Module python_gedcom_2.tags
GEDCOM tags.
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"""
GEDCOM tags.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ABBREVIATION = "ABBR"
"""Value: `ABBR`
A short name of a title, description, or name.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ADDRESS = "ADDR"
"""Value: `ADDR`
The contemporary place, usually required for postal purposes, of an individual, a submitter of information,
a repository, a business, a school, or a company.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ADDRESS1 = "ADR1"
"""Value: `ADR1`
The first line of an address.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ADDRESS2 = "ADR2"
"""Value: `ADR2`
The second line of an address.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ADOPTION = "ADOP"
"""Value: `ADOP`
Pertaining to creation of a child-parent relationship that does not exist biologically.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ANCESTRAL_FILE_NUMBER = "AFN"
"""Value: `AFN`
Ancestral File Number, a unique permanent record file number of an individual record stored in Ancestral File.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_AGE = "AGE"
"""Value: `AGE`
The age of the individual at the time an event occurred, or the age listed in the document.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_AGENCY = "AGNC"
"""Value: `AGNC`
The institution or individual having authority and/or responsibility to manage or govern.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ALIAS = "ALIA"
"""Value: `ALIA`
An indicator to link different record descriptions of a person who may be the same person.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ANCESTORS = "ANCE"
"""Value: `ANCE`
Pertaining to forbearers of an individual.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ANCES_INTEREST = "ANCI"
"""Value: `ANCI`
Indicates an interest in additional research for ancestors of this individual. (See also DESI)
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ANNULMENT = "ANUL"
"""Value: `ANUL`
Declaring a marriage void from the beginning (never existed).
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ASSOCIATES = "ASSO"
"""Value: `ASSO`
An indicator to link friends, neighbors, relatives, or associates of an individual.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_AUTHOR = "AUTH"
"""Value: `AUTH`
The name of the individual who created or compiled information.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BAPTISM_LDS = "BAPL"
"""Value: `BAPL`
The event of baptism performed at age eight or later by priesthood authority of the LDS Church. (See also BAPM)
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BAPTISM = "BAPM"
"""Value: `BAPM`
The event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later. (See also BAPL and CHR)
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BAR_MITZVAH = "BARM"
"""Value: `BARM`
The ceremonial event held when a Jewish boy reaches age 13.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BAS_MITZVAH = "BASM"
"""Value: `BASM`
The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah."
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BIRTH = "BIRT"
"""Value: `BIRT`
The event of entering into life.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BLESSING = "BLES"
"""Value: `BLES`
A religious event of bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BINARY_OBJECT = "BLOB"
"""Value: `BLOB`
A grouping of data used as input to a multimedia system that processes binary data to represent images, sound, and video. deleted in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_BURIAL = "BURI"
"""Value: `BURI`
The event of the proper disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CALL_NUMBER = "CALN"
"""Value: `CALN`
The number used by a repository to identify the specific items in its collections.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CASTE = "CAST"
"""Value: `CAST`
The name of an individual's rank or status in society, based on racial or religious differences, or differences in wealth, inherited rank, profession,
occupation, etc.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CAUSE = "CAUS"
"""Value: `CAUS`
A description of the cause of the associated event or fact, such as the cause of death.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CENSUS = "CENS"
"""Value: `CENS`.
The event of the periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state Census.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CHANGE = "CHAN"
"""Value: `CHAN`
Indicates a change, correction, or modification. Typically used in connection
with a `gedcom.tags.GEDCOM_TAG_DATE` to specify when a change in information occurred.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CHARACTER = "CHAR"
"""Value: `CHAR`
An indicator of the character set used in writing this automated information.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CHILD = "CHIL"
"""Value: `CHIL`
The natural, adopted, or sealed (LDS) child of a father and a mother.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CHRISTENING = "CHR"
"""Value: `CHR`
The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ADULT_CHRISTENING = "CHRA"
"""Value: `CHRA`
The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming an adult person.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CITY = "CITY"
"""Value: `CITY`
A lower level jurisdictional unit. Normally an incorporated municipal unit.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CONCATENATION = "CONC"
"""Value: `CONC`
An indicator that additional data belongs to the superior value. The information from the `CONC` value is to
be connected to the value of the superior preceding line without a space and without a carriage return and/or
new line character. Values that are split for a `CONC` tag must always be split at a non-space. If the value is
split on a space the space will be lost when concatenation takes place. This is because of the treatment that
spaces get as a GEDCOM delimiter, many GEDCOM values are trimmed of trailing spaces and some systems look for
the first non-space starting after the tag to determine the beginning of the value.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CONFIRMATION = "CONF"
"""Value: `CONF`
The religious event (not LDS) of conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost and, among protestants, full church membership.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CONFIRMATION_L = "CONL"
"""Value: `CONL`
The religious event by which a person receives membership in the LDS Church.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CONTINUED = "CONT"
"""Value: `CONT`
An indicator that additional data belongs to the superior value. The information from the `CONT` value is to be
connected to the value of the superior preceding line with a carriage return and/or new line character.
Leading spaces could be important to the formatting of the resultant text. When importing values from `CONT` lines
the reader should assume only one delimiter character following the `CONT` tag. Assume that the rest of the leading
spaces are to be a part of the value.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_COPYRIGHT = "COPR"
"""Value: `COPR`
A statement that accompanies data to protect it from unlawful duplication and distribution.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CORPORATE = "CORP"
"""Value: `CORP`
A name of an institution, agency, corporation, or company.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CREMATION = "CREM"
"""Value: `CREM`
Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_COUNTRY = "CTRY"
"""Value: `CTRY`
The name or code of the country.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DATA = "DATA"
"""Value: `DATA`
Pertaining to stored automated information.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DATE = "DATE"
"""Value: `DATE`
The time of an event in a calendar format.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DEATH = "DEAT"
"""Value: `DEAT`
The event when mortal life terminates.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DESCENDANTS = "DESC"
"""Value: `DESC`
Pertaining to offspring of an individual.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DESCENDANT_INT = "DESI"
"""Value: `DESI`
Indicates an interest in research to identify additional descendants of this individual. (See also ANCI)
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DESTINATION = "DEST"
"""Value: `DEST`
A system receiving data.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DIVORCE = "DIV"
"""Value: `DIV`
An event of dissolving a marriage through civil action.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_DIVORCE_FILED = "DIVF"
"""Value: `DIVF`
An event of filing for a divorce by a spouse.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PHYSICAL_DESCRIPTION = "DSCR"
"""Value: `DSCR`
The physical characteristics of a person, place, or thing.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PHY_DESCRIPTION = "DSCR"
"""Value: `DSCR`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_PHYSICAL_DESCRIPTION` method instead
The physical characteristics of a person, place, or thing.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_EDUCATION = "EDUC"
"""Value: `EDUC`
Indicator of a level of education attained.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_EMAIL = "EMAIL"
"""Value: `EMAIL`
An electronic address that can be used for contact such as an email address... new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_EMIGRATION = "EMIG"
"""Value: `EMIG`
An event of leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ENDOWMENT = "ENDL"
"""Value: `ENDL`
A religious event where an endowment ordinance for an individual was performed by priesthood authority in an LDS temple.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ENGAGEMENT = "ENGA"
"""Value: `ENGA`
An event of recording or announcing an agreement between two people to become married.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_EVENT = "EVEN"
"""Value: `EVEN`
A noteworthy happening related to an individual, a group, or an organization.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FACT = "FACT"
"""Value: `FACT`
Pertaining to a noteworthy attribute or fact concerning an individual, a group, or an organization. A FACT structure is usually qualified or classified by
a subordinate use of the TYPE tag. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FAMILY = "FAM"
"""Value: `FAM`.
Identifies a legal, common law, or other customary relationship of man and woman and their children,
if any, or a family created by virtue of the birth of a child to its biological father and mother.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FAMILY_CHILD = "FAMC"
"""Value: `FAMC`
Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a child.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FAMILY_FILE = "FAMF"
"""Value: `FAMF`
Pertaining to, or the name of, a family file. Names stored in a file that are assigned to a family for doing temple ordinance work.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FAMILY_SPOUSE = "FAMS"
"""Value: `FAMS`
Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a spouse.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FAX = "FAX"
"""Value: `FAX`
A FAX telephone number appropriate for sending data facsimiles. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FIRST_COMMUNION = "FCOM"
"""Value: `FCOM`
A religious rite, the first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FILE = "FILE"
"""Value: `FILE`
An information storage place that is ordered and arranged for preservation and reference.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PHONETIC = "FONE"
"""Value: `FONE`
A phonetic variation of a superior text string. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_FORMAT = "FORM"
"""Value: `FORM`
An assigned name given to a consistent format in which information can be conveyed.
"""
GEDCOM_PROGRAM_DEFINED_TAG_FREL = "_FREL"
"""Value: `_FREL`
Relationship to a father.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_GEDCOM = "GEDC"
"""Value: `GEDC`
Information about the use of GEDCOM in a transmission.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_GIVEN_NAME = "GIVN"
"""Value: `GIVN`
A given or earned name used for official identification of a person.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_GRADUATION = "GRAD"
"""Value: `GRAD`
An event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_HEADER = "HEAD"
"""Value: `HEAD`
Identifies information pertaining to an entire GEDCOM transmission.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_HUSBAND = "HUSB"
"""Value: `HUSB`
An individual in the family role of a married man or father.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_IDENT_NUMBER = "IDNO"
"""Value: `IDNO`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER` method instead
A number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER = "IDNO"
"""Value: `IDNO`
A number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_IMMIGRATION = "IMMI"
"""Value: `IMMI`
An event of entering into a new locality with the intent of residing there.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_INDIVIDUAL = "INDI"
"""Value: `INDI`
A person.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_LANGUAGE = "LANG"
"""Value: `LANG`
The name of the language used in a communication or transmission of information.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_LATITUDE = "LATI"
"""Value: `LATI`
A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_LEGATEE = "LEGA"
"""Value: `LEGA`
A role of an individual acting as a person receiving a bequest or legal devise.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_LONGITUDE = "LONG"
"""Value: `LONG`
A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MAP = "MAP"
"""Value: `MAP`
Pertains to a representation of measurements usually presented in a graphical form. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_BANN = "MARB"
"""Value: `MARB`
An event of an official public notice given that two people intend to marry.
Where the term comes from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARR_CONTRACT = "MARC"
"""Value: `MARC`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_CONTRACT` method instead
An event of recording a formal agreement of marriage, including the prenuptial agreement in which marriage partners reach
agreement about the property rights of one or both, securing property to their children.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_CONTRACT = "MARC"
"""Value: `MARC`
An event of recording a formal agreement of marriage, including the prenuptial agreement in which marriage partners reach
agreement about the property rights of one or both, securing property to their children.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARR_LICENSE = "MARL"
"""Value: `MARL`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_LICENSE` method instead
An event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_LICENSE = "MARL"
"""Value: `MARL`
An event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE = "MARR"
"""Value: `MARR`.
A legal, common-law, or customary event of creating a family unit of a man and a woman as husband and wife.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARR_SETTLEMENT = "MARS"
"""Value: `MARS`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_SETTLEMENT` method instead
An event of creating an agreement between two people contemplating marriage, at which time they agree to release or modify
property rights that would otherwise arise from the marriage.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_SETTLEMENT = "MARS"
"""Value: `MARS`
An event of creating an agreement between two people contemplating marriage, at which time they agree to release or modify
property rights that would otherwise arise from the marriage.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MEDIA = "MEDI"
"""Value: `MEDI`
Identifies information about the media or having to do with the medium in which information is stored.
"""
GEDCOM_PROGRAM_DEFINED_TAG_MREL = "_MREL"
"""Value: `_MREL`
Relationship to a mother.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NAME = "NAME"
"""Value: `NAME`.
A word or combination of words used to help identify an individual, title, or other item.
More than one NAME line should be used for people who were known by multiple names.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NATIONALITY = "NATI"
"""Value: `NATI`
The national heritage of an individual.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NATURALIZATION = "NATU"
"""Value: `NATU`
The event of obtaining citizenship.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_CHILDREN_COUNT = "NCHI"
"""Value: `NCHI`
The number of children that this person is known to be the parent of (all marriages) when subordinate to an individual,
or that belong to this family when subordinate to a FAM_RECORD.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NICKNAME = "NICK"
"""Value: `NICK`
A descriptive or familiar that is used instead of, or in addition to, one's proper name.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_COUNT = "NMR"
"""Value: `NMR`
The number of times this person has participated in a family as a spouse or parent.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NOTE = "NOTE"
"""Value: `NOTE`
Additional information provided by the submitter for understanding the enclosing data.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NAME_PREFIX = "NPFX"
"""Value: `NPFX`
Text which appears on a name line before the given and surname parts of a name. i.e. ( Lt. Cmndr. ) Joseph /Allen/ jr.
In this example Lt. Cmndr. is considered as the name prefix portion.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_NAME_SUFFIX = "NSFX"
"""Value: `NSFX`
Text which appears on a name line after or behind the given and surname parts of a name. i.e. Lt. Cmndr. Joseph /Allen/ ( jr. )
In this example jr. is considered as the name suffix portion.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_OBJECT = "OBJE"
"""Value: `OBJE`
Pertaining to a grouping of attributes used in describing something. Usually referring to the data required
to represent a multimedia object, such an audio recording, a photograph of a person, or an image of a document.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_OCCUPATION = "OCCU"
"""Value: `OCCU`
The type of work or profession of an individual.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ORDINANCE = "ORDI"
"""Value: `ORDI`
Pertaining to a religious ordinance in general.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ORDINATION = "ORDN"
"""Value: `ORDN`
A religious event of receiving authority to act in religious matters.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PAGE = "PAGE"
"""Value: `PAGE`
A number or description to identify where information can be found in a referenced work.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PEDIGREE = "PEDI"
"""Value: `PEDI`
Information pertaining to an individual to parent lineage chart.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PHONE = "PHON"
"""Value: `PHON`
A unique number assigned to access a specific telephone.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PLACE = "PLAC"
"""Value: `PLAC`
A jurisdictional name to identify the place or location of an event.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_POSTAL_CODE = "POST"
"""Value: `POST`
A code used by a postal service to identify an area to facilitate mail handling.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PRIVATE = "PRIV"
"""Value: `PRIV`
Flag for private address or event.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PROBATE = "PROB"
"""Value: `PROB`
An event of judicial determination of the validity of a will. May indicate several related court activities over several dates.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PROPERTY = "PROP"
"""Value: `PROP`
Pertaining to possessions such as real estate or other property of interest.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_PUBLICATION = "PUBL"
"""Value: `PUBL`
Refers to when and/or were a work was published or created.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_QUALITY_OF_DATA = "QUAY"
"""Value: `QUAY`
An assessment of the certainty of the evidence to support the conclusion drawn from evidence.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_REFERENCE = "REFN"
"""Value: `REFN`
A description or number used to identify an item for filing, storage, or other reference purposes.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_RELATIONSHIP = "RELA"
"""Value: `RELA`
A relationship value between the indicated contexts.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_RELIGION = "RELI"
"""Value: `RELI`
A religious denomination to which a person is affiliated or for which a record applies.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_REPOSITORY = "REPO"
"""Value: `REPO`
An institution or person that has the specified item as part of their collection(s).
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_RESIDENCE = "RESI"
"""Value: `RESI`
The act of dwelling at an address for a period of time.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_RESTRICTION = "RESN"
"""Value: `RESN`
A processing indicator signifying access to information has been denied or otherwise restricted.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_RETIREMENT = "RETI"
"""Value: `RETI`
An event of exiting an occupational relationship with an employer after a qualifying time period.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_REC_FILE_NUMBER = "RFN"
"""Value: `RFN`
A permanent number assigned to a record that uniquely identifies it within a known file.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_REC_ID_NUMBER = "RIN"
"""Value: `RIN`
A number assigned to a record by an originating automated system that can be used by a receiving system to report results pertaining to that record.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ROLE = "ROLE"
"""Value: `ROLE`
A name given to a role played by an individual in connection with an event.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_ROMANIZED = "ROMN"
"""Value: `ROMN`
A romanized variation of a superior text string. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SEX = "SEX"
"""Value: `SEX`
Indicates the sex of an individual--male or female.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SEALING_CHILD = "SLGC"
"""Value: `SLGC`
A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a child to his or her parents in an LDS temple ceremony.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SEALING_SPOUSE = "SLGS"
"""Value: `SLGS`
A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a husband and wife in an LDS temple ceremony.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SOURCE = "SOUR"
"""Value: `SOUR`
The initial or original material from which information was obtained.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SURN_PREFIX = "SPFX"
"""Value: `SPFX`
A name piece used as a non-indexing pre-part of a surname.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER = "SSN"
"""Value: `SSN`
A number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration. Used for tax identification purposes.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SOC_SEC_NUMBER = "SSN"
"""Value: `SSN`
::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 use `GEDCOM_TAG_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER` method instead
A number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration. Used for tax identification purposes.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_STATE = "STAE"
"""Value: `STAE`
A geographical division of a larger jurisdictional area, such as a State within the United States of America.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_STATUS = "STAT"
"""Value: `STAT`
An assessment of the state or condition of something.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SUBMITTER = "SUBM"
"""Value: `SUBM`
An individual or organization who contributes genealogical data to a file or transfers it to someone else.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SUBMISSION = "SUBN"
"""Value: `SUBN`
Pertains to a collection of data issued for processing.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_SURNAME = "SURN"
"""Value: `SURN`
A family name passed on or used by members of a family.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TEMPLE = "TEMP"
"""Value: `TEMP`
The name or code that represents the name a temple of the LDS Church.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TEXT = "TEXT"
"""Value: `TEXT`
The exact wording found in an original source document.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TIME = "TIME"
"""Value: `TIME`
A time value in a 24-hour clock format, including hours, minutes, and optional seconds, separated by a
colon (:). Fractions of seconds are shown in decimal notation.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TITLE = "TITL"
"""Value: `TITL`
A description of a specific writing or other work, such as the title of a book when used in a source context,
or a formal designation used by an individual in connection with positions of royalty or other social status,
such as Grand Duke.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TRAILER = "TRLR"
"""Value: `TRLR`
At level 0, specifies the end of a GEDCOM transmission.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_TYPE = "TYPE"
"""Value: `TYPE`
A further qualification to the meaning of the associated superior tag. The value does not have any computer
processing reliability. It is more in the form of a short one or two word note that should be displayed any
time the associated data is displayed.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_VERSION = "VERS"
"""Value: `VERS`
Indicates which version of a product, item, or publication is being used or referenced.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_WIFE = "WIFE"
"""Value: `WIFE`
An individual in the role as a mother and/or married woman.
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_WEB = "WWW"
"""Value: `WWW`
World Wide Web home page. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
"""
GEDCOM_TAG_WILL = "WILL"
"""Value: `WILL`
A legal document treated as an event, by which a person disposes of his or her estate, to take effect after
death. The event date is the date the will was signed while the person was alive. (See also PROBate)
"""
Global variables
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Value:
_FRELRelationship to a father.
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Value:
_MRELRelationship to a mother.
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Value:
ABBRA short name of a title, description, or name.
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Value:
ADDRThe contemporary place, usually required for postal purposes, of an individual, a submitter of information, a repository, a business, a school, or a company.
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Value:
ADR1The first line of an address.
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Value:
ADR2The second line of an address.
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Value:
ADOPPertaining to creation of a child-parent relationship that does not exist biologically.
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Value:
CHRAThe religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming an adult person.
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Value:
AGEThe age of the individual at the time an event occurred, or the age listed in the document.
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Value:
AGNCThe institution or individual having authority and/or responsibility to manage or govern.
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Value:
ALIAAn indicator to link different record descriptions of a person who may be the same person.
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Value:
ANCEPertaining to forbearers of an individual.
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Value:
AFNAncestral File Number, a unique permanent record file number of an individual record stored in Ancestral File.
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Value:
ANCIIndicates an interest in additional research for ancestors of this individual. (See also DESI)
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Value:
ANULDeclaring a marriage void from the beginning (never existed).
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Value:
ASSOAn indicator to link friends, neighbors, relatives, or associates of an individual.
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Value:
AUTHThe name of the individual who created or compiled information.
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Value:
BAPMThe event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later. (See also BAPL and CHR)
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BAPLThe event of baptism performed at age eight or later by priesthood authority of the LDS Church. (See also BAPM)
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BARMThe ceremonial event held when a Jewish boy reaches age 13.
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BASMThe ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah."
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BLOBA grouping of data used as input to a multimedia system that processes binary data to represent images, sound, and video. deleted in Gedcom 5.5.1
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BIRTThe event of entering into life.
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BLESA religious event of bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony.
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BURIThe event of the proper disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person.
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CALNThe number used by a repository to identify the specific items in its collections.
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CASTThe name of an individual's rank or status in society, based on racial or religious differences, or differences in wealth, inherited rank, profession, occupation, etc.
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CAUSA description of the cause of the associated event or fact, such as the cause of death.
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CENS.The event of the periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state Census.
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CHANIndicates a change, correction, or modification. Typically used in connection with a
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CHARAn indicator of the character set used in writing this automated information.
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CHILThe natural, adopted, or sealed (LDS) child of a father and a mother.
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NCHIThe number of children that this person is known to be the parent of (all marriages) when subordinate to an individual, or that belong to this family when subordinate to a FAM_RECORD.
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CHRThe religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.
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CITYA lower level jurisdictional unit. Normally an incorporated municipal unit.
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CONCAn indicator that additional data belongs to the superior value. The information from the
CONCvalue is to be connected to the value of the superior preceding line without a space and without a carriage return and/or new line character. Values that are split for aCONCtag must always be split at a non-space. If the value is split on a space the space will be lost when concatenation takes place. This is because of the treatment that spaces get as a GEDCOM delimiter, many GEDCOM values are trimmed of trailing spaces and some systems look for the first non-space starting after the tag to determine the beginning of the value. -
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CONFThe religious event (not LDS) of conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost and, among protestants, full church membership.
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CONLThe religious event by which a person receives membership in the LDS Church.
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CONTAn indicator that additional data belongs to the superior value. The information from the
CONTvalue is to be connected to the value of the superior preceding line with a carriage return and/or new line character. Leading spaces could be important to the formatting of the resultant text. When importing values fromCONTlines the reader should assume only one delimiter character following theCONTtag. Assume that the rest of the leading spaces are to be a part of the value. -
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COPRA statement that accompanies data to protect it from unlawful duplication and distribution.
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CORPA name of an institution, agency, corporation, or company.
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CTRYThe name or code of the country.
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CREMDisposal of the remains of a person's body by fire.
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DATAPertaining to stored automated information.
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DATEThe time of an event in a calendar format.
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DEATThe event when mortal life terminates.
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DESCPertaining to offspring of an individual.
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DESIIndicates an interest in research to identify additional descendants of this individual. (See also ANCI)
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DESTA system receiving data.
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DIVAn event of dissolving a marriage through civil action.
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DIVFAn event of filing for a divorce by a spouse.
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EDUCIndicator of a level of education attained.
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EMAILAn electronic address that can be used for contact such as an email address… new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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EMIGAn event of leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere.
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ENDLA religious event where an endowment ordinance for an individual was performed by priesthood authority in an LDS temple.
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ENGAAn event of recording or announcing an agreement between two people to become married.
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EVENA noteworthy happening related to an individual, a group, or an organization.
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FACTPertaining to a noteworthy attribute or fact concerning an individual, a group, or an organization. A FACT structure is usually qualified or classified by a subordinate use of the TYPE tag. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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FAM.Identifies a legal, common law, or other customary relationship of man and woman and their children, if any, or a family created by virtue of the birth of a child to its biological father and mother.
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FAMCIdentifies the family in which an individual appears as a child.
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FAMFPertaining to, or the name of, a family file. Names stored in a file that are assigned to a family for doing temple ordinance work.
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FAMSIdentifies the family in which an individual appears as a spouse.
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FAXA FAX telephone number appropriate for sending data facsimiles. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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FILEAn information storage place that is ordered and arranged for preservation and reference.
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FCOMA religious rite, the first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship.
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FORMAn assigned name given to a consistent format in which information can be conveyed.
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GEDCInformation about the use of GEDCOM in a transmission.
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GIVNA given or earned name used for official identification of a person.
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GRADAn event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.
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HEADIdentifies information pertaining to an entire GEDCOM transmission.
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HUSBAn individual in the family role of a married man or father.
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IDNOA number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
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IDNO::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBERmethod insteadA number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
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IMMIAn event of entering into a new locality with the intent of residing there.
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INDIA person.
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LANGThe name of the language used in a communication or transmission of information.
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LATIA value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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LEGAA role of an individual acting as a person receiving a bequest or legal devise.
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LONGA value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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MAPPertains to a representation of measurements usually presented in a graphical form. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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MARR.A legal, common-law, or customary event of creating a family unit of a man and a woman as husband and wife.
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MARBAn event of an official public notice given that two people intend to marry. Where the term comes from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage
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MARCAn event of recording a formal agreement of marriage, including the prenuptial agreement in which marriage partners reach agreement about the property rights of one or both, securing property to their children.
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NMRThe number of times this person has participated in a family as a spouse or parent.
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MARLAn event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
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MARSAn event of creating an agreement between two people contemplating marriage, at which time they agree to release or modify property rights that would otherwise arise from the marriage.
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MARC::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_CONTRACTmethod insteadAn event of recording a formal agreement of marriage, including the prenuptial agreement in which marriage partners reach agreement about the property rights of one or both, securing property to their children.
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MARL::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_LICENSEmethod insteadAn event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
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MARS::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_MARRIAGE_SETTLEMENTmethod insteadAn event of creating an agreement between two people contemplating marriage, at which time they agree to release or modify property rights that would otherwise arise from the marriage.
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MEDIIdentifies information about the media or having to do with the medium in which information is stored.
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NAME.A word or combination of words used to help identify an individual, title, or other item. More than one NAME line should be used for people who were known by multiple names.
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NPFXText which appears on a name line before the given and surname parts of a name. i.e. ( Lt. Cmndr. ) Joseph /Allen/ jr. In this example Lt. Cmndr. is considered as the name prefix portion.
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NSFXText which appears on a name line after or behind the given and surname parts of a name. i.e. Lt. Cmndr. Joseph /Allen/ ( jr. ) In this example jr. is considered as the name suffix portion.
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NATIThe national heritage of an individual.
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NATUThe event of obtaining citizenship.
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NICKA descriptive or familiar that is used instead of, or in addition to, one's proper name.
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NOTEAdditional information provided by the submitter for understanding the enclosing data.
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OBJEPertaining to a grouping of attributes used in describing something. Usually referring to the data required to represent a multimedia object, such an audio recording, a photograph of a person, or an image of a document.
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OCCUThe type of work or profession of an individual.
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ORDIPertaining to a religious ordinance in general.
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ORDNA religious event of receiving authority to act in religious matters.
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PAGEA number or description to identify where information can be found in a referenced work.
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PEDIInformation pertaining to an individual to parent lineage chart.
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PHONA unique number assigned to access a specific telephone.
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FONEA phonetic variation of a superior text string. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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DSCRThe physical characteristics of a person, place, or thing.
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DSCR::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_PHYSICAL_DESCRIPTIONmethod insteadThe physical characteristics of a person, place, or thing.
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PLACA jurisdictional name to identify the place or location of an event.
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POSTA code used by a postal service to identify an area to facilitate mail handling.
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PRIVFlag for private address or event.
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PROBAn event of judicial determination of the validity of a will. May indicate several related court activities over several dates.
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PROPPertaining to possessions such as real estate or other property of interest.
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PUBLRefers to when and/or were a work was published or created.
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QUAYAn assessment of the certainty of the evidence to support the conclusion drawn from evidence.
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RFNA permanent number assigned to a record that uniquely identifies it within a known file.
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RINA number assigned to a record by an originating automated system that can be used by a receiving system to report results pertaining to that record.
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REFNA description or number used to identify an item for filing, storage, or other reference purposes.
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RELAA relationship value between the indicated contexts.
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RELIA religious denomination to which a person is affiliated or for which a record applies.
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REPOAn institution or person that has the specified item as part of their collection(s).
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RESIThe act of dwelling at an address for a period of time.
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RESNA processing indicator signifying access to information has been denied or otherwise restricted.
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RETIAn event of exiting an occupational relationship with an employer after a qualifying time period.
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ROLEA name given to a role played by an individual in connection with an event.
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ROMNA romanized variation of a superior text string. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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SLGCA religious event pertaining to the sealing of a child to his or her parents in an LDS temple ceremony.
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SLGSA religious event pertaining to the sealing of a husband and wife in an LDS temple ceremony.
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SEXIndicates the sex of an individual–male or female.
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SSNA number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration. Used for tax identification purposes.
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SSN::deprecated:: As of version 1.7.0 useGEDCOM_TAG_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBERmethod insteadA number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration. Used for tax identification purposes.
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SOURThe initial or original material from which information was obtained.
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STAEA geographical division of a larger jurisdictional area, such as a State within the United States of America.
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STATAn assessment of the state or condition of something.
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SUBNPertains to a collection of data issued for processing.
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SUBMAn individual or organization who contributes genealogical data to a file or transfers it to someone else.
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SURNA family name passed on or used by members of a family.
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SPFXA name piece used as a non-indexing pre-part of a surname.
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TEMPThe name or code that represents the name a temple of the LDS Church.
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TEXTThe exact wording found in an original source document.
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TIMEA time value in a 24-hour clock format, including hours, minutes, and optional seconds, separated by a colon (:). Fractions of seconds are shown in decimal notation.
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TITLA description of a specific writing or other work, such as the title of a book when used in a source context, or a formal designation used by an individual in connection with positions of royalty or other social status, such as Grand Duke.
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TRLRAt level 0, specifies the end of a GEDCOM transmission.
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TYPEA further qualification to the meaning of the associated superior tag. The value does not have any computer processing reliability. It is more in the form of a short one or two word note that should be displayed any time the associated data is displayed.
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VERSIndicates which version of a product, item, or publication is being used or referenced.
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WWWWorld Wide Web home page. new in Gedcom 5.5.1
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WIFEAn individual in the role as a mother and/or married woman.
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WILLA legal document treated as an event, by which a person disposes of his or her estate, to take effect after death. The event date is the date the will was signed while the person was alive. (See also PROBate)