Haruko Tokai

Haruko Tokai

Bird Commission case file number 332. Custodian file number 1185. Wife of Kanezo Tokai. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_16_file_0332)
Tokai was born on 20 January 1912. Her maiden name was Haruko Morimoto. She was a housewife. Her family includes Seiichi Morimoto (father), Kanezo Tokai (husband), Yasuko Tokai (daughter), Hideko Tokai (daughter), and Naoyuki Tokai (son). She’s listed as having lived at the Scottish Canadian Cannery [possibly in Steveston, BC], in Fanny Bay, BC, and in Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC. Seized property includes: lots in Richmond, BC [under her husband’s name]; household belongings.

Metadata

SurnameTokai
ForenameHaruko
Regularized NameHaruko Tokai
Custodian Identification Number1185
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Greenwood, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Fanny Bay
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

Collections

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

Data

Names (1)

Shared Surnames

Tokai
NameSee also
Haruko Tokai
Haruko Tokai
Kanezo Tokai
Kanezo Tokai

Terminology

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