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-'''Village Records'''
+''[[Japan]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Japan_Village_Records|Village Records]]''
-===What they are===
-Japanese villages were responsible for several types of records that can be of significant genealogical value, especially when the religious inquisition census records (''shumoncho'') are unavailable. They cover the time period from 1600 to 1868.
+'''Village Records'''
-===Use these records to===
+=== What they are ===
-These records are used to identify individuals. You can obtain generational linkage, as well as names, places, and dates for village inhabitants. Some list only males, but others list both males and females, and some include children. Personal seals affixed to documents can be very helpful for differentiating between men who had identical given names. You may also find collateral lines that you cannot find in the ''koseki''.
+Japanese villages were responsible for several types of records that can be of significant genealogical value, especially when the religious inquisition census records (''shumoncho'') are unavailable. They cover the time period from 1600 to 1868.
-[[Image:Japan page22(2).jpg|400px|Japan_page22(2)]]
+=== Use these records to ===
-===Content===
+These records are used to identify individuals. You can obtain generational linkage, as well as names, places, and dates for village inhabitants. Some list only males, but others list both males and females, and some include children. Personal seals affixed to documents can be very helpful for differentiating between men who had identical given names. You may also find collateral lines that you cannot find in the ''koseki''.
-These include:
+[[Image:Japan page22(2).jpg|400px|Japan_page22(2)]]
-* Land and property records
+=== Content ===
-* Tax records (who paid taxes, etc.)
-* Population and status records (a type of census)
-* Lists of people who were drafted into the military
-* Financial records
-* Conservation project records
-* Medical records
-* Personnel records
-* Lists of donors to shrines, and so forth
-===How to obtain them===
+These include:
-The Family History Library has some of these records. You can also obtain them from:
+*Land and property records
+*Tax records (who paid taxes, etc.)
+*Population and status records (a type of census)
+*Lists of people who were drafted into the military
+*Financial records
+*Conservation project records
+*Medical records
+*Personnel records
+*Lists of donors to shrines, and so forth
-* Public, university, and private libraries
+=== How to obtain them ===
-* Prefectural and municipal archives
-* Village offices
+The Family History Library has some of these records. You can also obtain them from:
-* Homes of descendants of village headmen throughout Japan
+*Public, university, and private libraries
+*Prefectural and municipal archives
+*Village offices
+*Homes of descendants of village headmen throughout Japan
 [[Category:Japan]]