Does anyone know exactly how to set out a family tree? (my daughter's history homework)?

Answer 1

Hey Katrina 85,

Start with your daughter. She is the base of the tree. Then, go up to her parents. Each is a 'node' on the tree. Then, each parent has parents, so the end result is a binary tree. Each node has 2 branches. You label each node with the person, dates, locations etc.

The easiest thing to do is use software for this. Family Search from LDS offers some free software. Check the first link.

This usually takes much research, because you go back each generation only to find that the number of questions doubles (for every person discovered, you have 2 more questions).

Once you have exhausted what you know, then you start looking at documents and records to find/trace more.

In Yahoo!Answers, look at other Genealogy answers, you will find all kinds of questions and answers that could help.

Answer 2

I found it easiest - in the first instance - to start from the present generation and work backwards as far as I could go then turn it upside down and use those guys as the first level and work towards the present for the final version.

If it is for your daughter - she need to follow both you and your husband and then each of you has 2 parents and then the next level would be 4 on each side and so forth. as far back as you can get. Working that way and then when it comes to setting it out, you need to reverse that.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I would look under the geneology sites. There are trees available to print out...or to show you how to set the outline up.

Your public library is an excellent resource also.

Answer 5

Put her at the left side of the paper (landscape mode) halfway down from the top. Draw lines to you and your husband, to the right. Put him 1/4th of the way down from the top, yourself 3/4ths of the way down. Repeat for his parents and yours. Repeat for their parents.

You can do it in portrait mode and add leaves, etc if one of you is artistic. If you do, put her at the bottom and work up.

It is what we call a "Pedigree Chart". You might add birth date and place
(b. 01 April 1950 in Pocatello, ID)
and death date & place to each person.

If that isn't clear, go to
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

Enter someone famous - Robert Lee, b. 1807 will do (note you put surname first, though).
Click on one of the entries that has a father and mother for the great general, then click on "Pedigree".

Answer 6

Try going on friend's reunited,that might be a start,apart from that you could try google family tree......good luck

Answer 7

These websites should help !
http://www.jelleyjar.com/ancestor/chart.html
http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree
http://misbach.org/pdfcharts/

Good Luck !

Answer 8

there is alot of websites out there that is really helpfull. just google family tree.

Answer 9

plant a tree of your choice in your garden..for all the family to see..easy..