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Revision as of 15:04, 11 September 2022Creating the first person in a treeTo create the first person page in a tree:
On the Add a Person screen, enter as much of the following as you know:
The primary name is normally the name at birth (which means maiden name for women). Once a page is added, alternate names can be added for nicknames, alternate spellings, aliases, etc. Each name has up to 4 components: prefix, given name(s), surname and suffix; however, when adding a Person page, you can only enter the given name(s) and surname. Once the page is added, you can add a prefix and/or suffix. For further information, see name conventions.
Enter dates as d mmm yyyy. If appropriate, add a modifier (bef, aft, bet/and, from/to, cal, abt, est). Case doesn't matter - WeRelate automatically transforms dates to standard mixed-case format. WeRelate supports dual dating - if you are entering dates prior to 1752 and aren't familiar with dual dating (d Mmm yyyy/yy), please read Month number and dual dating. Enter proxy dates (e.g., christening date as proxy for birth date, or burial date as proxy for death date) in their own events (not as birth or death date). When a proxy date is used, do not enter a birth or death date that can be derived from the proxy date (e.g., Bef christening date). Source citations should give the date supported by the source in case the date in the date field is changed. If a non-trivial conversion is required, the source citation should include both the date as expressed in the source and the converted date (e.g., 6 (6) 66 [6 Aug 1666]). For further information, see date conventions.
Enter the place name in the following format (for places in the United States): Municipality or Township, County, State, United States. Do not enter the words "Township" or "County". Enter only what is known - e.g., if the municipality is not known, start with the township, county or country. Once you enter a comma, pause a few seconds and WeRelate will present a dropdown of potential matches. Select a match or continue typing to refine the dropdown. You can skip a part of the place name - for example, you can enter municipality, state to get a list of all places with that municipality name in that state - then select from the list. Note: WeRelate matches on exactly what is typed, so spelling matters; however, capitalization does not. For further information, see how to select a place. Select the Next button. WeRelate will search to see if there is already a page for this person, and will present a number of possible matches.
Adding a person to an existing treeBuilding your tree involves alternating between creating person pages and family pages. A family page is created for the parents of a person and for each marriage (or other relationship) the person is involved in. From the family page, a person page is created for each spouse and each child. See Creating a Family page for help on how to create a family page. Once you have created a family page, you can:
Each of these options will take you to the Add a Person screen with the context of your request, so that when you save the new person page, it is connected to the family page. From here, continue with the instructions for the Add a Person screen, as presented in above section Creating the first person in a tree. |