born on 10 July 1878. He was a fisherman employed by Imperial Cannery, Steveston, BC. His family includes Kome Tamura (mother; nee Kome Matsuoka), Sotaro Tamura (father), Haru Tamura (wife; in Japan), Toyoshige Tamura (son), Frances Sato [also listed as Masae Sato] (daughter; nee Frances Tamura and Masae Sato), and Inami Tamura (daughter; in Japan). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 202, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and he was exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.

Metadata

ForenameJujiro
SurnameTamura
Regularized NameJujiro Tamura
Custodian Identification Number3431
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Tashme, BC
LabelExiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

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