Unmarried Status from FH to Gedsite
Posted: 17 Mar 2020 06:47
I am using Mike Tait's excellent GST plug-in to export a gedcom that goes into Gedsite. It works just fine, let me say.
I have read most of the abundant exchanges here about the treatment of relationships that are not traditional marriages based on a formal event, be it religious or civil. I have also read about possible ways of creating custom events/facts however I sense a general frustration with workarounds and potential solutions.
I need to record the presence of a simple "relationship". There is no event as such. There is no document or certificate. For example, imagine that Mr. Fred Bloggs is in a relationship with Ms Margaret May in Liverpool in 1950. That's it. Each of them considers himself or heself the Spouse of the other. I currently have each of them set up in FH as an unmarried spouse of the other. I do not need to set up an event or record for a "Liaision" or anything else if I can avoid it. I don't actually need to record the place or year either as I can cover that is some blurb later.
So how does this marital status get exported as a Gedcom GST (Gedsite) plug-in format, as the GedSite interpretation is
"Marriage Status: Catherine Jean Snelson; George Lord Dalby; Unmarried Couple;
and
"Marriage Status: He; Catherine Jean Snelson; Unmarried Couple"
I would be quite happy if both names were given for the Marriage Status of each person - rather than one of them always being "He" or "She".
Any help much appreciated.
john
I have read most of the abundant exchanges here about the treatment of relationships that are not traditional marriages based on a formal event, be it religious or civil. I have also read about possible ways of creating custom events/facts however I sense a general frustration with workarounds and potential solutions.
I need to record the presence of a simple "relationship". There is no event as such. There is no document or certificate. For example, imagine that Mr. Fred Bloggs is in a relationship with Ms Margaret May in Liverpool in 1950. That's it. Each of them considers himself or heself the Spouse of the other. I currently have each of them set up in FH as an unmarried spouse of the other. I do not need to set up an event or record for a "Liaision" or anything else if I can avoid it. I don't actually need to record the place or year either as I can cover that is some blurb later.
So how does this marital status get exported as a Gedcom GST (Gedsite) plug-in format, as the GedSite interpretation is
"Marriage Status: Catherine Jean Snelson; George Lord Dalby; Unmarried Couple;
and
"Marriage Status: He; Catherine Jean Snelson; Unmarried Couple"
I would be quite happy if both names were given for the Marriage Status of each person - rather than one of them always being "He" or "She".
Any help much appreciated.
john