Family relationships are entered by linking people as children or parents, building a tree. For example, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is inferred because they are linked via the parents between. There area some types of association between people that might not be genetic, or might vary. For example, you might wish to record who the Godparents of someone were, or who was an heir to a title. These associations are added independently.
To associate two people in a this way, use the “Current Person Other Detail” dialog, which is shown by clicking on the ⋮ button next to the current person’s name, then select the “Associations tab”:
Use the buttons at the top of the grid to select people to associate, delete an association, or edit its details.
When adding/editing an association, the description of the association can be selected from the pre-populated list, or you can use your own:
Most relationships are for your own reference. Currently, those related to inheritance, i.e. heir, coheir, heiress and coheiress are used by the reports and charts. They are intended to show inheritance of a title as was often shown in old pedigrees, and will expand phrases such of “son of” or “daughter of” to “son and heir of” or “daughter and coheiress of” in certain circumstances:
