Gedcom Publisher: Descendant Lineage Item

Overview

You may add one or more Descendant Lineage items to the Person Entry list to add descendant lineage values to the person entry.

A descendant lineage value shows the sequence of ancestors who lead from the current person to a designated ancestor called the progenitor. A lineage value may be a number that follows one of the supported numbering systems or a sequence of names in one of several formats. Each item may optionally be a link to the indicated ancestor.

If the progenitor is not an ancestor of the subject, Gedcom Publisher will omit the Descendant Lineage item. If the subject is a descendant of the progenitors for multiple Descendant Lineage items, each of those items will be included in the Person Entry.

For examples of lineage values, see the Format section below.

Properties

Title

Enter the title for the item. The title appears as a label of the lineage value in the person entry.

Progenitor ID

Specify the ID number of the progenitor. The person entry of any descendant of the progenitor will show the lineage value between the progenitor and the subject.

Picklist

Use the Picklist button to open the Picklist, a dialog window where you can select the progenitor by name. If you use the Picklist button, Gedcom Publisher will set the ID to the selected person's ID number.

Format

The Format determines the content of the lineage value. There are several available formats as described in the table below.

In the descriptions, the subject refers to the person whose person entry is being constructed when the Descendant Lineage item is creating a value.

Format	Description
d'Aboville System	The d'Aboville System is a descending numbering method named for Jacques d'Aboville. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive numbers, separated by periods, indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent. Example 1.2.10.1
d'Aboville System (dash)	This is a variation of the d'Aboville System where the numbers are separated by dashes in place of periods Example 1-2-10-1
Henry System	The Henry System is a descending numbering method created by Reginald Buchanan Henry. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive digits indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent. If the birth order is ten or higher, the digit is replaced by a letter where ten is "X", eleven is "A", twelve is "B", etc. Example 12X1
Modified Henry System	The Modified Henry System is a descending numbering method based on the Henry System created by Reginald Buchanan Henry. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive digits indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent. In the Modified Herny system, birth orders higher than nine are wrapped in parentheses. Example 12(10)1
First name	The lineage value shows the first names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor. Example Mary^C, Sarah^B, George^A
First name, surname on change	The lineage value shows the first names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor. If a parent does not have the same surname as his or her child, the parent's full name is shown. Example Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George⁰
Full name	The lineage value shows the full names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor. Example Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George Bezanson⁰

Format

Description

d'Aboville System

The d'Aboville System is a descending numbering method named for Jacques d'Aboville. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive numbers, separated by periods, indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent.

Example

1.2.10.1

d'Aboville System (dash)

This is a variation of the d'Aboville System where the numbers are separated by dashes in place of periods

Example

1-2-10-1

Henry System

The Henry System is a descending numbering method created by Reginald Buchanan Henry. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive digits indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent. If the birth order is ten or higher, the digit is replaced by a letter where ten is "X", eleven is "A", twelve is "B", etc.

Example

12X1

Modified Henry System

The Modified Henry System is a descending numbering method based on the Henry System created by Reginald Buchanan Henry. The lineage value begins with a "1" which represents the progenitor. Successive digits indicate the birth order of the descendant relative to that descendant's parent. In the Modified Herny system, birth orders higher than nine are wrapped in parentheses.

Example

12(10)1

First name

The lineage value shows the first names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor.

Example

Mary^C, Sarah^B, George^A

First name, surname on change

The lineage value shows the first names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor. If a parent does not have the same surname as his or her child, the parent's full name is shown.

Example

Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George⁰

Full name

The lineage value shows the full names of the ancestors of the subject beginning with the subject's parent and continuing through to the progenitor.

Example

Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George Bezanson⁰

Link Ancestors

If Link Ancestors is checked, the ancestor names or numbers in the lineage value are links to that person if the person is included in the book.

Generation Format

The Generation Format determines if the lineage value includes a generation indicator superscript following the lineage value of each ancestor.

Generation Format	Description
Omit generation	The generation indicator is not included in the lineage value. Example 1.8.1.1
Alphabetic generation	The generation indicator is a letter. By default, the lineage values range from "A" to "Z", where the progenitor is assigned "A". The letters may be customized by editing the Strings.Generations.Alphabetic Values property via the Utilities > Edit Strings command. The letter assigned to the progenitor may be adjusted via the Generation Offset property. Example Mary^C, Sarah^B, George^A
Numeric generation	The generation indicator is a number. By default, the progenitor is assigned zero, but the number assigned to the progenitor may be adjusted via the Generation Offset property. Example Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George⁰

Generation Format

Description

Omit generation

The generation indicator is not included in the lineage value.

Example

1.8.1.1

Alphabetic generation

The generation indicator is a letter. By default, the lineage values range from "A" to "Z", where the progenitor is assigned "A". The letters may be customized by editing the Strings.Generations.Alphabetic Values property via the Utilities > Edit Strings command. The letter assigned to the progenitor may be adjusted via the Generation Offset property.

Example

Mary^C, Sarah^B, George^A

Numeric generation

The generation indicator is a number. By default, the progenitor is assigned zero, but the number assigned to the progenitor may be adjusted via the Generation Offset property.

Example

Mary Graham², Sarah Bezanson¹, George⁰

Generation Offset

The Generation Offset determines the starting generation number of the progenitor. The default is zero.

If the Generation Format is numeric, and the Generation Offset is zero, the progenitor will have the generation indicator "0" (zero). If the Generation Offset is one, the progenitor will have the generation indicator "1", etc.

If the Generation Format is alphabetic, and the Generation Offset is zero, the progenitor will have the generation indicator "A". If the Generation Offset is one, the progenitor will have the generation indicator "B", etc.

Output Type

The Output Type includes two choices as described below. The default is "Field".

Output Type	Description
Field	The title and the lineage value are added to the Person Entry. The Format chosen in the Format Section determines the exact output, but the typical output includes the title in column one and the lineage value in column two. Example Lineage: 1.2.10.1
Prefix	The lineage value is added to the Person Entry as text. The text floats to the left. If you place the Descendant Lineage item above the Subject Name item, the lineage value will be appear as a prefix to the name. Example 1.2.10.1 John Doe

Output Type

Description

Field

The title and the lineage value are added to the Person Entry. The Format chosen in the Format Section determines the exact output, but the typical output includes the title in column one and the lineage value in column two.

Example

Lineage: 1.2.10.1

Prefix

The lineage value is added to the Person Entry as text. The text floats to the left. If you place the Descendant Lineage item above the Subject Name item, the lineage value will be appear as a prefix to the name.

Example

1.2.10.1 John Doe

New Container

When New Container is checked, the output of this item will be placed in a new container. When New Container is unchecked, which is the default, the output of this item may be added to an existing container if the output of a previous Person Entry Item uses the same container type as this item.

If you want to merge the output of the Descendant Lineage item with a previous Person Entry Item, leave New Container unchecked.
If you want the Descendant Lineage item to close the prior container and open a new container, add a checkmark to New Container.

Details

When a Person Entry Item creates content of the same type as the previous content, the new content is added to the same container as the previous content.

For example, when using a grid-type Format, the Person References and Descendant Lineage items both create a row with two columns in a table. The table is the container. If the output of the Descendant Lineage item follows immediately after the output of the Person References item, the output of the Descendant Lineage item will be added to the same table that contains the Person References content.

If you prefer that the Descendant Lineage item starts a new container, add a checkmark to the New Container property. Typically, creating a new container will add vertical space between the prior output and the current output.

See: New Container Item

Class

The Class textbox allows you to specify the name of a CSS class that will be added to the item's container. You may use the class in the selector of a User Style to customize the appearance of any Ancestor Lineage Items with the specified class name.

Prefix Example

The Prefix option for the Output Type property is intended to be used with the Subject Name item as shown in the screenshot below. The Descendant Lineage item has been added above the Subject Name item.

screenshot of Descendant Lineage item showing options set for use as prefix to subject name

When arranged as shown, the output will look like this:

screenshot of Descendant Lineage output with lineage text prior to subject name