The Taki family was from the warrior class, and of such a high rank that they had served as a karo (chief retainer) in Hiji Domain (present-day Hiji-machi, Oita Prefecture) during the Edo period.
瀧家は江戸時代、日出藩（現・大分県日出町）の家老職をつとめた上級武士の家柄である。