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   7 <H1>Gedcom usage</H1>
   8 (How to use GEDCOM tags)
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  10 <H2>Individuals tags</H2>
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  12 <H3>Name</H3>
  13 <PRE>
  14 1 NAME Firstname /Lastname/
  15   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  16   2 SOUR                        # Source of info
  17 </PRE>
  18 <H3>Sex</H3>
  19 <PRE>
  20 1 SEX [MF]                      # Male of female
  21 </PRE>
  22 <H3>Title</H3>
  23
  24 Formal designation used by an individual in connection with
  25 individual's name, such as Captain.
  26
  27 <PRE>
  28 1 TITL The persons title
  29   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  30 </PRE>
  31
  32 <H3>Nationality</H3>
  33
  34 The person's national origin in common usage.  Examples: Irish, Native
  35 American, Swede, and so forth.
  36
  37 <PRE>
  38 1 NATI Nationality
  39   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  40   2 SOUR                        # Source of info
  41 </PRE>
  42
  43 <H3>Birth</H3>
  44 <PRE>
  45 1 BIRT
  46   2 DATE DD MM YYYY
  47   2 PLAC place                  # Name of place
  48   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  49   2 SOUR
  50 </PRE>
  51
  52 <H3>Named after</H3>
  53
  54 Identifies the person that an individual is named after to perpetuate
  55 the person's name.
  56
  57 <PRE>
  58 1 NAMS Firstname /Lastname/
  59 </PRE>
  60
  61 <H3>Christined</H3>
  62
  63 The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.
  64
  65 <PRE>
  66 1 CHR
  67   2 DATE DD MM YYYY
  68   2 PLAC place
  69   2 GODP Firstname1 /Lastname1/
  70   2 GODP Firstname2 /Lastname2/
  71   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  72   2 SOUR
  73 </PRE>
  74
  75 <H3>Baptism</H3>
  76
  77 The event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later. (See
  78 also BAPL and CHR.)
  79
  80 <PRE>
  81 1 BAPM
  82   2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
  83   2 PLAC place
  84   2 QUAY [0-3]                  # Qualitylevel
  85 </PRE>
  86
  87 <H3>Graduation info</H3>
  88 An event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.
  89 <PRE>
  90 1 GRAD
  91   2 TYPE Type of education
  92   2 DATE DD MMM YYYY            # Graduation date
  93   2 QUAY [0-3]
  94   2 SOUR
  95 </PRE>
  96
  97 <H3>Occupation</H3>
  98 The type of work or profession of an individual.
  99 <PRE>
 100 1 OCCU name of occupation
 101 </PRE>
 102
 103 <H3>Death</H3>
 104 <PRE>
 105 1 DEAT
 106   2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
 107   2 PLAC place
 108   2 QUAY [0-3]
 109   2 SOUR
 110 </PRE>
 111 <H3>Burial</H3>
 112 <PRE>
 113 1 BURI
 114   2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
 115   2 PLAC place
 116   2 QUAY [0-3]
 117   2 SOUR
 118 </PRE>
 119
 120 <H3>Entry last changed</H3>
 121 I think LifeLines should update this entry on his own.
 122 <PRE>
 123 1 CHAN
 124   2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
 125     3 TIME hh:mm:ss.fs
 126 </PRE>
 127
 128 <H3>Quality level</H3>
 129 <DL>
 130 <DT> 0
 131 <DD> Unreliable evidence or data was estimated.
 132 <DT> 1 <DD> Direct or primary evidence with some question of reliability
 133           or potential for bias for example, an autobiography).
 134 <DT> 2 <DD> Secondary evidence.
 135 <DT> 3 <DD> Direct and primary evidence used, or by dominance of the evidence.
 136 </DL>
 137 <H3>Source info</H3>
 138 <PRE>
 139 n SOUR [text | null]
 140   +1 CENS
 141     +2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
 142     +2 LINE #line
 143     +2 DWEL ? dwelling nr ?
 144     +2 FAMN ? family nr ?
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 147 <ADDRESS>Petter Reinholdtsen -
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