Guidelines
People
Linked data works by connecting together data entities to create rich structured data in the form of triples. For example,
1. John Jones (Q..) 2. was Educated at (P23) 3. Aberystwyth University (Q...).
If, when creating new items for people or places the necessary data, such as the place they were born or educated, does not exist then you should also create a separate item for that entity in order to complete your data entry. You can search for similar items in order to see how the data should be structured.
When creating any new item you should always search for and include the Wikidata ID if it exists, using Wikidata ID (P2) and Wikidata URI (P62).
| Title | ID | Data type | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instance of | P7 | Item | should be used with Human for people | Always |
| Sex or gender | P13 | Item | use male,female,non-binary,intersex,intersex,trans woman or trans man | Always |
| Give Name(s) | P15 | Item | find or create an item for the subjects given name(s) | Always |
| Family Name | P16 | Item | find or create an item for the subjects family name | Always |
| Nationality | P14 | Item | use any sovereign country or nation (including Wales!) | Preferred |
| Occupation | P25 | Item | use occupations. Choose the most specific (e.g. for Welsh Bards use Bard, not Poet or Writer) | Preferred |
| Date of Birth | P17 | Date | date of birth of a person. Dates can be exact or a month, year, decade, century etc. Dates can also be qualified with accuracy - circa | Preferred |
| Date of Death | P18 | Date | date of death of a person. Dates can be exact or a month, year, decade, century etc. Dates can also be qualified with accuracy - circa | Preferred |
| Educated at | P23 | Item | use any educational institution. Do not use towns, villages ect | Optional |
| Place of Birth | P21 | Item | can be any place (e.g. building, town, city, country) | Optional |
| Place of Death | P22 | Item | can be any place (e.g. building, town, city, country) | Optional |
| Sibling | P52 | Item | use item for brother or sister of the subject (also add 'Sibling' to the target item) | Optional |
| Father | P53 | Item | use item for Father of subject. For step parent use step parent. (Also add the inverse statement (Child) to the target item) | Optional |
| Child | P54 | Item | use item for biological child of the subject. (Also add the inverse statement (Father and or Mother) to the target item) to the target item) | Optional |
| Mother | P55 | Item | use item for mother of subject. For step parent use step parent. (Also add the inverse statement (Child) to the target item) | Optional |
| Spouse | P56 | Item | use item for spouse of subject. For unmarried partners use unmarried partner. (Also add the inverse statement (Spouse) to the target item) | Optional |
| Relative | P59 | Item | family member other than parent, child. Such as cousin, grandparent, ancestor ect | Optional |
| Date christened | P60 | Date | The date a person was christened or baptised. Especially useful when no birth date can be found | Optional |
| Date of Burial or Cremation | P61 | Date | The date a person was buried or cremated. Especially useful when no death date can be found | Optional |
| Language spoken or written | P20 | Item | use any instance of a language | Optional |
| Short Biography | P19 | String | For any free text associated with authority records | Optional |
| Pseudonym | P24 | String | Alias used by someone, often to sign creative works | Optional |
| Social classification | P81 | Item | Social class as recognized in traditional or state law. Currently only used in conjunction with slaveholder. | Optional |
Places
Linked data works by connecting together data entities to create rich structured data in the form of triples. For example,
1. John Jones (Q..) 2. was Educated at (P23) 3. Aberystwyth University (Q...).
If, when creating new items for people or places the necessary data, such as the place they were born or educated, does not exist then you should also create a separate item for that entity in order to complete your data entry. You can search for similar items in order to see how the data should be structured.
When creating any new item you should always search for and include the Wikidata ID if it exists, using Wikidata ID (P2) and Wikidata URI (P6).
| Title | ID | Data type | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instance of | P7 | Item | Use with types of human settlement or items such as monument, house or Q10255 to best describe a place. Be as specific as you can. For example for a church use church building rather than building |
Always |
| country | P63 | Item | The country or nation in which the item is located | Always |
| coordinate location | P26 | String | add the decimal coordinates of a place e.g. 52.414,-4.081 |
Always |
| historic county | P38 | Item | For places in the UK use with any historic county of England, historic county of Wales or historic county of the United Kingdom | Preferred |
| located in territorial entity | P27 | Item | Use to state the larger administrative area in which an item exists. Usually a county | Preferred |
| source of name form | P72 | Item | source where the standard form of the name (label) was obtained. Please create new item to describe the source if one doesn't exist. If no source is specified Wikidata is assumed. | Optional |