Wiki Common Taxonomy

This article sets out the common to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Appling a common taxonomy as the way to structure topics and categories are used, will result in a consistent approach that will enable users to navigate topics much easier than if this was done in a haphazard manner.

Birth, Marriage and Death

 * Bible records
 * Cemeteries
 * National cemeteries
 * Church records
 * Civil registration
 * Funeral records
 * Obituaries
 * Town records
 * Registers of births, etc.
 * Marriage
 * Marriage records
 * Divorce records
 * Registers of dead
 * Vital records

Business Records and Occupations

 * Agriculture
 * Business records and commerce
 * Business records
 * Commerce
 * Pensions
 * Insurance, Fire
 * Industries
 * Livestock brands
 * Cattle brands
 * Occupations
 * Note: numerous occupations are at the third and fourth levels. Each one will be added to this list after the page itself is redesigned.

Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists

 * Census
 * Household registration
 * Registers
 * Taxation
 * Appropriations and expenditures
 * Church tax
 * Voting registers

Church History

 * Bible
 * Church property
 * Clergy
 * Dissenters, Religious
 * Salzburgers
 * Martyrs
 * Missions
 * Monasticism and religious orders
 * Protestant churches
 * Religions and Religious Life
 * Religious drama
 * Passion-plays
 * Religious trusts
 * Temples

Court, Land, and Wills

 * Adoption
 * Wills
 * Castles
 * Court records
 * Courts
 * Manorial courts
 * Grand jury
 * Jury
 * Witchcraft
 * Dwellings
 * Guardianship
 * Historic buildings
 * Architecture
 * Hotels, taverns, etc.
 * Buildings
 * Jury duty
 * Jurors
 * Land and property
 * Land tenure
 * Land grants
 * Landowners
 * Mortgage loans
 * Indian land transfers
 * Oil and gas leases
 * Manors
 * Notarial records
 * Probate records
 * Public records
 * Witchcraft

Directories

 * Directories
 * Church Directories
 * Telephone
 * Telephone directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * Abolitionists
 * Acadians
 * Africans
 * Hessians
 * Indian allotments
 * Indians of Central America
 * Indians of Mexico
 * Indians of South America
 * Native people of New Zealand
 * Native people of Polynesia
 * Australian aborigines
 * Native races
 * Religion and religious life
 * Albigenses:
 * Amish
 * Anabaptists
 * Anglicans
 * Armenian Church
 * Augustinians
 * Baptists

Family Trees

 * Family Trees
 * Genealogy
 * Household records
 * Mayflower, ship
 * Nobility
 * Visitations, Heraldic

Geographic Aids

 * Atlases
 * Census districts
 * Cities and towns
 * Description and travel
 * Gazetteers
 * Geography
 * Maps
 * Postal and shipping guides

Histories, Memories, and Stories

 * Biography
 * Calendars
 * Centennial celebrations, etc.
 * Children
 * Collected works
 * Disasters
 * Elderly
 * Epitaphs
 * Folklore
 * Historical events and periods
 * History
 * Law and legislation
 * Photographs
 * Politics and government
 * Portraits
 * Riots
 * Social life and customs
 * Women

Institutions

 * Crime and criminals
 * Medical
 * Medical records
 * Orphans and orphanages
 * Poorhouses, poor law, etc.
 * Schools

Instruction and Methodology

 * Education
 * Genetic research
 * Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Migration and Citizenship

 * Aliens
 * Colonies
 * Emigration and Immigration
 * Immigrants
 * Migration, Internal
 * Naturalization and citizenship
 * Passports
 * Ship registers
 * Ships
 * Transportation

Military

 * Casualties
 * Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
 * Military art and science
 * Military history
 * Military parks
 * Military records
 * Military religious orders
 * Prisoners of war
 * Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
 * Soldiers
 * Treaties
 * Veterans
 * War crimes
 * Wars, battles, and armies
 * Warships

Newspapers and Periodicals

 * Editorials
 * Newspapers
 * Periodicals

Reference Materials and Finding Aids

 * Abbreviations
 * Almanacs
 * Bibliography
 * Books
 * Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * Ethnology
 * Handwriting
 * Information storage and retrieval systems
 * Language and Languages
 * Manuscripts
 * Names Personal
 * Numismatics

Repositories

 * Archives and libraries
 * Inventories, registers, catalogs
 * Societies
 * Websites (This sub-category is not official, but is currently under review.)