ADDR {ADDRESS
The contemporary place, usually required for postal purposes, of an individual, a submitter
of information, a repository, a business, a school, or a company.} ,

ADOP {ADOPTION
The event of a legal creation of the child-parent relationship that does not exist biologically.
} ,
AFN {AFN
A unique permanent record file number of an individual record stored in the Ancestral File.
} ,
AGE  {AGE
The age of the individual at the time an event occurred, or the age listed in the document.
} ,
AGNC {AGENCY
The name of the branch of government.
} ,
ALIA {ALIAS
A pointer to which indicates that another record is suspected of being the same person.
When the suspicions are confirmed, drop the alias line, combine all data into one record, and
delete the other record.  Alias should NOT be used to record alternate names for the same
person. (See Name tag definition.)
},
ANCI {ANCES_INTEREST
Indicates an individual in which the submitter has interest in additional research for ancestors
of this individual. (See also DESI)} ,

ANUL {ANNULMENT
An event declaring a marriage void from the beginning (never existed).
} ,
ARVL {ARRIVAL
An event declaring the arrival or reaching of a destination.
} ,
ASSO {ASSOCIATES
Identifies friends, neighbors, or associates of an individual.
} ,
AUTH {AUTHOR
The name of the individual who created or compiled information.
} ,
BAPL {BAPTISM-LDS
The event of baptism performed at age eight or later by priesthood authority of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See also BAPM.)} ,

BAPM {BAPTISM
The event of baptism (not LDS), performed in infancy or later. (See also BAPL and CHR.
} ,
BARM {BAR_MITZVAH
The ceremonial event held when a Jewish boy reaches age 13.
} ,
BASM {BAS_MITZVAH
The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 12, also known as "Bat Mitzvah".
} ,
BIRT {BIRTH
The event of entering into life.
} ,
BLES {BLESSING
A religious event of bestowing divine care or intercession.
} ,
BROT {BROTHER
A male sibling.
} ,
BURI {BURIAL
The event of the proper disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person.
} ,
BUYR {BUYER
A person who purchased or purchases from another.
} ,
CALN {CALL_NUMBER
The number used by a repository to identify the specific items in its collections.
} ,
CAST {CASTE
name of an individual's rank or status in society, based
acial or religious differences, or differences in wealth, inherited
, profession, occupation, etc.
},

CAUS {CAUSE
A description of the cause of the associated event or fact, such as the cause of death.
} ,
CEME {CEMETERY
The name of the cemetery or other resting place where an individual is buried.
} ,
CENS {CENSUS
The event of the periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national
or state Census.} ,

CHAN {CHANGE
Indicates a change, correction, or modification. Typically used in connection with a DATE to
specify when a change in information occurred.} ,

CHAR {CHARACTER
An indicator of the character set used in writing this automated information.
} ,
CHIL {CHILD
The natural, adopted, or sealed (LDS) child of a father and a mother.
} ,
CHR  {CHRISTENING
The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming a child.
} ,
CHRA {ADULT_CHRISTNG
The religious event (not LDS) of baptizing and/or naming an adult person.
} ,
CLAS {CLASSIFICATION
A classification name given to identify objects because they posses a set of similar attributes
or characteristics.} ,

CNTC {CONTACT_PERSON
The name of a person that is listed as the contact person at an institution such as a
repository, college, business, etc.} ,

CONC {CONCATENATION
An indicator that the additional value information follows and is to be connected to the value
of the superior preceding line without a new line.} ,

CONF {CONFIRMATION
The religious event (not LDS) of conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost and, among
protestants, full church membership.} ,

CONL {CONFIRMATION_L
The religious event by which a person receives membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.} ,

CONT {CONTINUED
An indicator that additional value information follows and is to be connected with the value
of the superior preceding line as a new line.} ,

COPR {COPYRIGHT
A statement that accompanies data to protect it from unlawful duplication and distribution.
} ,
CORP {CORPORATE
A name of an institution, agency, corporation, or company.
} ,
CPLR {COMPILER
The name of the person that compiled writings of others.
} ,
DATA {DATA
Pertaining to stored automated information.
} ,
DATE {DATE
The time of an event in calendar days.
} ,
DEAT {DEATH
The event when mortal life terminates.
} ,
DEFN {DEFINITION
A textual description of something.
} ,
DESI {DESCENDANT_INT
Indicates the submitter that has interest in research to identify additional descendants of this
individual. (See also ANCI.)} ,

DEST {DESTINATION
A system receiving data.
} ,
DIV  {DIVORCE
An event of dissolving a marriage through civil action.
} ,
DIVF {DIVORCE_FILED
An event of filing for a divorce by a spouse.
} ,
DPRT {DEPARTURE
An event declaring the departure or leaving for another destination.
} ,
DSCR {PHY_DESCRIPTION
The physical characteristics of a person, place, or thing.
} ,
EDTR {EDITOR
The name of a person who edited information.
} ,
EDUC {EDUCATION
Indicates the education attained.
} ,
ENDL {ENDOWMENT
A religious event where an endowment ordinance for an individual was performed by
priesthood authority in an LDS Temple.} ,

ENGA {ENGAGEMENT
An event of recording or announcing an agreement between two people to become married.
} ,
EMIG {EMIGRATION
An event of leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere.
} ,
EVEN {EVENT
A noteworthy event related to an individual, a group, or an organization.
} ,
FAM {FAMILY
Identifies a legal, common law, or other customary relationship of husband and wife and
their children, if any, or a family created by virtue of the birth of a child to its biological
father and mother.
},
FAMC {FAMILY_CHILD
Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a child.
} ,
FAMS {FAMILY_SPOUSE
Identifies the family in which an individual appears as a spouse.
} ,
FATH {FATHER
Identifies the male parent in a family.  In the Lineage-linked form this tag is used only in the
EVENT_RECORD role tag structure (See Chapter 2).  Direct parent relationships are
represented using the HUSBand and WIFE tags as part of the FAMILY_RECORD.
),
FIDE {FIDELITY
A description of the state of originality of the record to permit an assessment of the potential
for accuracy or errors due to the use of a copy of the record.} ,

FILE {FILE
An information storage place that is ordered and arranged for preservation and reference.
} ,
FILM {FILM_NUMBER
An assigned, unique number used to identify a reel of film.
} ,
FORM {FORMAT
An assigned name given to a consistent format in which information can be conveyed.
} ,
GEDC {GEDCOM
Information about the use of GEDCOM in a transmission.
} ,
GODP {GODPARENT
A sponsor at a religious rite (baptism).
} ,
GRAD {GRADUATION
An event of awarding educational diplomas or degrees to individuals.
} ,
HDOH {HEAD_HOUSEHOLD
Identifies a person whose role was recorded as "head of household" for an event such as a
census.} ,

HEAD {HEADER
Identifies information pertaining to an entire GEDCOM transmission.
} ,
HEIR {HEIR
A role of an individual who inherited or is entitled to inherit an estate.
} ,
HFAT {HUSB_FATHER
A role of an individual acting as the husband's father for a cited event.
} ,
HMOT {HUSB_MOTHER
A role of an individual acting as the husband's mother for a cited event.
} ,
HUSB {HUSBAND
An individual in the family role of a married man or father.
} ,
IDNO {IDENT_NUMBER
A number assigned to identify a person within some significant external system.
} ,
IMMI {IMMIGRATION
An event of entering into a new locality with the intent of residing there.
} ,
INDI {INDIVIDUAL
A person.
} ,
INDX {INDEXED
Specifies information about an index to simplify finding information in a source.
} ,
INFT {INFORMANT
An individual who reported facts concerning an event.
} ,
INTV {INTERVIEWER
The person who facilitated, recorded, and obtained information during an interview.
} ,
ISA  {IS_A_KIND_OF
Indicates the tag of an object of which this object inherits its characteristics from.
} ,
ISSUE  {ISSUE
An identifier used to differentiate one giving out from another, such as a number
differentiating one periodical publication from another.} ,

ITEM {ITEM
Refers to a unit within a set of things that belong together.  The unit itself may be made up
of other objects but collectively they are referred to as an unit (item) of the set.  A group of
papers filmed together under one header page is referred to as an item on a film.
},
LABL {LABEL
A name assigned to a field or product which helps to identify it.
} ,
LANG {LANGUAGE
The name of the language used in a communication or transmission of information.
} ,
LCCN {LIB_CONGRS_CALL
The number assigned by the U.S. Library of Congress to a document, book, etc.
} ,
LGTE {LEGATEE
A role of an individual acting as a person receiving a bequest or legal devise.
} ,
MARB {MARRIAGE_BANN
An event of an official public notice given that two people intend to marry.
} ,
MARC {MARR_CONTRACT
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
},
MARL {MARR_LICENSE
An event of obtaining a legal license to marry.
} ,
MARR {MARRIAGE
A legal, common-law, or customary event of creating a family unit of a man and a woman as
husband and wife.} ,

MARS {MARR_SETTLEMENT
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.
},
MEDI {MEDIA
The medium used to store or transmit information.
} ,
MBR {MEMBER
 Identifies an individual (element)  belonging to a group (set).
} ,
MOTH {MOTHER
Identifies the female parent in a family.  In the Lineage-linked form this tag is used only in
the EVENT_RECORD role tag structure (See Chapter 2).  Parent relationships are
represented using the HUSBand and WIFE tags as part of the FAMILY_RECORD.
},
NAME {NAME
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.} ,

NAMR {NAME_RELIGIOUS
A name given to an individual to be used in association with one's religion.
} ,
NAMS {NAME_SAKE
Identifies the person that an individual is named after to perpetuate the person's name.
} ,
NATI {NATIONALITY
The national heritage of an individual.
} ,
NATU {NATURALIZATION
The event of obtaining citizenship.
} ,
NCHI {CHILDREN_COUNT
The number of children that this person is known to be the parent of (all marriages), or that
belong to this family.} ,

NMR {MARRIAGE_COUNT
The number of times this person has participated in a family as a spouse or parent.
} ,
NOTE {NOTE
Additional information provided by the submitter for understanding the enclosing data.
} ,
OCCU {OCCUPATION
The type of work or profession of an individual.
} ,
OFFI {OFFICIATOR
A person acting in an authorized capacity as voice in performing an ordinance or ceremony.
} ,
ORDN {ORDINATION
A religious event of receiving authority to act in religious matters.
} ,
ORIG {ORIGINATION
Pertains to the creation or root of an object.
} ,
OWNR {OWNER
The name of the person who is the owner of the associated item or property.
} ,
PAGE {PAGE
A number or description to identify the page in a document.
} ,
PERI {PERIOD
Indicates the range of time during which an event took place.
} ,
PHON {PHONE
A unique number assigned to dial a specific telephone.
} ,
PHOTO {PHOTO
A photograph (graphic image) of a person, place, or thing, depending on the enclosing
context.} ,

PHUS {PREV_HUSB
An individual in the role of the principal's previous husband for a cited event.
} ,
PLAC {PLACE
A jurisdictional name to identify the place or location of an event.
},
PORT {PORT
A site identifier of entering or leaving, such as an air port, harbor, port of entry, or a data
port where data enters or leaves a system.} ,

PROB {PROBATE
An event of judicial determination of the validity of a will.  May indicate several related
court activities over several dates.} ,

PROP {PROPERTY
The name of land and/or other properties possessed by this individual.
} ,
PUBL {PUBLICATION
A published work.
} ,
PUBR {PUBLISHER
The name of the company or individual who published a work.
} ,
PWIF {PREV_WIFE
An individual in the role of the principal's previous wife for a cited event.
} ,
QUAY {QUALITY_OF_DATA
An assessment of the reliability of the evidence to support the conclusion drawn from the
evidence.} ,

RECO {RECORDER
A person responsible for recording information about an event, place, or person.
} ,
REFN {REFERENCE
A description or number used to identify an item for filing, storage, or other reference
purposes.} ,

REFS {REFERENCED_SOUR
A source that was referenced by the cited source but was not examined by the submitter.
Examined sources are listed using a SOUR tag.} ,

RELI {RELIGION
A religious denomination to which a person is affiliated or for which a record applies.
} ,
REPO {REPOSITORY
An institution that has the specified item as part of its collection(s).
} ,
RETI {RETIREMENT
An event of exiting an occupational relationship with an employer after a qualifying time
period.} ,

RFN  {REC_FILE_NUMBER
A permanent number assigned to a record that uniquely identifies it within a known file.
} ,
ROLE {ROLE
A name given to a role played by an individual in connection with an event.
} ,
SCHEMA {SCHEMA
A context pattern definition that specifies the meaning and the valid context(s) of a user
defined tag.  See the SCHEMA_STRUCTURE substructure definition.} ,

SELR {SELLER
A person who sold or sells to another.
} ,
SEQU {SEQUENCE
Indicates the sequence or order of an event or information.
} ,
SERS {SERIES
Designates the volume within a series in which a given work is a part.
} ,
SEX {SEX
Indicates the sex of an individual--male or female.  No SEX line is present if the sex is
unknown.} ,

SIBL {SIBLING
A male or female child of a common parent.
} ,
SIGN {SIGNATURE
Used to identify information about an individual's signature.
} ,
SIST {SISTER
A female sibling.
} ,
SITE {SITE
The name of the specific location, building, etc. that is in connection with the address or
place value, such as, "Shriners Hospital" or "The Church of the Epiphany".} ,

SLGC {SEALING_CHILD
A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a child to his or her parents in an LDS temple
ceremony.} ,

SLGS {SEALING_SPOUSE
A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a husband and wife in an LDS temple
ceremony.} ,

SOUND {SOUND
A collection of sound bits pertaining to the enclosed context.
} ,
SOUR {SOURCE
The initial or original material from which information was obtained.
} ,
SPOU {SPOUSE
A husband or wife of a person.
} ,
SSN  {SOC_SEC_NUMBER
A number assigned by the United States Social Security Administration.  Used for tax
identification purposes.} ,

STAT {STATUS
An assessment of the state or condition of something.
} ,
SUBM {SUBMITTER
An individual or organization who contributes genealogical data to a file or transfers it to
someone else.} ,

TEMP {TEMPLE
The name or code that represents the name of a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.} ,

TEXT {TEXT
The exact wording found in an original source document.
} ,
TIME {TIME
A time value in a 24-hour clock format, including hours, minutes, and optional seconds,
separated by a colon ":".  Fractions of seconds are shown in decimal notation.} ,

TITL {TITLE
A descriptive description of a specific writing, such as the title of a book when used in a
source context, or a formal designation used by an individual in connection with individual's
name, such as Captain.
},
TRLR {TRAILER
At level 0, specifies the end of a GEDCOM transmission.
} ,
TXPY {TAXPAYER
A role of a person who has been assessed a tax.
} ,
TYPE {TYPE
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.
},
VERS {VERSION
Indicates which version of a product, item, or publication is being used or referenced.
} ,
WFAT {WIFE_FATHER
A role of an individual acting as the wife's father for a cited event.
} ,
WIFE {WIFE
n individual in the family role of a married woman or mother.
} ,
WILL {WILL
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.
(See also PROBate.)
},
WITN {WITNESS
An individual who attested that he or she saw an event take place.
} ,
WMOT {WIFE_MOTHER
A role of an individual acting as the wife's mother for a cited event.
} ,
XLTR {TRANSLATOR
The name of a person who translated words from one language to another.
}