Search for descendants

Genealogical Data Analysis lets you search for potential descendants already present in your genealogical data.

Descendant search window

To display the descendant search window :

• Select an analysis in the analysis results window.
• You can then :
  • use the [Search for descendants] button,
  • or right-click on the list and select the “Search for descendants” option.

Remarque

You can also display this window from the explorer and other searches using the banner button: .

Select the descendant searches to be performed

The window displays the available searches.

The following searches are available:

• Individuals bearing the same surname as the father and born during the period.
• Individuals bearing the same name as the mother’s married name and born during the period.
• Individuals bearing the same name as the father or the mother’s married name and born during the period and close to the parents’ place of marriage.

You can select one or more searches as required. Each search may indicate potential descendants.

Modify criteria values

The window displays criteria that influence the results displayed:

• The period to be taken into account: indicated in number of years, this allows you to specify how many years before and after the search period extends. For example, if the value is 20 and we’re looking for people with the same name, born within the period, we’ll suggest people born between 20 years before and 20 years after the person.
• Geographical distance: indicated in kilometers, this criterion enables you to narrow down the proposals to events that occurred at the most within the specified distance, e.g. a person’s place of birth in relation to another person’s place of marriage.
• Show searches without proposals: this option displays searches that have not led to the identification of any proposals. This option is disabled by default to reduce the amount of information displayed in the results.
• Show individuals without proposal: this option displays individuals for whom none of the selected searches identified a proposal. This option is disabled by default to reduce the amount of information displayed in the results.

These criteria can be modified.

To use distances, locations must be geolocated in the GEDCOM file exported by your application.

Start search

Before starting the search :

• Select the searches that seem most relevant to you.
• Select the display criteria:
  • Period to be taken into account before and after dates.
  • Maximum distance to be used.
  • Display searches with no duplicates.
  • Display of persons for whom searches do not suggest duplicates.
• Start the search with the [Start search] button.

View search results for descendants

All suggested descendants are displayed in the window. They are grouped for each person and for each search performed.

Print or export descendant search results

Once you’ve completed your descendant searches, you can print out the resulting list, or export it in Word or Excel format.

To do so, use the [Print results] button.