Toyo Tsurui
Wife of Kurazo Tsurui. Bird Commission case file number 1210. Custodian file number 12886. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_61_file_1210.)
She was born on 17 October 1896. Her maiden name is Toyo Akiyama. She was a housewife and worked in her husband’s business, a restaurant called Sagamiya Restaurant, 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. Her family includes Shisu Akiyama (mother; in Japan), Matsugoro Akiyama (father; deceased at time of file), and Kurazo Tsurui (husband). Her home address is listed as 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC. Her listed seized property includes real estate: 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC; fixtures and supplies from restaurant business, including cultural items such as a box for grating dried bonito, sake bottles and cups, and Japanese plates.
Metadata
| Surname (Romanized Japanese) | Tsurui |
| Forename (Romanized Japanese) | Toyo |
| Regularized Name | Toyo Tsurui |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Affiliation | Sagamiya Restaurant |
| AddrLine | 237 ½ Powell Street |
| Custodian Identification Number | 12886 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Data
Powell Street Neighbourhood Streets (1)
Terminology
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