Presence Role

Presence roles are what indicate how a person was involved with an event, such as a subject, a witness, or a regular attendee. They inherit from betty.model.ancestry.PresenceRole.

Built-in presence roles

betty.model.ancestry.Subject

The person was a primary subject at the event, such as the person being born at a birth, or one of the happy couple at a wedding.

betty.model.ancestry.Witness

The person was a witness at an event where other people were the subjects.

betty.model.ancestry.Beneficiary

The person was the event’s beneficiary, such as when a will was read.

betty.model.ancestry.Attendee

The person was an attendee at the event and no additional details about their involvement are known.

betty.model.ancestry.Speaker

The person performed public speaking at the event.

betty.model.ancestry.Celebrant

The person was the celebrant or officiant at the event, such as a civil servant or a clergyperson.

betty.model.ancestry.Organizer

The person organized the event.

See also