diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 07049c88b..48108501c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 	* src/plugins/WebPage.py (IndividualPage.write_urls): 
 	Add function; (IndividualPage.create_page): use write_urls().
 
+	* src/RelLib.py: gramps id fixes.
+	* src/ReadXML.py: gramps id fixes.
+	* src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py: gramps id fixes.
+
 2004-06-27  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/gramps_main.py: fix import problem
 
diff --git a/src/ReadXML.py b/src/ReadXML.py
index a65203d27..d8cc68094 100644
--- a/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class GrampsParser:
         self.db.set_researcher(self.owner)
         if self.tempDefault != None:
             id = self.tempDefault
-            person = self.db.try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(id)
+            person = self.db.find_person_from_gramps_id(id,self.trans)
             if person:
                 self.db.set_default_person_id(person.get_id())
 
@@ -597,15 +597,15 @@ class GrampsParser:
             self.tempDefault = attrs["default"]
 
     def start_father(self,attrs):
-        person = self.db.try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]))
+        person = self.db.find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]),self.trans)
         self.family.set_father_id(person.get_id())
 
     def start_mother(self,attrs):
-        person = self.db.try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]))
+        person = self.db.find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]),self.trans)
         self.family.set_mother_id(person.get_id())
     
     def start_child(self,attrs):
-        person = self.db.try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]))
+        person = self.db.find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(attrs["ref"]),self.trans)
         self.family.add_child_id(person.get_id())
 
     def start_url(self,attrs):
diff --git a/src/RelLib.py b/src/RelLib.py
index 2e77ee6ab..fad479141 100644
--- a/src/RelLib.py
+++ b/src/RelLib.py
@@ -2984,17 +2984,20 @@ class GrampsDB:
         else:
             return None
 
-    def try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(self,val):
+    def find_person_from_gramps_id(self,val,trans):
         """finds a Person in the database from the passed gramps' ID.
         If no such Person exists, a new Person is added to the database."""
 
+        person = Person()
         data = self.idtrans.get(str(val))
         if data:
-            person = Person()
             person.unserialize(cPickle.loads(data))
-            return person
         else:
-            return None
+            intid = Utils.create_id()
+            person.set_id(intid)
+            person.set_gramps_id(val)
+            self.add_person_as(person,trans)
+        return person
 
     def find_person_from_id(self,val,trans):
         """finds a Person in the database from the passed gramps' ID.
diff --git a/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py b/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
index 32578be7e..d0bdc9d17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ class GedcomParser:
 
         self.geddir = os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(file)))
     
-        self.trans = string.maketrans('','')
-        self.delc = self.trans[0:31]
-        self.trans2 = self.trans[0:128] + ('?' * 128)
+        self.transtable = string.maketrans('','')
+        self.delc = self.transtable[0:31]
+        self.transtable2 = self.transtable[0:128] + ('?' * 128)
         
         self.window = window
         if window:
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ class GedcomParser:
         if self.backoff == 0:
             next_line = self.f.readline()
             try:
-                self.text = string.translate(next_line.strip(),self.trans,self.delc)
+                self.text = string.translate(next_line.strip(),self.transtable,self.delc)
             except:
                 self.text = next_line.strip()
 
             try:
                 self.text = self.cnv(self.text)
             except:
-                self.text = string.translate(self.text,self.trans2)
+                self.text = string.translate(self.text,self.transtable2)
             
             self.index += 1
             l = string.split(self.text, None, 2)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
             return self.idswap[id]
 
     def find_or_create_person(self,id):        
-        person = self.db.try_to_find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(id))
+        person = self.db.find_person_from_gramps_id(self.map_gid(id),self.trans)
         return person
 
     def parse_cause(self,event,level):