Mankichi Higo
Bird Commission case file number 666. Custodian file number 1447. (Source:
lac_rg33-69_volume_32_file_0666)
Higo was born on 05 September 1884. He was a fisherman employed by Anglo
British Columbia Packers, Steveston, BC. His family includes Ichi Higo (wife;
nee Ichi Hamasaki; in Japan) and Noboru Higo (son; born on 15 March 1927; in Japan). He
lived in Steveston, BC and in Canee Pass, Westham Island, BC and was forcibly
uprooted to Picture Butte, AB; Raymond, AB; Turin, AB; and Iron Springs, AB.
His seized or destroyed property includes: boat “Skylark”; fishing equipment;
carpenter’s tools; household belongings; boat building equipment; gramophone
records; photos; garden tools; case of “Jap figures”; kimono [donated to
U.N.R.R.A.]; Japanese books and novels [discarded].
Metadata
| Surname | Higo |
| Forename | Mankichi |
| Regularized Name | Mankichi Higo |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1447 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Picture Butte, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Raymond, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Turin, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Iron Springs, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Westham Island |
Collections
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