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Here’s how to record details in a family tree template.
Entering names in a family tree template:
In order to enter the names properly, you would need to enter the first name, any other names they were known by, and then their surname. Make sure that you capitalize the surname and the middle names. If there is a married woman in the family then you must never list their married name as this would throw the tree off significantly. If you do not know their maiden name, then you would enter a // to show that the name is unknown for the moment.
If there are nicknames involved, then the nickname should be shown in quotes. For example, Jacob “Jac” SMITH. If someone has been adopted or undergone a legal name changed, then they should have the original name in brackets, and then a.k.a followed by their new name.
If you find a surname that appears to be spelled incorrectly, do not correct it. Illiteracy was rampant in ages past, and this may have caused the name to be recorded wrong. In any case, you should make sure you write down the different variations.
In some cases, surnames were deliberately changed for political or social reasons, possibly when immigrating to a new country. If you know the original spelling, record that version first, followed by the later version(s) used.
Entering dates in a family tree form:
To enter dates properly, you would use the European standard. For instance you would record the day first, the month, and then the year(dd Mmm yyyy). Yes, the first letter of the month is a capital, so you would enter your dates as such: 12 Apr 1978.
It’s possible that you won’t know the dates for every single event, so you would need to use prefixes along the lines of abt, circa, or even a – in between the dates.
If you don’t know the exact date but can establish a range of dates between which the event occurred, then use the abbreviation bet. (short for “between”), with a hyphen between the two dates. E.g. bet. 22 Jan 1950 – 26 Feb 1950.
When dates are shown in numerals only, in North America the month is shown first (04/06 would be Apr 6). In Europe and former colonies it is the day that is usually shown first (04/06) would be 4 Jun). If you are not sure in which way the recorded date should be interpreted, you might want to add a comment in the notes to indicate how you think it should be interpreted and why.
Geographical data and abbreviations
List places accurately, proceeding from the smallest to the largest geographic area. E.g. London, England, United Kingdom. In regards to abbreviations, use genealogical standards such as b for born, d for died and m for married etc.
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