Event Type¶
Event types are what indicate what kind of thing an event is about, such as a birth, death, or marriage.
They inherit from betty.model.event_type.EventType.
Event types¶
betty.model.event_type.AdoptionA person’s adoption.
betty.model.event_type.BaptismA person’s baptism.
betty.model.event_type.BirthA person’s birth. This event type often receives special treatment and is considered the authoritative type to determine when somebody’s life started.
betty.model.event_type.BurialA person’s burial.
betty.model.event_type.ConferenceA conference.
betty.model.event_type.Confirmationbetty.model.event_type.CorrespondenceCorrespondence between people, such as letters or emails.
betty.model.event_type.CremationA person’s cremation.
betty.model.event_type.DeathA person’s death. This event type often receives special treatment and is considered the authoritative type to determine when somebody’s life ended.
betty.model.event_type.DivorceA person’s divorce from another.
betty.model.event_type.DivorceAnnouncementThe public announcement of a person’s divorce from another.
betty.model.event_type.EmigrationA person’s emigration from a place.
betty.model.event_type.EngagementA person’s engagement to another.
betty.model.event_type.FuneralA person’s funeral.
betty.model.event_type.ImmigrationA person’s immigration to a place.
betty.model.event_type.MarriageA person’s marriage to another.
betty.model.event_type.MarriageAnnouncementThe public announcement of a person’s marriage to another, such as marriage banns.
betty.model.event_type.MissingWhen someone has become a missing person.
betty.model.event_type.OccupationHow a person spends their time in society, such as through employment or education.
betty.model.event_type.ResidenceA person stayed or lived in a place for some time.
betty.model.event_type.RetirementA person’s retirement from their occupations.
betty.model.event_type.UnknownEventTypeThe event’s type is not otherwise known.
betty.model.event_type.WillAny event associated with the reading and excution of someone’s will and testament.
Meta event types¶
The aforementioned event types can inherit from these meta types. For example, births and baptisms are both start-of-life events.
betty.model.event_type.StartOfLifeEventTypeAny event taking place because of and close to someone’s birth, such as a baptism, or an actual birth.
betty.model.event_type.DuringLifeEventTypeAny event taking place while the subject was still alive, e.g. between their birth and death.
betty.model.event_type.EndOfLifeEventTypeAny event taking place because of and close to someone’s death, such as a funeral, or an actual death.
betty.model.event_type.PostDeathEventTypeAny event taking place after someone’s death, such as a funeral or will reading.
betty.model.event_type.FinalDispositionEventTypeAny final disposition, such as a burial or cremation.