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How to read the Record System Report
Created by PAFAbility
The Record System, sometimes called the Modified Register System,
is a numbering system used in compiled genealogies. It is a
modified version of the "Register" or "New England System" used
by the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register". Its
use was pioneered by the "New York Genealogical and Biographical
Record". It is also used in the "National Genealogical Society
Quarterly". The report created by PAFAbility differs from the
standard in that no distinction is made between male and female
descendant lines (both are carried to their conclusion) and only
the name of a child is shown if the child's line is continued.
In the list of children of an individual, each child is assigned
a small case Roman numeral (i, ii, etc.) to indicate birth order.
Each individual is also assigned a unique Arabic numeral (1, 2,
etc) which precedes the birth-order number. If a child has
descendants, then just the name is shown and a plus sign (+) is
placed next to the Arabic number to indicate that the line is
continued later in the report.
To illustrate:
First Generation
1 Common ancestor
Children by 1st wife
+2i First child
Children by 2nd wife
3ii Second child
Second Generation
2 First child of #1
+4i First child of #2
Third Generation
4 First child of #2
5i First child of #4
The index to the report lists the unique Arabic number assigned
to the individual. If the number is followed by an "S", then the
individual is the spouse of the person with that number (spouses
are not given unique numbers). Then the individual's name is
listed and the page(s) where he can be found. In this version of
the report, women are listed by their maiden names only.