## Entities - Individual

The information about individuals is the most important part of any genealogical set of data. In GenJ instances of type Individual act as the container for all information known about a person like yourself, your father, your children and any other descendant or ancestor, etc.

When modelling relationships between individuals a web of information evolves. This makes it possible to derive information about lineage and families' heritage. Relationships based on kinship are not captured directly through references to e.g. spouse, children or parents. Instead an indirection through references to Families is used. So having a spouse means to be spouse in a family with another spouse and having parents means to be child in a family with two spouses.

Entity | Individual
Image |
Gedcom Tag | INDI
Gedcom Info | A person
Sub Tags | NAME, SEX, BIRT, DEAT, RESI, OBJE, ...
References to | FAMC child in Family FAMS spouse in Family NOTE Note REPO Repository SOUR Source OBJE Multimedia Object SUBM Submitter