Internal Numbering System used in my Databases

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INTERNAL NUMBERING SYSTEM, used in my Databases

Although I developed this on my own, I know it is not an unique idea.

Was ist "Internal Reference Number" (Binnenverweisung)?			What is the "Internal Reference Number"?
Ich habe dieses System zusammengestellt um die Verwandten in meiner Familiendatei auszuweisen. Es ist nicht gleich des RIN daß mein Genealogieprogram jeder Person in meiner Datei zuweist.			This was my own solution to identifying relatives in my database. It is not the RIN (Reference Index Number) that my genealogy program sequentially assigns to individuals as they are added to the database.
Vorteile in meinem System			Advantages to my system
Das System bezeichnet die Personnen die verwandt sind, durch den nähesten gemeinsamen Ahn. Geschlecht, Geburtsordnung und Zahl der Generationen in der Abstammung sind angezeichnet. Ehepartner sind mit dem verwandten Person identifiziert. Alle Ahnenreihen sind darunter einbezogen. Unverwandte Personnen sind nicht nummeriert.			The system identifies individuals as being related through the closest known ancestor of the root individual. Gender, birth order and number of generations in the descent is obvious. Spouses are identified by the relative's identification. All ancestral lines are uniquely identified. Non-related persons are not numbered.
Nachteile			Drawbacks
Eine lange Schriftzeichenreihe kommt für erfernten Verwandten vor, auch wenn die Abstammung durch mehrere Ehepartner, außereheliche Beziehungen oder Ahnenschwund kompliziert wird Nachkommen bekommen neue Nummern wenn noch ein Kind in einer Familie angefügt wird.			A long character string needed for distant relatives or when descent is complicated by additional spouses, illegitimacy, or multiple lines of descent. Descendents may need to be renumbered if a child is added (or re-ordered) in an earlier generation.
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Reference Number System used in my databases:

	Rule (Regel)	Example (Beispiel)
1	Proband/ Root Individual:	L. E. Wiehle = 1
2	Ancestors use Ahnentafel (Kekulé) numbering: Males - even numbers, Females - odd numbers, Numbers double in each subsequent generation.	Gerhard Wiehle (father) = 2, Elisabeth Lingner m. Wiehle (mother) = 3, Georg Wiehle (grandfather) = 4
3	When 2 ancestral lines merge, the lower number is used to trace further generations back.
4	All descendants of a an ancestor of the root individual use Ahnentafel number of the ancestor as initial part of number.	Gottlob Wiehle = 16 Robert Wiehle (son) = 16G Fritz Knorreck (grandson) = 16eB
5	Unless contraindicated, the male common ancestor's number is used	M. H. Wiehle = 2B (not 3B)
6	Each child is numbered in sequence with a letter, upper case for males, lower case for females.	B. G. Wiehle = 2a, M. H. Wiehle = 2B
7	The individual's letter is added on to the number of the parent who is a relative of the root individual.	B. W. Wiehle = 2C, Fritz Knorreck = 16eB
8	When the ancestor of the root individual is also the child of a known ancestor, their Ahnentafel number is followed by their sequence number as a child of the previous generation (when that ancestor is known).	Gerhard Wiehle = 2&4D
9	Spouses take the number of the relative, preceded by an asterisk, except for ancestors of the root individual, who use only their own number(s).	Georg Wiehle = 4, Elisabeth Haunschild m. Wiehle = 5 Robert Wiehle = 16G Emilie Tillner = *16G
10	Multiple spouses are indicated by the initial asterisk and by dots following the spouse's number: . (1st, usu. omitted), : (2nd), :. (3rd)	Emilie Fuchs = 8: Marie m. Langer = 16cEB:.
11	All children of relatives with multiple spouses are numbered in sequence, but children of spouses whose number includes dots, also have the dots. Their descendants may retain the dots at that part of the reference number sequence.	M. Stoltenberg = 16cE:hbA
12	Individuals who are not relatives of the root individual, are not numbered.	J. A. Murillo = *1 D. Murillo (sister) = (n/a)
13	When a relative of the root individual marries another relative of the root individual, their numbers link their parentage and their spousal relationship. A space may be inserted before the ampersand.	J.G.Sternal = 184C&368Aaa E.R. Mayer = 368Aaa&184C
14	Children of 2 individuals who are both relatives, add their sequence number to the number of the parent more closely related to the root individual. A + is inserted between the parental number and the child's sequence to indicate an additional relationship. Their descendants may retain the + at that part of the reference number.	C.G. Sternal = 184C+A
15	The partner in a non-marital relationship receives a ^ instead of the asterisk in front of the number of the relative.	R. Baier = ^24iE not *24iE
16	Illegitimate children take a sequence number added to the number of the parent with ^ inserted.	H. Baier = 24iE^a
17	Adopted children, who do not have a number assigned through their birth parents, may be identified by round brackets around the sequence that would be assigned if they were the natural children of their adopted parents. Closing bracket remains if their descendants are to be numbered.	C. Mekesch = (1776Ab)
18	To highlight individuals where evidence casts doubt on their ancestry or descendancy, [Q] is appended to their sequence. If they are not a known relative, their number consists only of [Q]. This applies only to the individual and is not inherited by descendants.	J. Bien = 3574ADE+C [Q] S. Thallmann = [Q]
	As of Summer 2008, I use a custom fact field, with max. 256? characters, for the Internal Reference Number. This was necessitated by new individuals with extremely long sequences. (Currently, longest sequences are 54 characters).	Anna Martini = 52C:+c &*432dDCdE &(856BaDAb:a)
	Thus, the following inadequate rules no longer apply in my databases:
was 13	To avoid overly long sequences, when the married relatives have the same common ancestor, that number can be dropped from the spousal sequence.	C.G. Sternal = 184C+A&*AAa
was 17	Maximum sequence length of FTM Reference Number field is 11 characters	J.G.Sternal = 184C*368Aaa
was 18	If the reference number is too long (more than 11 characters) and cannot be shortened by former rule 13 or avoiding concatenation [current rule 13], substitute part of the letter sequence with an ellipsis (...)