Usaku Watanabe
Bird Commission case file number 1171 (listed as deceased at time of file). Custodian file number 4000. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_59_file_1171.)
He was born on 16 April 1881. He was a self-employed tailor. His family includes Kinii Watanabe [possibly Kinie Watanabe] (mother), Zenshichi Watanabe [possibly Zonshichi Watanabe] (father), Taka Watanabe (wife; nee Taka Amano), Yukio Watanabe (son), Yoshio Watanabe (son), Isamu Watanabe (son), Mitsuko Watanabe (daughter), and Teruko Watanabe [possibly Teruku Watanabe] (daughter). His home address is listed as Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland, BC. Box 43, Cumberland, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and New Denver, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Watanabe |
| Forename | Usaku |
| Regularized Name | Usaku Watanabe |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Street | Dunsmuir Avenue |
| PlaceName | Cumberland |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4000 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Cumberland |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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