Not all parent-child relationships are straightforward biological ones. Pedigree Forge supports different types of linkage to handle step-parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, and other situations.
Set the linkage type using the Type drop-down on the Families tab of the Current Person Other Detail dialog. The type affects how narrative reports describe the relationship.
| Type | Use for |
|---|---|
| Adopted | The adoptive parents of an adopted person — see Adopted persons |
| Birth | The birth (biological) parents of an adopted person. Not needed for non-adopted persons, as birth linkage is the default |
| Foster | Foster parents |
| Sealing | Included for GEDCOM compatibility only — do not use |
| Illegitimate | A child born out of wedlock, typically when recorded in a historical source such as a parish register |
| Posthumous | Born after the death of the father. Mentioned in narrative reports |
| Legitimised/prenuptial | Born before the parents married, but later legitimised by the marriage |
| Supposed | Significant doubt about the father’s identity |
| Reputed | The father appears to accept the child as their own, but evidence is not conclusive |
| Nominal | The father is named on some documents but evidence suggests he may not be the biological father |