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Location: Genealogies are scattered in libraries, archives, clan offices, and clan members' homes throughout Korea. | Location: Genealogies are scattered in libraries, archives, clan offices, and clan members' homes throughout Korea. | ||
Percentage in | Percentage in FamilySearch Library: We have about 95% of all genealogies compiled before the 1990s. | ||
Population Coverage: Existing published and manuscript genealogies may cover as much as 30% of the historical population since the 1600s. This figure would be closer to 50% or even 60% of the post-1800 population if the preservation ratio was higher. Coverage is very high for the upper classes of society (yangban). Published genealogies include those families with resources to organize, edit and produce genealogies. Manuscript genealogies were likely created for nearly all extended families in the dominant Han ethnic group and to a lesser extent for many national minorities, especially those who practice ancestor veneration. Individuals who brought shame to the family by criminal or other disreputable behavior, female children and children who died young may be omitted from the genealogical record. Wealth and prosperity may indeed be critical in regard to the ability of lineage members to print and distribute genealogies. However, recent studies have shown that the keeping of genealogical records was widespread among the less well-to-do lineages and families in towns and villages away from rich urban centers. Among such populations most genealogies are handwritten documents, not published. | Population Coverage: Existing published and manuscript genealogies may cover as much as 30% of the historical population since the 1600s. This figure would be closer to 50% or even 60% of the post-1800 population if the preservation ratio was higher. Coverage is very high for the upper classes of society (yangban). Published genealogies include those families with resources to organize, edit and produce genealogies. Manuscript genealogies were likely created for nearly all extended families in the dominant Han ethnic group and to a lesser extent for many national minorities, especially those who practice ancestor veneration. Individuals who brought shame to the family by criminal or other disreputable behavior, female children and children who died young may be omitted from the genealogical record. Wealth and prosperity may indeed be critical in regard to the ability of lineage members to print and distribute genealogies. However, recent studies have shown that the keeping of genealogical records was widespread among the less well-to-do lineages and families in towns and villages away from rich urban centers. Among such populations most genealogies are handwritten documents, not published. | ||
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