/family-genealogy-database

Data model, SQL, and supporting materials for a personal Family Genealogy Database implemented with PostgreSQL

family-genealogy-database

Summary

This repository contains the SQL code, data model, and supporting materials for a personal Family Genealogy Database implemented with PostgreSQL.

  • The purpose of this SQL code is to create a relational database used to record, maintain, query, and report on personal family genealogical data.

  • The SQL code contained within this repository is compatible with PostgreSQL version 9.6 and has not been tested with any other SQL database engines.

  • Please Note: This genealogy database has not been tested for compatibility with the latest Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Standard.

Data Model

The current version of the data model (2017-09-26) contains the following tables listed below:

  1. individual
  2. parent
  3. parent_type
  4. family
  5. relationship
  6. occupation
  7. education
  8. health_condition
  9. relationship_type
  10. role_type
  11. occupation_type
  12. health_condition_type
  13. education_type
  14. individual_memory
  15. family_event
  16. individual_memory_object
  17. family_event_object
  18. object_type

Additional documentation will be added soon.

See the embedded PNG below for a visual representation of these tables and associated fields, field types, and logical relationships comprising the current data model:

Family Genealogy Data Model

See Also

Special thanks to Barry Williams, whose suggested data model on databaseanswers.com was my starting point while building this model.