| A | Given names (all, mark with an asterisk the usual name); nickname if applicable |
| B | Surname |
| C | Sex (particularly if given name doesn't indicate it clearly, e.g. Andrea, Jean, or Dominique) |
| D | Date of birth |
| E | Place of birth |
| F | Date christened (1) |
| G | Place where christened (1) |
| H | Date of death if applicable |
| I | Place of death |
| J | Date of burial (1) |
| K | Place where buried (1) |
| L | Cause of death (2) |
| M | Occupation |
| N | Education |
| O | Notes or comments if useful or interesting |
| P | Names and dates of parents (to locate the person in the database) |
| Q | Details A to P for the spouse |
| R | Date of marriage (3) |
| S | Place of marriage (3) |
| T | Date and place of divorce if applicable; if details not known, just "divorced" |
| U | Children (details A to P for each) (4) |
| (1) | Date and place of christening and burial are sometimes known whereas those of birth and death are not, particularly when the registrar was the Church. |
| (2) | The cause of death is sometimes interesting; also, it may give information about recurrent illnesses in the family. |
| (3) | Date and place of marriage are important if research has to be made with the register-office. If the couple is not married, put "unmarried". |
| (4) | Specify twins and adopted children. |
Documents and pictures of historical or artistic value are also welcome.
The above information can be sent by e-mail to
dardelf@noos.fr
or by snail mail to
François de Dardel
167 avenue Ledru-Rollin
75011 Paris
France
Tel ++33 (0)1 437 237 59
Notes about the updates:
I update the global database continuously when I receive corrections. I do not post the corrected data on the web each time I receive an update, because I must upload each of the 8300 individual files again...