This document provides the semantic definition for the GEDCOM X Relationship data type for use in structured data (e.g. RDFa, Microdata, JSON-LD, etc.). This data type is specified by the GEDCOM X Conceptual Model.

This data type extends the http://gedcomx.org/v1/Subject data type.

Description

A relationship between two or more persons.

Properties

property expected type description
Properties from Relationship
type RelationshipType The type of this relationship.
person1 ResourceReference A reference to a person in the relationship. The name "person1" is used only to distinguish it from the other person in this relationship and implies neither order nor role. When the relationship type implies direction, it goes from "person1" to "person2".
person2 ResourceReference A reference to a person in the relationship. The name "person2" is used only to distinguish it from the other person in this relationship and implies neither order nor role. When the relationship type implies direction, it goes from "person1" to "person2".
fact Fact The fact conclusions for the relationship.
Properties from Subject
evidence EvidenceReference References to the evidence being referenced for this subject.
media SourceReference References to multimedia resources associated with this subject.
identifier Identifier The list of identifiers for the subject.
Properties from Conclusion
confidence ConfidenceLevel The level of confidence the contributor has about the data.
attribution Attribution Attribution metadata for a conclusion.
source SourceReference The source references for a conclusion.
note Note Notes about a person.