How to properly write the genealogy table?

Genealogy, also known as genealogy, genealogy, family ride, etc., is a book in which a family records the lineage of the clan and the deeds of important people, and is a history of clan development recorded in a special form. The ancients said: "There is a genealogy of the family, and the kingdom of Judah has a history." If there is no history of the country, the rise and fall of the chaos of a country is difficult to examine in the future, and if there is no genealogy, the tribes of the family are prosperous and the world is unknown, so the revision of genealogy and the revision of history are equally important! In the past, it was believed that the revision of the family tree was the top priority of the family, and the clans everywhere attached great importance to it, and even believed that "if the third generation does not repair the genealogy, it is not filial piety." Most of the thousands of surnames on the mainland have their own family trees, and the oldest surviving family tree has a history of nearly three thousand years, which fully reflects the importance that the Chinese nation attaches to "family culture".

The world table is an important part of the family tree, which can generally be summarized into twelve words: name (that is, genealogical name, secret), word (that is, the name we usually say), number (status, prestige, adults themselves mentioned); birth (birth year, month and day), death (death time including age), burial (burial place and location); education (academic qualifications), title (official title that is, the position held), position (technical title); marriage (refers to the marriage of men), marriage (refers to the marriage of women), and childbearing (refers to the birth of the mother).

Due to the different levels of knowledge of the main practitioners, the level of education is different, the work ability and level are different, the strength of responsibility is different, and the quality of the family tree is also different. So, what problems should we pay attention to when writing the world watch?

First, pay attention to the integrity of the content.

The continuation of the genealogy is a supplement and refinement of the old genealogy. It is also the continuation and development of the new spectrum. Therefore, except for two types of people who cannot find and who are not willing to repair the score after mobilization, the material cannot be collected, and the original score content can only be maintained, the rest of the personnel should pay attention to the integrity of the content of the world table.

If the previous generation has died, the date and age of death should be added, and the word "missed examination" should also be added if it is really impossible to verify. In the old genealogy, the daughters are not married, and now they are married, they should be supplemented with someone suitable for a certain place, and those who are unclear should be added with "suitable for a certain place" or "suitable for a certain clan", and if they are not clear, they should also be added with "suitable unknown", and the word "unspoken" in the old genealogy must not be copied correctly, becoming that the girl has not been married.

Some people don't write because their wives are divorced, and a child appears below, and they don't know who gave birth to this child, or wrote the child in the name of the stepmother.

Academic qualifications, positions, titles of the three aspects, reflect the contribution of the clan to society, is not to be ignored content, the lack of this part, the genealogy has become a simple life and death thin, and college degree or above should have the name of the university, the position above the section level should have a specific unit.

Second, pay attention to the uniformity of the format.

The genealogies are not identical in writing format, but the basic content of the generalization is consistent. The new genealogy should be written in the same format as the old one. The first is that the order of writing should be consistent with the old score, what should be written first, what should be written later should be unified, what can not be written when you think of anything, there is no unified requirement, giving people a feeling of doing whatever you want.

Secondly, the word should be consistent, the genealogy of "matching" and "suitable" is the special word for the marriage of men and women, some people are afraid that others will not understand, the "matching" changed to "marry", the "suitable" changed to "marry", or the woman also uses "matching" for marriage, this practice violates the unity of the genealogical format.

The writing of the old genealogical year is the year number plus the stem branch, which is more standardized, and now the spectrum is revised, some retain the year number plus the dry branch, and some write the year of the Common Era, and the year of the same era is written very inconsistently.

The biggest problem in the revision of the score is that it is very inconsistent in the women's hanging line, some are hung, some are not hung, and some even women born during the Tongzhi period also hang the line. I think that women's hanging threads are generally three situations: first, a childless and female household can hang a woman; Second, children can hang a line with their mother's surname; Third, unmarried women can hang threads.

In addition, it is clear that the son-in-law should be hung according to the ancestral system, and it is particularly important to emphasize that if the woman's thread is the same as the man's thread in the writing format, the difference is that the children born must say what the surname is.

Third, pay attention to the accuracy of the wording.

The old score has many advantages in writing, especially the use of words that are concise, standardized, accurate, and meaningful, and are clearly stipulated in all cases. We should absorb these advantages of the old spectrum and not have to "create" new ones at will.

First, we must pay attention to the concise use of words to prevent cumbersomeness. For example, "matching the king×× queen ××" is a repetition of the surname. Another example is "birth daughter two: the eldest daughter is suitable..., the second daughter is suitable...", the female characters after the long and second are redundant.

Second, we must pay attention to the accuracy of the words used. If the husband is dead, the wife remarries as a remarriage; The husband's undead wife is divorced when she marries, and the two concepts are different.

Third, we must pay attention to the specification of word use. The age in the old spectrum is written in a relatively strict definition, and sixty-three years old cannot be written as a high life expectancy, while seventy-three years old is a life expectancy, and the use of words for age should be standardized.

Fourth, we must pay attention to the use of words to reach the meaning, although the number of words is small and the meaning is clear, if there are spectrum "matching", "marrying", "once married" The meaning of the three is not exactly the same, and "matching" cannot be used all the time. For example, if the son-in-law household is not yet impossible to hang the line with a woman, but it is not necessary to "adapt", it is even more taboo to use "matching", and the application of "recruitment", at a glance, you know that it is a son-in-law.

Fourth, pay attention to the authenticity of the material.

The revision of the spectrum is a serious matter, but also a responsible thing for the ancestors and descendants, and it should ensure the reliability, truthfulness and accuracy of the world watch materials, and seek truth from facts.

If you do not write because your ex-wife is divorced, the result is that her children are born to your future wife; Even the ex-wife does not write about divorce or death, but has a successor, becoming two wives at the same time. Some have no mothers, and as a result a child emerges. Some of them cultivate their own family trees, and as a result, they become hundreds of family names. These are all mistakes that should be avoided.

Fifth, reflect the nature of the times.

From the feudal era to the era of democratic politics, earth-shaking changes have taken place on the mainland, and people's concepts, moral codes, living habits, and evaluation standards have all changed. The cultivation of genealogy is first of all to respect the ancestral system, and at the same time to reflect the characteristics of the times.

After the implementation of the funeral reform, the burial place and location are generally not written, but it is necessary to respect the wishes of individuals and do not have to be removed;

With the implementation of the national policy of family planning, the reality of the only child and the deepening of the concept of equality between men and women, women can not only be named in the family tree, but also can be passed on, but women should be uniformly required. In order to reflect the equality of men and women, married women also write the date of birth and death, which I think is not necessary, because the date of birth and death should be repaired in the family tree of the other party, from this point of view, it is equal.

In the old society, women could only end from one end, and now it is natural for divorce, remarriage and other phenomena, but they must be filled in truthfully.

Academic qualifications, positions, and titles are very different from the past, and this aspect reflects the cultural level and contribution of the clan to society, and should be filled in.

The old genealogy of the year, month and day is the lunar calendar, and the current use of the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar should be clearly stated in the example to prevent confusion.

Genealogy cultivation is a process of learning and upgrading to understand traditions and promote new cultures. Grasp the principle of inheritance and innovation, on the basis of the traditional family tree, supplement and sort out with modern concepts, in order to achieve the purpose of using the past for the present. In the process of genealogy revision, it is not only necessary to understand the origin of family history by reading the old genealogy, but also to enhance the perceptual understanding by visiting the ancestors of the clan; the various situations encountered in the continuation of the genealogy are very complicated, and they need to be carefully studied, carefully deliberated, and constantly summarized, so as to gradually improve.

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