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'''Compiled History and Genealogy of Clans and Families (''Keizu'')''' | |||
===What they are=== | |||
These records are compiled genealogies, organized collections of lineage data, family histories, pedigrees, family and community genealogies, some manuscript and some published. Includes feudal lord genealogies (''daimyo kafu''), court genealogies (''kuge kafu''), samurai genealogies (''samurai kafu''), (''bukan''), and similar records. Formats vary considerably in Japanese genealogies. Some are extremely elaborate and others brief. Linked format with main line and patriarchal emphases are fairly standard. The earliest genealogies date from the 800s and are still being produced at the present time; the main coverage is from 1550 to the 1870s. | These records are compiled genealogies, organized collections of lineage data, family histories, pedigrees, family and community genealogies, some manuscript and some published. Includes feudal lord genealogies (''daimyo kafu''), court genealogies (''kuge kafu''), samurai genealogies (''samurai kafu''), (''bukan''), and similar records. Formats vary considerably in Japanese genealogies. Some are extremely elaborate and others brief. Linked format with main line and patriarchal emphases are fairly standard. The earliest genealogies date from the 800s and are still being produced at the present time; the main coverage is from 1550 to the 1870s. | ||
===Use these records to=== | |||
* Extend your ancestral records, going back many generations | * Extend your ancestral records, going back many generations | ||
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===Content=== | |||
Standard entries include names, aliases, titles, ranks, lineage, generational information, and some dates and places. Some entries also include information on adoptions, feudal relationships, fiefs, heraldic devices, and biographical items. | Standard entries include names, aliases, titles, ranks, lineage, generational information, and some dates and places. Some entries also include information on adoptions, feudal relationships, fiefs, heraldic devices, and biographical items. | ||
===How to obtain them=== | |||
Many of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. It is difficult to determine how many of these records still exist. The Library has about 1500 reels of compiled genealogies, family histories, and collected biographies. | Many of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. It is difficult to determine how many of these records still exist. The Library has about 1500 reels of compiled genealogies, family histories, and collected biographies. | ||