diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/eventmodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/eventmodel.py
index 70b0d6032..0b401d42c 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/eventmodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/eventmodel.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
             return u''
 
     def column_type(self,data):
-        return str(gen.lib.EventType(data[COLUMN_TYPE]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.EventType(data[COLUMN_TYPE]))
 
     def column_id(self,data):
         return unicode(data[COLUMN_ID])
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
index 9cb9b929f..aa51d6f87 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class FamilyModel(FlatBaseModel):
             return u""
 
     def column_type(self, data):
-        return str(gen.lib.FamilyRelType(data[5]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.FamilyRelType(data[5]))
 
     def column_marriage(self, data):
         erlist = [ gen.lib.EventRef().unserialize(d) for d in data[6] ]
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
index d53a96b3f..8ffe89f48 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class PeopleModel(TreeBaseModel):
             GrampsLocale.codeset)
 
     def column_gender(self, data):
-        return PeopleModel._GENDER[data[COLUMN_GENDER]]
+        return unicode(PeopleModel._GENDER[data[COLUMN_GENDER]])
 
     def column_birth_day(self, data):
         handle = data[0]
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/repomodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/repomodel.py
index 0a0ab5f7c..fb3d15f67 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/repomodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/repomodel.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class RepositoryModel(FlatBaseModel):
         return unicode(data[1])
 
     def column_type(self,data):
-        return str(gen.lib.RepositoryType(data[2]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.RepositoryType(data[2]))
 
     def column_name(self,data):
         return unicode(data[3])