George Uchiyama
Managing Director, Royston Lumber Company Limited. Bird Commission case file number 1382. Custodian file number 8985. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_69_file_1382.)
He was born on 5 December 1880. He was a managing director employed by Royston Lumber Company Limited. His family includes Ichi Uchiyama (mother), Suroka Uchiyama (father), Tami Uchiyama (former wife; nee Tami Nakayama; in Japan), Sumiye Uchiyama (common-law wife; nee Sumiye Mitsushio), Bert Uchiyama [also listed as Kengo Uchiyama] (son), Minato Mitsushio (step-son), and Alex Uchiyama [also listed as Kenzo Uchiyama] (son). His home address is listed as Cumberland, BC and 3380 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Minto City, BC, East Lillooet, BC and Kamloops, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Uchiyama |
| Forename | George |
| AddName | Kenroku |
| Regularized Name | George Uchiyama |
| Custodian Identification Number | 8985 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Minto City, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | East Lillooet, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kamloops, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Cumberland |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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