1556: Heijiro Hiraoka
Heijiro Hiraoka
Hiraoka was born on 1 December 1883. He was a self-employed fisherman. His
family includes Ichi Hiraoka (mother; nee Ichi Morita; in Japan), Masuke
Hiraoka (father; deceased at time of file), Kise Hiraoka (wife; Kise nee
Nunota), Masao Hiraoka (son), and Kiyoshi Hiraoka (son; born in Japan, had
British passport). His home address is listed as Bamfield, BC. 391 Powell
Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address He was forcibly uprooted
to: Sandon, BC; Rosebery, BC; New Denver, BC; Tashme, BC; and Manitoba. His
listed seized property includes four lots he owned with Iwakichi Maede, on one
of which a house was built by Fujitaka Takeuchi. These lots and homes, near the
head of Grappler Creek, were sold to Mrs. Dorothy Jean Eager. Two other lots
owned by Hiraoka, on the shore of Bamfield inlet, were seized and sold to
Frederick George Spiller and Wilfred Cyril Moore. His other listed seized
property includes tools, a seventy pound bag of sugar, a Singer sewing machine,
trolling gear and equipment seized by the Navy, and a trunk with fifteen
kimonos.
Sex | M |
Date of Birth | 01 December 1883 |
Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
Reel |
C-9321
(831-1024)
|
Type | Person |
Custodian Number | 1556 |
Name | Heijiro Hiraoka |
Dates |
Not Before:
26 March 1942
Not After:
30 November 1950
|
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1556: Heijiro Hiraoka
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Metadata Author: Lindy Marks
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