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 (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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