Chiye Tsuchiya

Chiye Tsuchiya

She owned her own barber shop. Bird Commission case file number 811. Custodian file number 5251. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_41_file_0811)
She was born on 15 December 1913. Her maiden name is Chiye Tsuchiya. She was a self-employed barber. Her family includes Teru Tsuchiya (mother; nee Teru Noge), Tsunekichi Tsuchiya (father), Tetsuzo Hamada (husband; deceased), and Masako Hamada (daughter). Her home address is listed as 93 Moncton Street, Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and Moose Jaw, SK.

Metadata

SurnameTsuchiya
ForenameChiye
Regularized NameChiye Tsuchiya
SurnameHamada
Regularized Name Hamada
Custodian Identification Number5251
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Greenwood, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Moose Jaw, SK
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

Collections

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