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Family History Beginners Board / Family Search - Person Codes
« on: Tuesday 20 May 25 11:46 BST (UK) »
Not sure if this is the place to ask. When searching the LDS Family Search site, the results sometimes show a person together with what appears to be an individual code. Variants of this carry through marriage and presumably extend to any issue. These mostly appear on published family trees.
An example taken from a published tree taken more or less at random, shows: John Horrocks 1783-1841 2:2:QFR8-QVW His wife was Hannah Ball 1785-1860 2:2:QFR8-QV4
The first part is self explanatory, but can someone tell me where the codes 2:2:QFR8-QVW and 2:2:QFR8-QV4 originate and, in simple terms what each part represents? Does Family Search still pursue this coding system for new additions to the database or is it a survivor of the early days prior to computerisation. I've not noticed it being used on any of the other major genealogical sites so I assume it must be related purely to the LDS Church and Family Search.
Thanks for any help.
I have tried the LDS site but am unable to locate an explanation.
An example taken from a published tree taken more or less at random, shows: John Horrocks 1783-1841 2:2:QFR8-QVW His wife was Hannah Ball 1785-1860 2:2:QFR8-QV4
The first part is self explanatory, but can someone tell me where the codes 2:2:QFR8-QVW and 2:2:QFR8-QV4 originate and, in simple terms what each part represents? Does Family Search still pursue this coding system for new additions to the database or is it a survivor of the early days prior to computerisation. I've not noticed it being used on any of the other major genealogical sites so I assume it must be related purely to the LDS Church and Family Search.
Thanks for any help.
I have tried the LDS site but am unable to locate an explanation.