Eikichi Tanino
Tanino was born in February 1884. He was a master on a packer boat employed by Anglo British Columbia Packers, Steveston, BC. His family includes Masue Tanino (wife; nee Masue Kashio), Yoshiharu Tanino (son), Susumu Tanino (son), Eiichi Tanino (son), and Mitsunobu Tanino (son). He lived at Phoenix Cannery, Steveston, BC and 362 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and 106 Burton Street, Hamilton, ON. His listed seized property includes: packer boat “Taneese” [also, “Tanuse”]; household belongings.
Metadata
| Forename | Eikichi |
| Surname | Tanino |
| Regularized Name | Eikichi Tanino |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1411 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Hamilton, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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