Gedcom usage

(How to use GEDCOM tags)

Individuals tags

Name

1 NAME Firstname /Lastname/
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel 
  2 SOUR			# Source of info

Sex

1 SEX [MF]			# Male of female

Title

Formal designation used by an individual in connection with individual's name, such as Captain.

1 TITL The persons title
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel

Nationality

The person's national origin in common usage. Examples: Irish, Native American, Swede, and so forth.

1 NATI Nationality
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel 
  2 SOUR			# Source of info

Birth

1 BIRT
  2 DATE DD MM YYYY	
  2 PLAC place			# Name of place
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel 
  2 SOUR

Named after

Identifies the person that an individual is named after to perpetuate the person's name.

1 NAMS Firstname /Lastname/

Christined

The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.

1 CHR 
  2 DATE DD MM YYYY
  2 PLAC place
  2 GODP Firstname1 /Lastname1/
  2 GODP Firstname2 /Lastname2/
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel 
  2 SOUR

Baptism

The event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later. (See also BAPL and CHR.)

1 BAPM
  2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
  2 PLAC place
  2 QUAY [0-3]  		# Qualitylevel

Graduation info

An event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.

1 GRAD
  2 TYPE Type of education
  2 DATE DD MMM YYYY		# Graduation date
  2 QUAY [0-3]
  2 SOUR

Occupation

The type of work or profession of an individual.

1 OCCU name of occupation

Death

1 DEAT
  2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
  2 PLAC place
  2 QUAY [0-3]
  2 SOUR

Burial

1 BURI 
  2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
  2 PLAC place
  2 QUAY [0-3]
  2 SOUR

Entry last changed

I think LifeLines should update this entry on his own.

1 CHAN
  2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
    3 TIME hh:mm:ss.fs

Quality level

0: Unreliable evidence or data was estimated.
1: Direct or primary evidence with some question of reliability or potential for bias for example, an autobiography).
2: Secondary evidence.
3: Direct and primary evidence used, or by dominance of the evidence.

Source info

n SOUR [text | null]
  +1 CENS
    +2 DATE DD MMM YYYY
    +2 LINE #line
    +2 DWEL ? dwelling nr ?
    +2 FAMN ? family nr ?

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