Denzo Toyada
Toyada was born on 15 February 1885. He was a former fish collector, formerly employed by B.C. Packer’s at Steveston, BC. His family includes Tane Toyada (wife; in Japan at Yoshihara Aza, Matsuhara Mura, Hidaka Gun, Wakayama Ken, Japan), Tatsuo Toyada (son; born August 1925; in Japan at Yoshihara Aza, Matsuhara Mura, Hidaka Gun, Wakayama Ken, Japan), Teruyo Toyada (son; born November 1929; in Japan at Yoshihara Aza, Matsuhara Mura, Hidaka Gun, Wakayama Ken, Japan), and Minoru Toyada (daughter; born June 1933; in Japan at Yoshihara Aza, Matsuhara Mura, Hidaka Gun, Wakayama Ken, Japan). His home address is listed as Imperial Cannery House, Steveston, BC where he lived with an unnamed cousin. He was forcibly uprooted first to Greenwood, then to McGrath, Alberta. He was exiled to Japan 17 June 1946. His listed seized property includes a boat named “D.T.” The vessel was sold to James Paddy Moran.
Metadata
| Forename | Denzo |
| Surname | Toyada |
| Regularized Name | Denzo Toyada |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1301 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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