The 16th generator ancestor Allotment Agreement

In 1841, an allotment agreement was drafted based on the inheritance of the 16th generation ancestor and divided into five. Arranged in five characters: gong (恭), kuan (宽), xin (信), min (敏) and hui (惠).

The front page of the allotment agreement.

According to the photocopy of the 17th generation ancestor Wong Zhiyan's (黄志彦) manuscript of allotment agreement in 1841, it has 42 pages.

The general content is: Five years after the death of the 16th generation ancestor (黄国祥), the 17th generation ancestor Wong Zhiyan (黄志彦) was ordered by his mother to establish an allotment agreement. At that time, the family wealth was relatively rich, because inherited the legacy from the 14th generation ancestor (黄羡初), plus the 15th generation ancestor (黄显章) created more legacy and the 16th generation ancestor (黄国祥) inherit it. According to the 16th generation ancestor's will, the legacy was divided into five parts: gong (恭), kuan (宽), xin (信), min (敏) and hui (惠).

Recorded the allotment agreement of 嫡母, 生母, 庶母, son, daughter, eldest grandson. There is also 蒸嘗, mortgages, business shares, land and so on.

嫡母 : The children born to a concubine are called the father's wife.

庶母 : The children called the father's concubine.

蒸嘗 : Part of the property is used for ancestor worship.

Total family assets:

Silver tael value = 17500 taels 兩 (deposit 大丰当，广孚当，聚源当，广记，兴盛会，横江揭項)

Land = 413 mu (亩) (27.5 hectare, 275,333 sq meter, 2,963,663 sq ft, 400 mu (亩) = 38 standard football fields)

"shi guan" 试馆 = 1 (located in the Guangzhou provincial, Xiansi Street (贤思街))

Shops = 8 (located at 窦口墟，生源染房铺，瑞昌木店，顺昌木店，宝成首饰店，信成铺，成就海米店)

Pond = 4

试馆: The places where people who took exams in imperial examinations lived

Location of the properties:

There is a "shi guan" 试馆 in Xiansi Street (贤思街), Yuexiu District (越秀区), Guangzhou City (广州市), Guangdong Province (广东省).

There are 8 shops in Doukou Village (窦口墟), Sanhe Village (三和村), Tangxia Town (棠下镇), Pengjiang District (蓬江区), Jiangmen City (江门市) (生源染房铺，瑞昌木店，顺昌木店，宝成首饰店，信成铺，成就海米店).

Red circle: The location of the "shi guan" 试馆 (Xiansi Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province) is to the west of Guangdong Examination Hall (广东贡院).

The above picture shows the location of some of the land, with 413 mu (亩) of land distributed in many places.

Family asset allocation:

嫡母 pension expenses: 200 taels 兩, 61 shi 石 paddy rice 穀

生母 pension expenses: 100 taels 兩, 51 shi 石paddy rice 穀

庶母 pension expenses: 100 taels 兩, 63 shi 石paddy rice 穀

Marriage expenses for the fourth brother: 200 taels 兩

Third sister's dowry cost: 150 taels 兩

Fourth sister's dowry cost: 150 taels 兩

Elder grandson additional silver taels / land: 200 taels 兩 / 4 mu (亩)

Five sons, each approximate received:

House: 1

Hall: 1

Land: 31 acres

Business shares: 1500 taels

The rest of the family assets are for 蒸嘗 is used for ancestor worship.

" 先祖缔造之艰难

恢宏厥绪

读书者志图进取

贸易者志切营生 "

”创之難，守承亦不易也“ - 十五世祖。

"It is difficult to create, and it is not easy to keep the inheritance" - 15th generation ancestor.

“先祖缔造之艰难恢宏厥绪， 读书者志图进取， 贸易者志切營生“ - 十七世祖。

"The difficulty and magnificence of the ancestors' creation, the student determined to make progress, and the trader determined in doing business"- 17th generation ancestor.

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承母命立分单人志彦念吾父弃世于今五年矣

尝以士农工商为诸子训

盖承祖父遗嘱创之难守承亦不易也

计自曾祖父悦蕃翁日前经分遗产越至今而家貲稍裕

此又祖父朴亭翁为之创而以我父芝圃翁为之守也

余承母嘱敢不推心置腹以体父亲遗志以为诸弟计

故择吉集戚友并招诸弟到前与家长兄弟侄皆稱曰

善始敢备列分单五纸分恭宽信敏惠五个字号

向祖考案前与嫡母生母庶母及各方亲人等执䦰閹

而均分自道光廿年三月以前所有数目未曾归欵（款）

现皆补贴清楚日后毋庸再算

现在所分只？ 下现存者均分而已

自分之后各守各业不得以此赢彼絀为论

尤所望者吾弟两人勿浪费勿花销体

先祖缔造之艰难恢宏厥绪

读书者志图进取贸易者志切营生

虽父殁多年如在生之日矣

？立分单五纸各执一纸存

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各欵（款）章程列后

一嫡母着银贰百两逓（递）年行息贰拾两为膳用不敷向长兄各下取足百岁后殡葬费用即以贰百两为额

一嫡母逓（递）年着谷陆拾壹石内亲戚来往着贰拾五石百岁以后归人蒸尝

一生母着银壹百两逓（递）年行息壹拾两为膳用百岁后殡葬费用即以壹百两为额

一生母逓（递）年着谷伍拾壹石内亲戚来往着壹拾五石百岁以后归人蒸尝

一庶母着银壹百两逓（递）年行息壹拾两为膳用百岁后殡葬费用即以壹百两为额

一庶母逓（递）年着谷陆拾叁石内亲戚来往着谷壹拾五石百岁以后归人蒸尝

一应伟娶亲着银贰百两逓（递）年䛈息归伊各下收管

一三妹张惠嫁奩银壹百伍拾两逓（递）年䛈息归伊各下收管

一四妹张娇嫁奩银壹百伍拾两逓（递）年䛈息归伊各下收管

己上各欵（款）着银玖百两俱在各当？出逓（递）年行息壹算尚有？利钱太重不能承纳者任其将本银交出兄弟另行妥议处置

一补回先长兄起屋银陆百两起造之日然后交出

一父亲生日遗嘱 彦子樞 裕子奎 入继长兄惟樞居长兹议樞长子嫡孙利市银贰百两另田肆亩玖分捌厘

一兄弟五人生意田产分为五股长兄年十六而早丧父命 耀樞耀奎 为继父殁后五弟应俊年十四而继亡

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嗣后养息另行妥议立继兹特预设一股存先志亦以为五弟地也

一补回志彦读书逓（递）年膏火银叁拾两 父命以十五年为度四弟读书亦照一式其余子姪不以为例

一小㰖新积沙书田约贰拾陆亩零係子孙进庠者得食中式后归入蒸尝

一补回志裕脩屋工料银壹百伍拾两

一通共存银捌千柒佰伍拾两

计开

存大丰当名下值银肆百伍拾两外除揭借

存广孚当名下值银叁仟叁百叁拾两外除揭借

存聚源当名下值银叁仟叁百两连楼铺

存广记名下值银壹仟贰佰伍拾两

存 揭项会项 合共银肆佰贰拾两列明在后

除上各欵（款）费用银壹仟贰佰伍拾两外尚存银柒仟伍百两五股均分每着银壹仟伍百两后开明白

蒸尝各业列

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一省城试馆壹间坐在省文明内贤思街坐北向南

一窦口墟铺贰间

一小㰖新积沙田叁坵共税贰拾陆亩零

一樸亭柱田捌拾壹亩

一芝圃柱田陆十肆亩零

一典受各处田陆十五亩零

一未过税田五亩七分零

一云亭祖仝置田壹拾贰亩零

又仝置塘肆口

又仝置窦口墟铺陆间

（以上）三欵（款）俱未经分 与云亭祖仝收租

先长兄諱祖贵字志良份下得恭字号

一议屋壹间补银陆佰两而建造之日在尝项支出

一受学广屋右边房叁间

一省城广记生意壹股值本银壹仟贰佰伍拾两内长孙利市银贰佰两

一大丰当生意壹股现存银肆百伍拾两

一祖柱田捌亩零

一长子嫡孙利市银贰佰两另田肆亩玖分捌厘

志彦份下执得敏字号

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一屋壹间现住不用执阉

一厅壹所在西园内计两座共为一间每座壹拾七桁

一杰柱田䛈税叁拾壹亩零

一着聚源当生意壹股彦名下着本银壹仟伍百两除彦应得外要补出蒸尝银壹佰伍拾两

志裕份下执得宽字号

一祖屋壹间自愿居住不用执阉

一补修屋工料银壹佰伍拾两

一钧柱田䛈税叁拾壹亩零

一着广孚当生意壹股裕名下着本银壹仟伍百两裕除应得外要补出蒸尝银壹佰陆拾伍两

四弟应伟份下执得信字号

一新屋壹间

一祖屋左东厅壹所计贰拾壹桁

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一各处併未过税田叁拾壹亩零

一补娶亲银贰佰两

一着广孚当生意壹股伟名下着本银壹仟伍百两伟除应得外要补出蒸尝银壹佰陆拾伍两

五弟应俊份下执得惠字号

一屋壹间

一祖屋左西厅壹所计壹拾九桁

一各处併未过税田叁拾壹亩零

一着聚源当生意壹股俊名下着本银壹仟伍百两军除应得外要补出蒸尝银壹佰伍拾两

已上各欵（款）分单已经列明兹置蒸尝条例壹部本蒸尝进支部壹本逐一列明轮值管理另立小部五本各执一本所有四弟五弟各田未过税者日后在尝项支立新柱併注存照

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揭项会项 一存一欠 各数开列

一存兴盛会银贰百壹拾两二月己票进支尝部列明

一存横江揭项银壹百两另约息银陆拾两

一存广孚当揭本银壹百两

一存广记揭本银壹百两

一存祖衡欠供会银贰拾捌两

一存保良会银肆拾两共存银陆百叁拾捌两

一欠太祖保良会揭本银五拾贰两

一欠德义祖三益会银壹拾两

一欠集益会揭本银叁拾陆两

一欠锡光堂揭本银贰拾两

一欠承远堂揭本银壹百两

共欠银贰百壹拾捌两除欠外实存各项会揭项银肆百贰拾两

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樸亭柱税亩列

共田九拾壹亩六分五厘五毛一丝八忽四儿

除拨归新柱壹拾亩五分七厘六毛

实田八拾壹亩七厘九毛一丝八忽四儿

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芝圃柱

共田八拾九亩七分贰厘贰毛三丝五忽六儿

除拨归新柱贰拾五亩壹分贰厘贰毛五忽九儿

实田陆拾四亩六分贰丝九忽七儿

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未过税田列

共田五亩七分七厘五毛七丝忽四儿

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按各产业列

共田六拾五亩0九厘六毛四三丝忽一儿

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焕秀堂产业列

樸亭祖云亭祖仝置

大丰左边铺二间

生源染房铺一间

瑞昌木店一间

顺昌木店一间

宝成首饰店一间

共田壹拾贰亩四分五厘贰毛五丝忽四儿

省城文明门内试馆一间

信成铺一间

成就海米店一间

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祖柱田列

共田贰拾捌亩四分五厘贰毛六丝忽九儿

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拨长孙

共田肆亩九分八厘

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杰柱田列

共田叁拾壹亩八分四厘叁毛贰丝忽四儿

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钧柱田列

共田叁拾壹亩壹分六厘四毛

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伟柱

拨立新柱

共田叁拾壹亩壹分六厘一毛0五忽

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今俊柱

拨立新柱

共田叁拾壹亩叁分四厘七毛三丝贰忽六儿

Unit for measure land area:

mu (亩), fen (分), li (厘), mao (毛), si (丝), hu (忽), er (儿)

Uint for measure the width of the house:

heng: (桁), purlin(檩)

The following are the explanations of some Guangdong local place names. You can refer to《中国地名通名集解》吴郁芬等编"

乪：（音náng）方言，中国广东一带对弯曲的河流之称。

乪：（音Lou）方言，丘田。

围：四周都筑堤而形成为闭合式的地域，大堤习称围堤，小堤习称围基。

滘：（音jiào）方言，河道分支或会合的地方。多用于地名，如滘口（在广东）。

垣：（音yuán）矮墙。

涌：（音chōng）亦作“冲”。河汊（多用于地名）。

迳：同“迳”，小路。

氹：（音dàng）同“凼”，方言，小坑，水坑，水塘。特指田地里沤肥的小坑。

㘭：（音ào）同“坳”，低凹的地方。

坎：（音kǎn）低洼的地方；坑。

畔：田地的界限。

墟：赣、闽、粤等地区称集市。

篤：底部，尾部。

里：巷。

落：聚落之地，角落。