* Extra Fact - Child's Burial

[woods4thetrees]

I have just created a new fact "Child's Burial" and added "place" to the suggested code, for when I want to see that the main fact I have so far about a person is that one of their children was buried and where. The resulting text is: {individual} experienced {label} {date} {place} {age}{place}

Please could I have advice : is this the best way to go about this or is there a download that does it better?

Thanks & best,
Steph Woods

[tatewise]

Here are some things to consider.

(1) There is a Wish List entry requesting that close family BMD Events should appear in the Facts tab.
See Ability to show deaths/marriages of close relations on the Events Tab and add your Vote.

(2) Publish > Family Group Sheet or a Descendant Diagram both show all Child BMD Events including Burial.

(3) From the Main tab of the Property Box a click on the Child entry quickly links to their Facts.

(4) I assuming you have created a Source Record for the Burial records, and that the Child's Burial Event has a Citation to that Source Record as your proof of that fact.
Presumably the Burial records also identify the parents.
So both parent Individual Records should also have a Citation to the same Source Record.
This will in appear in the yellow Sources pane with a title that identifies the Child Burial.

(5) If you still feel the need for a Child's Burial Custom Event then what you have created is along the right lines, and there are no available downloads.
In Tools > Work With Fact Sets > Properties for the Child's Burial try the following:
Ensure Normal Time Frame is set sensibly to either Life or perhaps Post-Marriage.
The sentence Template could be {individual's} child was buried {date} {place} but does not identify the child.

To identify the child needs an extra data item to hold the child's name.
This is where an Attribute is sometimes better than an Event, because it has a Value.
c.f. The Occupation or Possessions Attributes.
To define a Custom Attribute first delete the Child's Burial Custom Event, and then when using New, set Fact Type to Attribute.
Everything else is the same as an Event, but the sentence Template can be {individual's} child {value} was buried {date} {place} where {value} is the child's name entered in the Attribute Fact.
You will have to delete and re-enter any Child's Burial Events as similar Attributes.

[woods4thetrees]

Thank you Mike,
That is all extremely helpful. I have added my vote on the wish list re close family BMD events.
I see what you mean about just clicking on the child entry in the main tab of the property box and I can then view the source citation.
Yes, Attribute sounds better than event so I will probably go that route.
Once again, thanks for a very comprehensive and swift reply.
Steph Woods