Mitsugi Yamashita
Bird Commission case file number 1186. Custodian file number 5447. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_60_file_1186.)
He was born on 16 September 1887. He was a self-employed fisherman. His family includes Kame Yamashita (mother; nee Kame Wada), Gintaro Yamashita (father), and Itoye Yamashita (wife; nee Itoye Nakazawa). His home address is listed as Wood & Salter Street, New Westminster, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kaslo, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Yamashita |
| Forename | Mitsugi |
| Regularized Name | Mitsugi Yamashita |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| District | Queensborough |
| PlaceName | New Westminster |
| PlaceName | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5447 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kaslo, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | New Westminster |
Collections
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