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Your Life's Affairs: Getting them out of your head and onto paper / Part 2

Part 2 – Your personal and family statistics

So now that you’ve had a week to shake the cobwebs off and gather your thoughts, let’s get working. People will need to know who you were and where you came from. Statistical information is also required to fill in legal documents and government forms.

Not very exciting but necessary. It’s like a little family tree of basic information. Start with your details, then your parents’ and so on.

Here is a list of the kind of information that will be required for these purposes. Yes the list looks long but everything is in your head right? This should be easy.

Your Last name / first & middle name / maiden name (if applicable)

Date of Birth / Place of birth (city, country etc)

Citizenship (s)

Current address / phone number / email

Current Marital Status

Date of Current Marriage

Current or most recent employer

Current or most recent occupation

Date of Retirement

Next of Kin:

Name / Contact information / Relationship to you

Spouse:

Name / Contact Information / Date of Birth / Maiden name (if applicable) / Date of Death (if applicable)

Ex-Spouse:

Name / Contact Information / Date of Birth / Date of Death (if applicable) / Date of Divorce (if applicable)

Your Father’s Information:

Name / Date of Birth / Place of Birth (City, Prov, State, Country) / Date of Death (if applicable)

Your Mothers Information:

Name / Date of Birth / Place of Birth (City, Prov, State, Country) / Date of Death (if applicable)

Your Childrens’ Information for each child (if applicable)

Name / Date of Birth / Place of Birth (City, Prov, State, Country) / Date of Death (if applicable)

Contact Information

Will this keep you busy for the week? Don’t forget to come back to read Part 3 on April 19, 2022!