A person is more than a name in a tree
Names change. Records disagree. Relationships need explaining. Keep the person, their events and their family connections together, with the evidence that supports each part.
Start with the record. Follow its connections.
A person can have multiple names, facts and events. Link their sources, places, notes and media, then follow their relationships into family records. The same place or source can support several people without being entered again.
Search, filter and sort the record lists, or open a person from the tree. Reverse indexes show where a linked record is used, so a correction starts with the surrounding research in view.
Person · evidence
- Jan Verschoorborn 1850 · DordrechtConfidence: 3 of 3
- Maria Bakkerborn about 1852 · RotterdamConfidence: 2 of 3
- Pieter Verschoorborn about 1878 · Dordrechtapprox
- Unknown childno datesNo confidence recorded
Room for what the records actually say
- Multiple names for one person
- Keep name variants on the same person rather than creating a second identity for a spelling difference.
- Facts and events with context
- Record dates, places and supporting citations alongside the assertion they describe. Missing information can remain missing.
- Relationships that keep their meaning
- Connect partners, parents and children with the supported parentage and uncertainty values. A relationship does not have to imply certainty.
- Changes you can review
- Record history helps explain edits. Conflict handling asks you to reconcile concurrent changes rather than silently replacing another researcher’s work.
What this does not do
A connection is a research claim, not proof
Leaves stores the relationships you enter; it does not establish someone’s identity for you. Check the underlying sources before joining two records, and keep competing evidence when the answer is still uncertain. Core records are available on Free within its plan limits.
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