The input of the data from Naha and Tomari caused a fall in the life expectancy average (males 43.9→41.8, females 44.7→44.5), especially in the male one. People from the Naha and Tomari lineages were of lower nobility than the ones of the Shuri lineages and it seems it influenced life expectancy. Female life expectancy isn't changed much though so it might be due to male activities rather than general health conditions in the social class.
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The oldest male recorded dies at 94 y.o. and the oldest female at 99 y.o. I reported different (higher) numbers earlier but crossing references, it appears it was a clerk's mistake. well, 94 and 99 are still quite high numbers for Early Modern populations in my opinion. Of course there is the bias that the genealogical records were only established for nobility so those people probably had a higher life expectancy than the commoners.
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I finished retooting all the tweets I had posted about my Ryukyu People Database in the past years. I recently finished the input of the data from the Naha/Tomari families (there are 3 groups: Shuri, Naha/Tomari and Kume), so time for a small summary !
There are 8296 people in the database, but only 2172 males and 1578 females the age at death of which is known. Based on this data, life expectancy at birth is of 41.8 years for males and 44.5 years for females.
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Jun 13 2022
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
輩氏 安里家 三世 宮平筑登之 ｢因鍛治業削名乘｣！！Why Ryukyuan People? 鍛治業ってそんなに悪い職業ですか？弟二三人尓也してもぜんぜん記録消されていないけど！尓也より鍛治屋儲かるのに？父は仁也で筑登之まで登ったのに？Why? 宮平筑登之、家族が反対でも夢を追って鍛治屋になってえらい！340年後尊敬するよ！
Hai Clan, Asato Family, 3rd Generation, Miyahira Chikudun "Name erased because he's a blacksmith" !! Why ? Is being a blacksmith such a shameful occupation ? He's got two or three younger brothers who are peasants and they absolutely not have been erased from the records !
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Dec 23 2020
家譜を読んで双子を見つかるのわくわく
Not sure why it's so exciting when you find twins in the genealogies
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Dec 23 2020
家譜で「病気で死んだよ」と書かれている人たちは非常に少ないですね～別に海で死んでいないけど若く死んだ男性と結婚していないけど若く死んだ女性を数えることができるけど、みんな感染症かどうかわかりませんね。こっちはデータベースが終わったらいろいろ見えることが出来ると思います。
There are very little cases where it is specified "this person died of illness". you could count the males who die young even if they do not go abroad (not a death at sea then), and the unmarried females who die young (not a death in childbirth) but we can't know if they really died of illness.
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Male children are mostly adopted when adult when it's quite clear there won't be any male heir, and some are even adopted post-mortem (death of the parent, not the child, of course...), while female children are adopted when babies.
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Dec 15 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
#琉球人のお名前
飾り無し、漢字無視のトップ10
1. ウシ (406)
2. トゥ (400)
3. チル (368)
4. カドゥ (292)
5. ナビ (290)
6. カミ (195)
7. カマドゥ (133)
8. ンタ (127)
9. グシ・グジ (123)
10. ウトゥ (83)
Top 10 without honorifics ("Ma", "Umi", "Gani"...) and without taking the ideogrammes into account (only reading)
1. Ushi (406)
2. Tu (400)
3. Chiru (368)
4. Kadu (292)
5. Nabi (290)
6. Kami (195)
7. Kamadu (133)
8. Nta (127)
9. Gushi / Guji (123)
10. Utu (83)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Dec 15 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
#琉球人のお名前
飾り無し、漢字無視のトップ10
1. タル (202)
2. カマドゥ (201)
3. マチ (187)
4. カミ (163)
5. サンル (162)
6. ヤマドゥ (143)
7. カナ (109)
8. ンタ (100)
9. シル・ジル (86)
10. ウシ (76)
Top 10 without honorifics ("Ma", "Umi", "Gani"...) and without taking the ideogrammes into account (only reading)
1. Taru (202)
2. Kamadu (201)
3. Machi (187)
4. Kami (163)
5. Sanru (162)
6. Yamadu (143)
7. Kana (109)
8. Nta (109)
9. Shiru / Jiru (86)
10. Ushi (76)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Life expectancy at birth for males is 43.9 years. The oldest died at 103 y.o.
Life expectancy at birth for females is 44.7 years. The oldest died at 99 y.o.
Life expectancy for females is higher than for males despite all the risks due to pregnancy !
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Dec 15 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
首里系家譜のデータベース打ち込み終了！祝いに中間報告。
年齢分かる男性1102人、女性912人。(首里系家譜+妻たち+王族)
男性の出生時平均余命は43.9歳。最年長103歳！
女性の出生時平均余命は44.7歳。最年長99歳！
出産の危険があるのに女性の出生時平均余命は男性を上回る！
I just finished the input of the Shuri Genealogies in the database ! To celebrate, a small summary !
I have 1102 men and 912 women whose age at death is known (People of the Shuri families, their wives and the royals)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Nov 2 2020
うわ～テンペスト再放送直後、今日データベースに入れる家譜は孫姓平田家！運命！（何の運命とよく分からないけど）
Wow, just after the rediffusion of Tempest, the genealogy I'm reading today is the one of the Hirata Family in the Son Clan ! That's destiny ! (not sure what sort of destiny it is though)

Nov 2 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
ところで、一ページ目で「尚巴志の長男の子孫だよ～」って普通に書かれている。秘密バレバレだな～
By the way, on the first page it is written "they're the descendants of the eldest son of Shō Hashi", what a well-guarded secret...
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Oct 29 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
麻氏、双子多いな～
In the Ma Clan, they have twins all over the place...
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Oct 29 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
酔っ払って仕事に行ったら、18年間も慶良間に干されるから気をつけよう！
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
If you come to work drunk, you'll get sent in exile to the Kerama for 18 years so be careful !
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Oct 27 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
琉球人の名前、飾り（眞、思、金…）ぬき漢字なしの芯ランキング、男性版！！
1位　タル　（101人）
2位　カマドゥ　（101人）
3位　マチ　（75人）
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
Ryukyuan Given Names Ranking, without honorifics ("Ma", "Umi", "Gani"...) and without taking the ideogrammes into account (only reading), Male ver.
1. Taru (101 pers.)
2. Kamadu (101 p.)
3. Machi (75 p.)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Oct 27 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
琉球人の名前、女性版（1382人中）　ベスト３！！　
1位　思戸　（127人）
2位　眞牛　（114人)
3位　眞鶴　（113人）
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
Ryukyuan Given Names Ranking, Female ver. (currently 1382 entries)
1. Umitu 思戸 (127 pers.)
2. Maushi 眞牛 (114 p.)
3. Machiru 眞鶴 (113 p.)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Oct 27 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
琉球人の名前、男性版（764人中）　ベスト３！！　
1位　眞蒲戸　（81人）
2位　松金　（66人）
3位　思龜　（55人）
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
Ryukyuan Given Names Ranking, Male ver. (currently 764 entries)
1. Makamadu 眞蒲戸 (81 pers.)
2. Machigani 松金 (66 p.)
3. Umikami 思龜 (55 p.)
#Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Oct 22 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
継げる男性がいたのに（父の弟）、家を継いだ女性がいる　[澤岻按司眞牛金は1666年に兄が早死して喜屋武殿内を継ぐ。その後夫と離別して無嗣で死ぬから父の弟が継ぐ]。
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
There's a woman who inherited the household even though there was a man still alive to inherit (her father's younger brother)(In 1666 Takushi Aji Maushigani inherits of the Kyan Dunchi Household because her older brother dies young.She then divorces her husband and dies without an heir,which is why her father's younger brother finally inherits) #Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies

Oct 21 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
雪がないのに號は雪窓である人がいる…
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
There's no snow but there are some people whose honorary name after death is "snowy window" 雪窓 #Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies #RyukyuanNames

Oct 20 2020
#家譜を読んで知った誰もいらない豆知識
離婚、再婚、ぜんぜん普通…
#近世琉球史ネタ強化月間
Divorces and second marriages were quite common. #Ryukyu #RyukyuGenealogies