Pedigree Charts

A pedigree chart is similar to a vertical ancestor chart in that it starts with a single individual, but it differs because the orientation is left to right in portrait mode as opposed to bottom to top landscape mode.  It begins on the center of the left side of the page and then branches to the right to show his or her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, and so on.   This is a popular layout for ancestor charts that only include 5-6 generations.  Once you go past 6 generations, the chart will become too tall to display in most situations.  At that point, you should consider a vertical ancestor chart which is presented in landscape format.  If you're designing your own chart, your genealogy software program may lay out your information differently than the examples shown below; however, since we can print from most any genealogy software program, the actual design is not an issue for us. To view other examples of family tree charts, return to our examples page.
 

This is an example of a pedigree chart which begins at the center left and then branches to the right to show each generation of direct ancestors. Using 12 point bold for the names and 10 point regular for the birth, marriage, and death facts, this chart which includes 6 generations would measure about 5 feet tall.

Here is an enlarged portion of the chart.

In addition to the other types of family tree charts shown on our examples page which you just came from, there are also many other examples of printed family tree charts on almost every page on our site, so please take the time to browse around for awhile. There are even a few examples of charts with a photographic background on our page about enhancing your chart. We've also included several tips to keep in mind on our page titled submitting your order that you might find helpful as you go about designing your chart.

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