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Tags (STLM)

A tag is a property type identifyer.

The Gedcom standard defines a number of tags on three or four capital letters, taken from the English name of the property type.

For example, knowing that the SURN label means surname, the SURN Martin property line can be translated as: the surname is "Martin".

Ancestris assigns an icon to each property, just like with entities. For exemaple, Ancestris adds Ancestris gedcom tag name.png to the NAME tag.

You will find in this page the list of most common tags.

The Gedcom editor is the Ancestris window that shows best all the properties in your genealogy.

 

Icons

The icon next to a tag helps you know whether the tag complies to the Gedcom standard or not.

  • Ancestris gedcom tag sexm.png , Ancestris gedcom tag name.png , Ancestris gedcom tag birt.png , Ancestris gedcom tag deat.png , Ancestris gedcom tag even.png, etc. : regular pre-defined tags. Therefore they are compliant with the Gedcom standard.
  • point interrogation : unknown tag, or at the wrong place.
  • picto. deux petits feuillets : personalised tag : tags starting with the underscore "_" are user-defined tags. These tags can be added underneath any other tag in the Gedcom file. They are allowed.
    • However, before creating a new tag, please check if the type of information is not already defined by the Gedcom standard. This will allow you to better exchanging genealogical data. You can check prefefined tag using the Gedcom editor.
    • You may tell Ancestris, in the Preferences, when you use the Gedcom validation tool, whether to consider user-defined tags as erroneous or allowed.
  • Ancestris gedcom tag invalid.png : indicates a correct tag with an invalid value.
  • Ancestris gedcom tag repo link.png, Ancestris gedcom tag sour link.png, Ancestris gedcom tag note link.png: navigation tags: the "Ancestris gedcom tag asso.png " symbol on the icon indicates is specific to Ancestris and is a way to navigate to the entity indicated in his tag.

    Main predefined tags

    All the Gedcom standards tags are managed by Ancestris: all the pre-established Gedcom tags offered by the Gedcom editor, to which are added the user-defined tags(picto. deux petits feuillets) that Ancestris has defined (e.g._SOSA).

    This first table is a description of the main tags.

      Tag name
    		 Tag 5.5. 5.5.1. Description and usage
    Ancestris gedcom tag note.png Abbreviation ABBR X X A short name of a title, description, or name.
    Ancestris gedcom tag adop.png Adoption ADOP X X Pertaining to creation of a legally approved child-parent relationship that does not exist biologically.
    Ancestris gedcom tag addr.png Address ADDR X X The contemporary place, usually required for postal purposes, of an individual, a submitter of information, a repository, a business, a school, or a company.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chan.png Age AGE X X The age of the individual at the time an event occurred, or the age listed in the document.
    Ancestris gedcom tag phon.png Agency AGNC X X The institution or individual having authority and/or responsibility to manage or govern.
    Ancestris gedcom tag sexin.png Alias ALIA X X An indicator to link different record descriptions of a person who may be the same person.
    Ancestris gedcom tag anul.png Annulment ANUL X X Declaring a marriage void from the beginning (never existed).
    Ancestris gedcom tag asso.png Associates ASSO X X An indicator to link friends, neighbors, relatives, or associates of an individual.
    Ancestris gedcom tag note.png Author AUTH X X The name of the individual who created or compiled information.
    Ancestris gedcom tag marb.png Marriage Bann MARB X X An event of an official public notice given that two people intend to marry.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Christening CHR X X The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Baptism BAPM X X The event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later.
    Ancestris gedcom tag barm.png Bar Mitzvah BARM X X The ceremonial event held when a Jewish boy reaches age 13.
    Ancestris gedcom tag basm.png Bas Mitzvah BASM X X The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah."
    Ancestris gedcom tag bles.png Blessing BLES X X A religious event of bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Map _MAP X X Anticipation of the 5.5.1 dstandard. Pertains to a representation of measurements usually presented in a graphical form.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Map MAP   X Pertains to a representation of measurements usually presented in a graphical form.
    Ancestris gedcom tag marl.png Marriage license MARL X X An event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chan.png Change CHAN X X Indicates a change, correction, or modification. Typically used in connection with a DATE to specify when a change in information occurred (it is automatically handled by Ancestris)
    Ancestris gedcom tag rfn.png Postal code POST X X A code used by a postal service to identify an area to facilitate mail handling.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Status STAT X X An assessment of the state or condition of something.
    Ancestris gedcom tag birt.png Confirmation CONF X X The religious event (not LDS) of conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost and, among protestants, full church membership.
    Ancestris gedcom tag marc.png Marriage contract MARC X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag mars.png Marriage settlement MARS X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag crem.png Cremation CREM X X Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Daboville _SOSA_DABOVILLE X X Special. It is not defined in the Gedcom format. It is used in Ancestris to generate the Daboville numbering for a descending genealogy.
    Ancestris gedcom tag date.png Date DATE X X The time of an event in a calendar format.
    Ancestris gedcom tag deat.png Death DEAT X X The event when mortal life terminates.
    Ancestris gedcom tag grad.png Graduation GRAD X X An event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.
    Ancestris gedcom tag div.png Divorce DIV X X An event of dissolving a marriage through civil action.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Data DATA X X Pertaining to stored automated information.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png E-mail _EMAI X X Anticipation of the 5.5.1 standard. An electronic mail address.
    Ancestris gedcom tag email.png E-mail EMAI   X Étiquette Gedcom 5.5.1. An electronic mail address.
    Ancestris gedcom tag childf.png Ancestris gedcom tag childm.png Ancestris gedcom tag childi.png Child CHIL X X The natural, adopted, or sealed (LDS) child of a father and a mother.
    Ancestris gedcom tag obje.png Multimedia element OBJE X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag emig.png Emigration EMIG X X An event of leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere.
    Ancestris gedcom tag wife.png Wife WIFE X X An individual in the role as a mother and/or married woman.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png State STAE X X A geographical division of a larger jurisdictional area, such as a State within the United States of
    America.
    Ancestris gedcom tag even.png Ancestris gedcom tag enga.png Ancestris gedcom tag rin.png Event EVEN X X Pertaining to a noteworthy happening related to an individual, a group, or an organization. An EVENt structure is usually qualified or classified by a subordinate use of the TYPE tag.
    Ancestris gedcom tag fam.png (Ancestris gedcom tag fam link.png) Family FAM X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag fam link.png Family where person is a child FAMC X X Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a child.
    Ancestris gedcom tag fam link.png Family where person is a spouse FAMS X X Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a spouse.
    Ancestris gedcom tag enga.png Engagement ENGA X X An event of recording or announcing an agreement between two people to become married.
    Ancestris gedcom tag file.png File FILE X X An information storage place that is ordered and arranged for preservation and reference.
    Ancestris gedcom tag form.png Format FORM X X An assigned name given to a consistent format in which information can be conveyed.
    Ancestris gedcom tag subm.png Submitter SUBM X X An individual or organization who contributes genealogical data to a file or transfers it to someone else.
    Ancestris gedcom tag sexm.png Ancestris gedcom tag sexf.png Ancestris gedcom tag sexin.png Individual INDI X X A person.
    Ancestris gedcom tag immi.png Immigration IMMI X X An event of entering into a new locality with the intent of residing there.
    Ancestris gedcom tag buri.png Burial BURI X X The event of the proper disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person.
    Ancestris gedcom tag subm.png Ancestor interest ANCI X X Indicates an interest in additional research for ancestors of this individual.
    Ancestris gedcom tag subm.png Descendants interest DESI X X Indicates an interest in research to identify additional descendants of this individual.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Langage LANG X X The name of the language used in a communication or transmission of information.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Latitude _LATI X X

    Anticipation of the 5.5.1 standard. A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Latitude LATI   X A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Place PLAC X X A jurisdictional name to identify the place or location of an event.
    Ancestris gedcom tag repo.png Repository REPO X X An institution or person that has the specified item as part of their collection(s).
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Longitude _LONG X X Anticipation of the 5.5.1 standard. A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Longitude LONG   X A value indicating a coordinate position on a line, plane, or space.
    Ancestris gedcom tag husb.png Husband HUSB X X An individual in the family role of a married man or father.
    Ancestris gedcom tag marr.png Marriage MARR X X A legal, common-law, or customary event of creating a family unit of a man and a woman as husband and wife.
    Ancestris gedcom tag birt.png Birth BIRT X X The event of entering into life.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nati.png Nationality NATI X X The national heritage of an individual.
    Ancestris gedcom tag natu.png Naturalisation NATU X X The event of obtaining citizenship.
    Ancestris gedcom tag educ.png Education EDUC X X Indicator of a level of education attained.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Name NAME X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Surname SURN X X A family name passed on or used by members of a family.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nchi.png Number of children NCHI X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag marr.png Number of marriages NMR X X The number of times this person has participated in a family as a spouse or parent.
    Ancestris gedcom tag note.png (Ancestris gedcom tag note link.png) Note NOTE X X Additional information provided by the submitter for understanding the enclosing data.
    Ancestris gedcom tag idno.png Identification number IDNO X X A number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
    Ancestris gedcom tag ssn.png Social security number SSN X X A number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration. Used for tax identification purposes.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rin.png Binary object BLOB X   Set of data entered into a multimedia system that processes binary data to represent images, sound, video.
    Ancestris gedcom tag ordn.png Ordination ORDN X X A religious event of receiving authority to act in religious matters.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Page PAGE X X A number or description to identify where information can be found in a referenced work.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png Country CTRY X X The name or code of the country.
    Ancestris gedcom tag type.png Pedigree PEDI X X Information pertaining to an individual to parent lineage chart.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Name prefix NPFX X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Surname prefix SPFX X X A name piece used as a non-indexing pre-part of a surname.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Given name GIVN X X A given or earned name used for official identification of a person.
    Ancestris gedcom tag fcom.png First communion FCOM X X A religious rite, the first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship..
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Private _PRIV X X Special. It is not defined in the Gedcom format. It is used in Ancestris to hide individuals or events defined as private (private data in preferences tools).
    Ancestris gedcom tag occu.png Occupation OCCU X X The type of work or profession of an individual.
    Ancestris gedcom tag note.png Publication PUBL X X Refers to when and/or where a work was published or created.
    Ancestris gedcom tag form.png Quality QUAY X X An assessment of the certainty of the evidence to support the conclusion drawn from evidence.
    Ancestris gedcom tag caus.png Cause CAUS X X A description of the cause of the associated event or fact, such as the cause of death.
    Ancestris gedcom tag cens.png Census CENS X X The event of the periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state Census.
    Ancestris gedcom tag reli.png Religion RELI X X A religious denomination to which a person is affiliated or for which a record applies.
    Ancestris gedcom tag divf.png Divorced filed DIVF X X An event of filing for a divorce by a spouse.
    Ancestris gedcom tag reti.png Retirement RETI X X An event of exiting an occupational relationship with an employer after a qualifying time period.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rfn.png Reference REFN X X A description or number used to identify an item for filing, storage, or other reference purposes.
    Ancestris gedcom tag type.png Relation RELA X X A relationship value between the indicated contexts.
    Ancestris gedcom tag resi.png Residence RESI X X An address or place of residence that a family or individual resided.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rin.png Role ROLE X X A name given to a role played by an individual in connection with an event.
    Ancestris gedcom tag sexm.png Ancestris gedcom tag sexf.png Ancestris gedcom tag sexi.png Sex SEX X X Indicates the sex of an individual--male or female or unknown.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Sosa _SOSA X X Special. It is not defined in the Gedcom format. It is used in Ancestris to generate the Sosa numbering for a person's ancestry.
    Ancestris gedcom tag sour.png (Ancestris gedcom tag sour link.png) Source SOUR X X The initial or original material from which information was obtained.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Name suffix NSFX X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag name.png Nickname NICK X X A descriptive or familiar that is used instead of, or in addition to, one's proper name.
    Ancestris gedcom tag phon.png Phone PHON X X A unique number assigned to access a specific telephone.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Temple TEMP X X The name or code that represents the name of an LDS Church Temple.
    Ancestris gedcom tag will.png Will WILL X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag note.png Text TEXT X X The exact wording found in an original source document.
    Ancestris gedcom tag titl.png Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Title TITL X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag type.png Type TYPE X X 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.
    Ancestris gedcom tag prob.png Probation PROB X X An event of judicial determination of the validity of a will. May indicate several related court activities over several dates.
    Ancestris gedcom tag plac.png City CITY X X A lower level jurisdictional unit. Normally an incorporated municipal unit.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Internet web site _WWW X X Anticipation of the 5.5.1 standard. World Wide Web home page.
    Ancestris gedcom tag email.png Internet web site WWW   X World Wide Web home page.

    Other predefined tags

    De nombreux autres tags peuvent être également gérés avec Ancestris en les ajoutant via l'Éditeur Gedcom.

      Titre du Tag Libellé du Tag Gedcom 5.5. 5.5.1. Description et utilisation
    Ancestris gedcom tag addr.png Adresse1 ADR1 X X Première ligne d'une adresse.
    Ancestris gedcom tag addr.png Adresse2 ADR2 X X Deuxième ligne d'une adresse.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rfn.png Numéro de fichier AFN X X Un numéro de fichier d'enregistrement, unique et permanent, de l'enregistrement d'une personne dans le fichier héréditaire.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Baptême Mormon BAPL X X L'événement du baptême, effectué à partir de l'âge de 8 ans ou plus tard par un responsable du sacerdoce de l'Église des Mormons.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Numéro de répertoire CALN X X Le numéro utilisé dans un répertoire pour identifier spécifiquement chaque pièce dans un ensemble.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Confirmation Mormon CONL X X Cérémonie religieuse par laquelle un individu devient membre de l'Église des Mormons.
    Ancestris gedcom tag cast.png Statut CAST X X Le nom donné au rang d'un individu ou à son statut dans une société, basé sur des différences raciales ou religieuses, ou des différences de richesse, de rang hérité, de profession, d'occupation, etc.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chra.png Baptême adulte CHRA X X Baptême religieux (non Mormon) d'une personne adulte.
    Ancestris gedcom tag dscr.png Caractère physique DSCR X X Les caractéristiques physiques d'une personne, d'un endroit, ou d'une chose.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Dotation ENDL X X Événement religieux pendant lequel une ordonnance de dotation vis à vis d'une personne est effectuée par une autorité religieuse de l'Église des Mormons.
    Ancestris gedcom tag nouveau.png Média MEDI X X Identifie les informations sur le support ou le média sur lequel les informations sont stockées.
    Ancestris gedcom tag prop.png Possessions PROP X X Ensemble de possessions, telles des biens immobiliers ou autres biens susceptibles d'intérêt.
    Ancestris gedcom tag dscr.png Accès RESN X X Un indicateur de traitement signifiant que l’accès à l'information a été empêché ou restreint.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rfn.png Numéro permanent RFN X X Un numéro permanent attribué à un enregistrement qui permet de l'identifier de manière unique dans un fichier donné.
    Ancestris gedcom tag rin.png Numéro d’identification RIN X X Un numéro attribué automatiquement à un enregistrement par le système originaire qui va pouvoir être utilisé par un système récepteur pour donner des résultats s'appliquant à cet enregistrement.
    Ancestris gedcom tag chr.png Scellement enfant SLGC X X Scellement d'un enfant à ses parents (cérémonie de l’Église des Mormons).
    Ancestris gedcom tag marr.png Scellement mari femme SLGS X X Scellement d'un mari et d'une femme (cérémonie de l’Église des Mormons).

    Accepted Tags

    Les tags Gedcom non proposés par l'éditeur Gedcom mais acceptés par Ancestris sont des tags internes au fichier Gedcom.

    Ils sont dans l'en-tête du fichier. 

    Ils sont donc lisibles en ouvrant votre fichier Gedcom dans un simple éditeur de texte.

      Titre du Tag Libellé du Tag Gedcom 5.5. 5.5.1. Description et utilisation
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Ancêtres ANCE X X Ancêtres d'un individu. (SUBMISSION_RECORD)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Caractère CHAR X X Indique le jeu de caractères utilisé pour l'écriture des informations dans le fichier (interne au fichier Gedcom).
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Concaténation CONC X X Un indicateur qui montre que les données qui suivent n'appartiennent pas au même niveau mais à la valeur située juste au dessus. L'information donnée par CONC doit être reliée au niveau supérieur sans aucun espace ni retour clavier, ni un nouveau caractère. Les valeurs qui sont séparées par l'étiquette CONC doivent être coupées à l'intérieur d'un mot. Si la valeur est coupée à l'endroit d'un espace, celui-ci sera perdu quand les morceaux seront reliés. (géré automatiquement par Ancestris.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Continuation CONT X X Indicateur de continuation des informations qui précédent, après un retour à la ligne. (géré automatiquement par Ancestris.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Copyright COPR X X Protection des informations contre la reproduction et la diffusion. (HEADER) (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Corporation CORP X X Nom d'une entreprise, d'une institution ou autre. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Descendance DESC X X Descendance d'un individu. (SUBMISSION_RECORD)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Destination DEST X X Système ou programme destinataire des données. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Famille Mormon FAMF X X Nom d'un fichier de familles de l’Église des Mormons. (SUBMISSION_RECORD)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Information GEDC X X Information sur l'utilisation de la norme GEDCOM dans un fichier. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Identification HEAD X X Identification des informations du fichier GEDCOM. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Légataire LEGA X X Personne recevant un legs ou bénéficiaire d'une clause testamentaire. (utilisation mal définie par la norme 5.5.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Sacrement ORDI X X Sacrement, rituel religieux (Mormon). Soumission des données chez les mormons. (SUBMISSION_RECORD)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Données à traiter SUBN X X Ensemble de données à traiter. (SUBMISSION_RECORD)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Heure TIME X X Temps donné dans un format de 24 heures, incluant les heures, minutes, et éventuellement les secondes, séparées par deux points (:). Les fractions de secondes sont présentées selon une notation décimale. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Fin de fichier TRLR X X Marque de fin d'un fichier GEDCOM. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)
    Ancestris gedcom tag inconnu.png Version VERS X X Indique la version d'un produit, d'un composant ou d'un ouvrage utilisé ou référencé. (interne au fichier Gedcom.)

     

     

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