spousefrom

Spousefrom is a term used in data modeling and genealogical records to describe the source or provenance of information about a spouse relationship for a person in a dataset. It is not a standard term in widely adopted standards, but it appears in discussions about data provenance as a field name or conceptual element in schema design.

In practice, a field named spouseFrom may store the citation or record that supplied the spouse data—census entries, vital records, interviews, or other documents. It supports auditability by indicating where the information originated and how it has been corroborated. In some schemas, spouseFrom is part of a broader provenance section mapping each relationship to its source.

In programming contexts, spouseFrom could denote a function that, given a person identifier, returns the spouse relationship or the spouse's identifier, potentially with constraints. It can also be used in data import/export pipelines to propagate source metadata alongside relationship data. Privacy considerations are important when involving living individuals, and proper handling of conflicting information and consent is recommended.

Related topics include data provenance, data lineage, genealogical data, spousal relationships, GEDCOM, and privacy guidelines.