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.ancestry.event_type.EventType.
Built-in event types¶
betty.ancestry.event_type.AdoptionA person’s adoption.
betty.ancestry.event_type.BaptismA person’s baptism.
betty.ancestry.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.ancestry.event_type.BurialA person’s burial.
betty.ancestry.event_type.ConferenceA conference.
betty.ancestry.event_type.Confirmationbetty.ancestry.event_type.CorrespondenceCorrespondence between people, such as letters or emails.
betty.ancestry.event_type.CremationA person’s cremation.
betty.ancestry.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.ancestry.event_type.DivorceA person’s divorce from another.
betty.ancestry.event_type.DivorceAnnouncementThe public announcement of a person’s divorce from another.
betty.ancestry.event_type.EmigrationA person’s emigration from a place.
betty.ancestry.event_type.EngagementA person’s engagement to another.
betty.ancestry.event_type.FuneralA person’s funeral.
betty.ancestry.event_type.ImmigrationA person’s immigration to a place.
betty.ancestry.event_type.MarriageA person’s marriage to another.
betty.ancestry.event_type.MarriageAnnouncementThe public announcement of a person’s marriage to another, such as marriage banns.
betty.ancestry.event_type.MissingWhen someone has become a missing person.
betty.ancestry.event_type.OccupationHow a person spends their time in society, such as through employment or education.
betty.ancestry.event_type.ResidenceA person stayed or lived in a place for some time.
betty.ancestry.event_type.RetirementA person’s retirement from their occupations.
betty.ancestry.event_type.UnknownEventTypeThe event’s type is not otherwise known.
betty.ancestry.event_type.WillAny event associated with the reading and excution of someone’s will and testament.
Built-in 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.ancestry.event_type.StartOfLifeEventTypeAny event taking place because of and close to someone’s birth, such as a baptism, or an actual birth.
betty.ancestry.event_type.DuringLifeEventTypeAny event taking place while the subject was still alive, e.g. between their birth and death.
betty.ancestry.event_type.EndOfLifeEventTypeAny event taking place because of and close to someone’s death, such as a funeral, or an actual death.
betty.ancestry.event_type.PostDeathEventTypeAny event taking place after someone’s death, such as a funeral or will reading.
betty.ancestry.event_type.FinalDispositionEventTypeAny final disposition, such as a burial or cremation.