Pedigree Chart

A pedigree chart is a diagram which shows a person's lineage or ancestry. No, it is not just for dogs; it is used for people too, though sometimes it is referred to as an ancestry chart. Shown below is a three generation chart which includes ancestors back to great grandparents. Obviously this could be extended back more generations, but each generation doubles the number of ancestors which must be shown. So four generations would include sixteen great-great grandparents, five would have thirty-two great-great-great grandparents, etc.

It seemed to me that following a line by jumping from individual to individual with a web browser can be a little confusing and that a chart could be very useful for getting the "big picture." So I decided to put a pedigree chart in the HTML file for each individual. Furthermore, each person on the chart is represented by a hyper-link providing an easy way view information about the various ancestors.

Four generations are included on the charts, and this size was chosen based on a good deal of thought and experimentation. It is actually the biggest size that can be viewed (almost) on one screen without a lot of scrolling, and I felt that a lot of scrolling would defeat the purpose. You can follow the line of an individual back by clicking on his/her parents or grandparents and then looking at their chart.

All of the charts were automatically generated by a program that you are welcome to download and try for yourself.

 Sample Chart                         _Great Grandfather_
                        _Grandfather_|
                       |             |_Great Grandmother_
            _Father____|
           |           |              _Grand Grandfather_
           |           |_Grandmother_|
           |                         |_Grand Grandmother_
           |-Individual
           |                          _Grand Grandfather_
           |            _Grandfather_|
           |           |             |_Grand Grandmother_
           |_Mother____|
                       |              _Great Grandfather_
                       |_Grandmother_|
                                     |_Great Grandmother_

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