GED2HTML 3.6 data structure interpreting GEDCOM 5.5 with reference to usage by FTW 8.0

Structures not used by FTW 8.0 are marked XX. (No changes have been detected since FTW 7.0).

• Individual (from “0 INDI”)
  • name --> Name (from “1 NAME”)
  • names --> Name list (from “1 NAME”)
  • surname --> String (shortcut)
  • birth --> Event (from “1 BIRT”)
  • death --> Event (from “1 DEAT”)
  • christening --> Event (from “1 CHR”)
  • burial --> Event (from “1 BURI”)
  • attributes --> Attribute list (CAST, DSCR, EDUC, IDNO, NATI, NCHI, NMR, OCCU, PROP, RELI, RESI, SSN (TITL is not included))
  • ordinances --> Ordinance list (not tested)
  • events --> Event list (BIRT, CHR, DEAT, BURI, CREM, ADOP, BAPM, BARM, BASM, BLES, CHRA, CONF, FCOM, ORDN, NATU, EMIG, IMMI, CENS, PROB, WILL, GRAD, RETI, EVEN)
  • families --> Family list (child of, from “1 FAMC”)
  • mother --> Individual (shortcut for first family)
  • father --> Individual (shortcut for first family)
  • marriages --> Family list (from “1 FAMS”)

  • XX submitters --> Submitter list (from “1 SUBM”)

  • XX associations (not defined)

  • aliases --> Individual list (from “1 ALIA”, this is not how FTW uses it)

  • XX anci --> Submitter list (from “1 ANSI”)

  • XX desi --> Submitter list (from “1 DESI”)

  • XX sources --> SourceCitation list (from “1 SOUR”)

  • XX objects --> Multimedia list

  • notes --> Note list (from “1 NOTE”)

  • XX rfn --> Attribute (documented twice)

  • XX afn --> Attribute

  • refns --> Refn list (from “1 REFN”)

  • XX rin --> Attribute

  • ismale --> Integer (logical, from “1 SEX”)
  • isfemale --> Integer (logical, from “1 SEX”)
  • living --> Note
  • xref --> String
  • title --> String (from “1 TITL”)
  • url --> String
  • next --> Individual list
  • tagcode --> String (“INDI”)
  • tagname --> String (“Individual”)

  Features not supported by GED2HTML include “ADDR”, “PHON”.

• Family (from “0 FAM”)
  • events --> Event list (ANUL, CENS, DIV, DIVF, ENGA, MARR, MARB, MARC, MARL, MARS, EVEN, FTW does not use CENS or DIV)
  • husband --> Individual (from “1 HUSB”)
  • wife --> Individual (from “1 WIFE”)
  • children --> Individual list (from “1 CHIL”)
  • notes --> Note list (from “1 NOTE”)

  • XX nchildren --> Attribute (from “1 NCHI”)

  • XX attributes --> Attribute list (not defined in GEDCOM 5.5 specification)

  • XX ordinances --> Ordinance list (not tested)

  • XX submitters --> Submitter list

  • XX sources --> SourceCitation list (incorrectly documented as Source list)

  • refns --> Refn list (from “1 REFN”)

  • XX rin --> Attribute

  • next --> Family list
  • url --> String
  • xref --> String
  • tagcode --> String (“FAM”)
  • tagname --> String (“Family”)
• Submitter (from “0 SUBM”, only used in FTW linked from “0 HEAD/1 SUBM”)
  • name --> Attribute (! not Name, from “1 NAME”)

  • XX objects --> Multimedia list

  • address --> Address (from “1 ADDR”)
  • phone --> Attribute (from “1 PHON”, not sure if it handles FTW's incorrect structure)

  • XX rfn --> Attribute

  • XX rin --> Attribute

  • XX refns --> Refn list

  • XX next -> Submitter list

  • tagcode --> String (“SUBM”)
  • tagname --> String (“Submitter”)
• Note (from “0 NOTE”)
  • xref --> String (level 0 only)
  • serial --> Integer
  • url --> String
  • text --> Text (from “NOTE”)

  • XX sources --> SourceCitation list

  • XX refns --> Refn list (from “REFN”)

  • XX rin --> Attribute

  • XX rfn --> Attribute (not defined in GEDCOM 5.5 specification)

  • next --> Note list (only used in FTW for Source Notes)
  • tagcode --> String (“NOTE”)
  • tagname --> String (“Note”)
• Source (from “0 SOUR”)
  • xref --> String
  • serial --> Integer
  • url --> String

  • XX data --> SourceData

  • author --> Text (from “1 AUTH”)
  • title --> Text (from “1 TITL”)

  • XX abbreviation --> Attribute (from “1 ABBR”)

  • publication --> Text (from “1 PUBL”)

  • XX text --> Text

  • repository --> RepositoryCitation (from “1 REPO”)
  • notes --> Note list (from “NOTE”, used for Comments & Quality in FTW)

  • XX refns --> Refn list

  • XX rin --> Attribute

  • XX change --> Change

  • next --> Source
  • tagcode --> String (“SOUR”)
  • tagname --> String (“Source”)
• SourceCitation
  • source --> Source
  • page --> Attribute (from “PAGE”)

  • XX event --> Attribute

  • data --> SourceData (from “DATA”, incorrectly documented as date)

  • XX quay --> Attribute

  • notes --> Note list (from “NOTE”, used for manual citation in FTW)

  • XX description --> Text

  • XX abbreviation --> Attribute

  • XX title --> Text

  • XX texts --> Text list

  • serial --> Integer
  • next --> SourceCitation
  • tagcode --> String (“SOUR”)
  • tagname --> String (“Source”)
• SourceData

  • XX events --> Event list

  • XX agency --> Attribute

  • XX date --> Date

  • XX notes --> Note list

  • texts --> Text list (from “TEXT”)

  • XX next --> SourceData

  • tagcode --> String (“DATA”)
  • tagname --> String (“Data”)

• XX Repository

  • name --> Attribute
  • address --> Address
  • phone --> Attribute
  • notes --> Note list
  • refns --> Refn list
  • rin --> Attribute
  • change --> Change
  • next --> Repository (incorrectly documented as Source)
  • tagcode --> String (“REPO”)
  • tagname --> String (“Repository”)
• RepositoryCitation
  • repository --> Repository
  • notes --> Note list (from “NOTE”, used for Location in FTW)
  • caln --> Attribute (from “2 CALN”)
  • serial --> Integer

  • XX next --> RepositoryCitation

  • tagcode --> String (“REPO”)
  • tagname --> String (“Repository”)

• XX Change

  • date --> Date
  • notes --> Note list
  • tagcode --> String (“CHAN”)
  • tagname --> String (“Change”)
• Header (from “0 HEAD”)
  • date --> Date
  • filename --> String (from “1 FILE”)

  • XX copr --> String

  • submitter --> Submitter (from “1 SUBM”)

  • XX note --> Text (! not Note)

  • tagcode --> String (“HEAD”)
  • tagname --> string (“Header”)

  Features not supported by GED2HTML include “SOUR”, “DEST”, “CHAR”, “GEDC”.

• XX Multimedia

  • not yet defined
• Name
  • fullname --> String
  • gedcom --> String (with /Surname/ structure)
  • surname --> String
  • sources --> SourceCitation list (from “2 SOUR”)

  • XX notes --> Note list

  • XX npfx --> String (from “2 NPFX”)

  • XX givn --> String (from “2 GIVN”)

  • nick --> String (from “2 NICK” - not generated by FTW but supplied by FTWGEDfx)

  • XX spfx --> String (from “2 SPFX”)

  • XX nsfx --> String (from “2 NSFX”)

  • XX next --> Name list (documented ?)

  • tagcode --> String (“NAME”)
  • tagname --> String (“Name”)

  Features not supported by GED2HTML include the GEDCOM 5.5 optional name piece structure.

• Attribute (all Attributes are treated as Events by FTW, but GED2HTML does not mind the missing text)
  • text --> String
  • event --> Event
  • next --> Attribute list
  • tagcode --> String (e.g. “RESI”)
  • tagname --> String (e.g. “Residence”)
• Event

  • XX text --> Text (“Y”)

  • type --> String (only used in FTW for “1 EVEN”)
  • date --> Date (from “2 DATE”)
  • place --> Place (from “2 PLAC”)

  • XX age --> String (from “AGE”)

  • XX agency --> Attribute (from “AGNC”)

  • cause --> String (from “2 CAUS”, used only on “1 DEAT” in FTW)
  • sources --> SourceCitation list (incorrectly documented as Source list, from “2 SOUR”. Does not include “2 CAUS/3 SOUR” used by FTW but not in GEDCOM 5.5 specification)

  • XX notes --> Note list

  • XX family --> Family (from “2 FAMC” below “1 BIRT”, “1 CRH” and “1 ADOP”)

  • XX adoption --> String (from “1 ADOP/2 FAMC/3 ADOP”)

  • next --> Event list
  • tagcode --> String (e.g. “BIRT”)
  • tagname --> String (e.g. “Birth”)
• Place (from “2 PLAC”)
  • name --> String
  • tagcode --> String (“PLAC”)
  • tagname --> String (“Place”)

  Features not supported by GED2HTML include “SOUR”, “NOTE”.

• Refn (from “1 REFN”)
  • number --> String

  • XX type --> String

  • XX next --> Refn list

  • tagcode --> String (“REFN”)
  • tagname --> String (“Reference”)
• Text
  • cont --> Text
  • conc --> Text
  • text --> String
  • next --> Text list
  • tagcode --> String (e.g. “AUTH”)
  • tagname --> String (e.g. “Author”)
• Ordinance (not tested)
  • date --> Date
  • place --> Place
  • sources --> SourceCitation list
  • family --> Family
  • status --> String
  • temple --> String
  • next --> Ordinance list
  • tagcode --> String (e.g. “SLGC”)
  • tagname --> String (e.g. “Sealing to parents”)
• Address
  • text --> Text
  • adr1 --> String
  • adr2 --> String
  • city --> String
  • stae --> String
  • post --> String
  • ctry --> String
  • tagcode --> String (“ADDR”)
  • tagname --> String (“Address”)
• Date
  • value --> String
  • string --> String (uninterpreted version)
  • exact --> Integer (logical)
  • day --> Integer
  • month --> Integer
  • year --> Integer
  • tagcode --> String (“DATE”)
  • tagname --> String (“Date”) (incorrectly “Address” in documentation)

References

GED2HTML

Family Tree Maker

GEDCOM 5.5 standard or as a PDF document