Who Knew Whom

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Field of activity

Kind of thing

How sure

Solid where a record states it. Dashed where it is flagged as still to be confirmed. Dotted where it is a reading offered for testing.

Kind of connection

What joins two entries: a marriage, a membership, a building, a specimen changing hands. Thirty-odd types, gathered into these seven.

How checked

Priority

How much each entry matters to the question. Turn Context off to drop the background — ordinary buildings, national events and the headings people are grouped under.

Loose ends

river canal joined by someone in common dotted ring = we are guessing where it was hover a place to see only its own

person society place event hollow = a group or a theme, not one thing

Decades

1770s – 1910s

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Everything here is read-only. To add a person, a place or a connection, fill in the contribution sheet (contribute-template.csv in the repository) and send it back — that way your name and your source stay attached to what you add.