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=== New Common Taxonomy  ===
This article sets out a '''''suggested''''' common {{wpd|taxonomy}} to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and [[Wiki Categories|Wiki Categories]] that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.


Birth, Marriage and Death  
=== Birth, Marriage and Death ===


:Bible records  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible records]] }}
:Cemeteries  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] }}
:Church records  
{{Block indent|National cemeteries |2}}
:Civil registration  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Records|Church records]] }}
:Funeral records  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Civil Registration|Civil registration]] }}
:Obituaries  
{{Block indent|Funeral records }}
:Town records  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]] }}
:Vital records<br><br>
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Town Records|Town records]] }}
{{Block indent|Registers of births, etc. |2}}
{{Block indent|Marriage |2}}
{{Block indent|Marriage records |2}}
{{Block indent|Divorce records |2}}
{{Block indent|Registers of dead |2}}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Vital Records|Vital records]]<br><br>}}


Business records and occupations
=== Business Records and Occupations  ===


:Agriculture  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]] }}
:Business records and commerce
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Business and Occupations|Business and Occupations]] }}
:Industries:
<br>
:Livestock brands
:Occupations<br><br>


Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists  
=== Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists ===


:Census  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Census|Census]] }}
:Household registration:  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]] }}
:Registers
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Voting Records|Voting Records]]<br><br>}}
:Taxation
:Voting registers<br><br>


Church history
=== Church History  ===


:Bible  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible Records]] }}
:Church property
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] }}
:Clergy
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church History|Church History]] }}
:Dissenters, Religious
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Religions|Religions]] }}
:Martyrs:
:Missions
:Monasticism and religious orders
:Protestant churches:  
:Religion and religious life
:Religious trusts
:Temples<br><br>


Court, Land, and Wills  
=== Court, Land, and Wills ===


:Adoption  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]] }}
:Castles
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Court Records|Court Records]] }}
:Court records
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Guardianship Records|Guardianship Records]] }}
:Dwellings
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]] }}
:Guardianship  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] }}
:Historic buildings
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Probate Records|Probate Records]] }}
:Jury duty
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Public Records|Public Records]]}}
:Land and property
:Manors
:Notarial records
:Probate records
:Public records
:Witchcraft<br><br>


Directories<br><br>
=== Directories ===


Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Directories|Directories]] |2}}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] |3}}


:Abolitionists
=== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ===
:Acadians
:Africans
:Hessians
:Indian allotments
:Native races<br><br>


:Etc.<br><br>
{{Block indent|Abolitionists }}
{{Block indent|Acadians }}
{{Block indent|Africans }}
{{Block indent|Hessians }}
{{Block indent|Indian allotments }}
{{Block indent|Indians of Central America |2}}
{{Block indent|Indians of Mexico |2}}
{{Block indent|Indians of South America |2}}
{{Block indent|Native people of New Zealand |2}}
{{Block indent|Native people of Polynesia |2}}
{{Block indent|Australian aborigines |2}}
{{Block indent|Native races<br><br> }}
{{Block indent|Religion and religious life }}
{{Block indent|Albigenses: |2}}
{{Block indent|Amish |2}}
{{Block indent|Anabaptists |2}}
{{Block indent|Anglicans |2}}
{{Block indent|Armenian Church |2}}
{{Block indent|Augustinians |2}}
{{Block indent|Baptists<br><br>|2}}


:Religion and religious life
=== Family Trees  ===
::Albigenses:
::Amish
::Anabaptists
::Anglicans
::Armenian Church
::Augustinians
::Baptists<br><br>


::Etc.<br><br>
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]] |2}}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Mayflower Colonists|Mayflower Colonists]] |2}}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]]|2}}


Family Trees
=== Geographic Aids  ===


:Family
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] }}
:Genealogy
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] }}
:Household records
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Maps|Maps]] }}
:Mayflower \(Ship\)
:Nobility
:Visitations, Heraldic<br><br>


Geographic Aids <br><br>
=== Histories, Memories, and Stories  ===


:Atlases
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Biographies|Biographies]] }}
:Census districts
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Dates and Calendars|Dates and Calendars]] }}
:Cities and towns
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Children|Children]] }}
:Description and travel
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]] }}
:Gazetteers
{{Block indent|[[:Category:History and Geography|History and Geography]] }}
:Geography
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Histories|Histories]] }}
:Maps
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Law and Legislation|Law and Legislation]] }}
:Postal and shipping guides<br><br>
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br>}}


Histories, Memories, and Stories
=== Institutions  ===


:Biography
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]] }}
:Calendars
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Medical Records|Medical Records]] }}
:Centennial celebrations, etc\.
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Orphans and Orphanages|Orphans and Orphanages]] }}
:Children
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Poor and Welfare Records|Poor and Welfare Records]]}}
:Collected works
:Disasters
:Elderly
:Epitaphs
:Folklore
:Historical events &amp; periods
:History
:Law and legislation
:Photographs:  
:Politics and government
:Portraits
:Riots
:Social life and customs
:Women<br><br>


Institutions
<br><br>


:Crime and criminals
=== Instruction and Methodology  ===
:Medical
:Medical records
:Orphans and orphanages
:Poorhouses, poor law, etc\.
:Schools<br><br>


Instruction and Methodology
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Education|Education]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Genetic Research|Genetic Research]] }}


:Education
=== Migration and Citizenship  ===
:Genetic research
:Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br><br>


Migration and Citizenship  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Colonial Records|Colonial Records]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration Routes]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Migration|Migration]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Passport Records|Passport Records]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Ships|Ships]]}}


:Aliens
=== Military  ===
:Colonies
:Emigration and immigration
:Immigrants
:Migration, Internal
:Naturalization and citizenship
:Passports
:Ship registers
:Ships
:Transportation<br><br>


Military  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Military Records|Military Records]]}}


:Casualties
=== Newspapers and Periodicals  ===
:Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
:Military art and science
:Military history
:Military Parks
:Military records
:Military religious orders
:Prisoners of war
:Recruiting, enlistment, etc\.
:Soldiers
:Treaties
:Veterans
:War crimes
:Wars, Battles, and Armies
:Warships<br><br>


Newspapers and Periodicals  
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Newspapers|Newspapers]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>}}


:Editorials:
=== Reference Materials and Finding Aids  ===
:Newspapers
:Periodicals<br><br>


Reference Materials and Finding Aids
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Handwriting|Handwriting]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Language and Handwriting|Language and Handwriting]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]}}


:Abbreviations
=== Repositories  ===
:Almanacs
:Bibliography
:Books
:Encyclopedias and dictionaries
:Ethnology
:Handwriting
:Information storage and retrieval systems
:Language and languages
:Manuscripts
:Names
:Numismatics<br><br>


Repositories
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Inventories|Inventories]] }}
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Societies|Societies]]}}


:Archives and Libraries
=== Schools  ===
:Inventories, registers, catalogs
:Societies<br><br>


Other
{{Block indent|[[:Category:Schools and Education|Schools and Education]]}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 20 August 2025

This article sets out a suggested common taxonomy to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and Wiki Categories that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.

Birth, Marriage and Death[edit | edit source]

National cemeteries
Funeral records
Registers of births, etc.
Marriage
Marriage records
Divorce records
Registers of dead

Business Records and Occupations[edit | edit source]


Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists[edit | edit source]

Church History[edit | edit source]

Court, Land, and Wills[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Abolitionists
Acadians
Africans
Hessians
Indian allotments
Indians of Central America
Indians of Mexico
Indians of South America
Native people of New Zealand
Native people of Polynesia
Australian aborigines
Native races

Religion and religious life
Albigenses:
Amish
Anabaptists
Anglicans
Armenian Church
Augustinians
Baptists

Family Trees[edit | edit source]

Geographic Aids[edit | edit source]

Histories, Memories, and Stories[edit | edit source]

Institutions[edit | edit source]



Instruction and Methodology[edit | edit source]

Migration and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers and Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Reference Materials and Finding Aids[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Schools[edit | edit source]