[HIRABAYASHI]. 平林

宗門御改帳. [Shūmon on-aratamechō].<BR> [Family Religion Registries].

[Japan]. Ansei 4, Anse 7, Bunkyu 7 [1857, 1860, 1864]. Stock ID #179588

Three sets of hand-written ink manuscripts, 42 x 16.2cm, three original envelopes (21 x 17cm), 1857 version: 3 double-folded leaves; 1860 version: 2 double-folded leaves; 1864 version: 3 double-folded leaves, 1864 version has top left corner chipped and top right corner of envelope missing, however, contents are not affected.

These sets of documents are the family religion registries of two families, the Momoses and the Hirabayashis for 1857, 1860 and 1864. The requirement for a family religion registry was brought in during the 17th century to prove that residents were not Christians, and later they developed into the family registry. The documents here show the names of local temples that the families were associated with, and the Buddhist sects to which they belonged, with official seals of the temple. In the documents, names and ages of family members with their relations to the family head are recorded. As the time progressed and the family grew younger family members' names and their ages were added. In Hirabayashi household, names of a son (8 years old) and a daughter (6 years old) newly appeared in the 1864 registry.

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