The available facts cover a wide range of the options available to you, and if possible, you should record the information one of the standard fact types—this allows Pedigree Forge to understand what the data means. The following facts/events are available (some are only available from the “Facts” menu:
Individual: Birth, Baptism, Census, Death, Burial, Cremation, Will, Codicil, Probate, Administration, Seat, Floruit, Adoption, Education, Graduation, Ordination, Emigration, Immigration, Barmitzvah, Confirmation, Residence, First Communion, Naturalisation, Retirement, Blessing.
Couple: Marriage, Marriage Licence, Marriage Banns, Divorce, Engagement, Annulment, Divorce Filled.
Sometimes, although perhaps not quite obvious, a fact of a more generic kind, can represent a more specific kind (see the section of further type information above). For example, a marriage has a sub-type of a civil partnership.
Most of the types should be obvious. The following is guidance on particular types:
On old documents, a particular person might sometime be described as being “of X”; this is often their “main” or long term residence. The seat fact allows you to enter this information, which will then be used in charts and reports.
On family trees that extend back a long way, it isn’t uncommon to find a “flourit” date (often abbreviated as fl. on charts). This is when approximate dates of birth aren’t known, but reflect the period in which the person was known to be alive. The date is often a range, that is between two dates.