TMG: Custom Tags that I Use
Here are some of the custom tags that I use in The Master Genealogist (TMG):
Census
Roles:
- Principle
- Witness
Principle Sentence:
[P] <|and [PO]> appeared on the census <of [D]> <[L]><- listed in the same household: [WO]>
Witness Sentence:
[W] appeared on the census <of [D]> in the household of [P] <and [PO]> <[L]>
CensusNeighbor
Roles:
- Principle
Principle Sentence:
[P] <|and [PO]> appeared as neighbors on the census <of [D]> <[L]>
Cousins
Use: To show how two principles are related as cousins by also listing their most recent common ancestor where the memo [M] would say “seventh cousins” or “4th cousins”, etc.
Roles:
- Principle
- Progenitor
Principle Sentence:
[P] and [PO] were [M] <as they were both descendents of [R:Progenitor]>
Progenitor Sentence:
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Possible Match
Use: Show that two different persons in the database may be the same person
Principle Sentence:
[P] and [PO] may be the same person.
Possible Children
Use: Show a list of persons believed to be the children of [N]
Principle Sentence:
[WO] have been identified as possible children of [P]
Witness Sentence (M/F):
[W] has been identified as possibly being a son of [P]
[W] has been identified as possibly being a daughter of [P]
Possible Event Connection
Use:I use this witness only tag when I have two candidates for an event. For example where I find a name on a military roster and there is one or more same named individuals for whom this fact may apply.
Witness Sentence:
[W] [M] <[D]> <[L]>< (See also [WO])>
Possible Relationship
Principle Sentence (M/F):
Some pedigrees indicate that [P1] was a son of [P2]<. [M]>
Some pedigrees indicate that [P1] was a daughter of [P2]<. [M]>
Possible Relationshop Connection
Principle Sentence:
[P] and [PO] may have been related<. [M]>
Possible Sibling
Principle Sentence:
[P] and [PO] were <[M]>
Possible Spouse
Principle Sentence (M/F):
Some sources suggest that [P1] was the husband of [P2]
Some sources suggest that [P1] was the wife of [P2]
