GEDCOM Standard

• Currently at version 5.5

• Includes a grammar

       INDIVIDUAL_RECORD: =

     n @<XREF:INDI>@   INDI {1:1}
        +1 RESN <RESTRICTION_NOTICE>  {0:1}
        +1 <<PERSONAL_NAME_STRUCTURE>>  {0:M}
        +1 SEX <SEX_VALUE>   {0:1}
        +1 <<INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<INDIVIDUAL_ATTRIBUTE_STRUCTURE>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<LDS_INDIVIDUAL_ORDINANCE>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<CHILD_TO_FAMILY_LINK>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<SPOUSE_TO_FAMILY_LINK>>  {0:M}
        +1 SUBM @<XREF:SUBM>@  {0:M}
        +1 <<ASSOCIATION_STRUCTURE>>  {0:M}
        +1 ALIA @<XREF:INDI>@  {0:M}
        +1 ANCI @<XREF:SUBM>@  {0:M}
        +1 DESI @<XREF:SUBM>@  {0:M}
        +1 <<SOURCE_CITATION>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<MULTIMEDIA_LINK>>  {0:M}
        +1 <<NOTE_STRUCTURE>>  {0:M}
        +1 RFN <PERMANENT_RECORD_FILE_NUMBER>  {0:1}
        +1 AFN <ANCESTRAL_FILE_NUMBER>  {0:1}
        +1 REFN <USER_REFERENCE_NUMBER>  {0:M}
          +2 TYPE <USER_REFERENCE_TYPE>  {0:1}
        +1 RIN <AUTOMATED_RECORD_ID>  {0:1}
        +1 <<CHANGE_DATE>>  {0:1}