Printable Pedigree Template

Sample Five generation pedigree certificate. This example of a pedigree certificate gives an idea of the additional information that might be included with a dog's family tree. Registered Name Registration or stud book number Breeder's details Owner's details Date of birth Breed Colour Sex. Free Bow-Tie Printable Pedigree. A bow-tie-style pedigree chart is a great way to see your ancestors on both sides. This printable version covers four generations and even includes space to upload a photo of each individual, allowing you to create a beautiful visual representation of your ancestors.

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Download a Free Family Tree Template or a Printable Blank Family Tree Chart !!

Whether you need to make a family tree for a school project or you want to get serious about researching your family lines, the first step for any genealogy project is to start with a family tree. Vertex42's Free Family Tree Template (also known as a horizontal family tree pedigree chart) will help you quickly organize your family information. Choose from a few different formats and styles. If you wish to simply record information by hand, then download one of the printable blank family tree charts. Continue reading below the download block for additional tips on creating a family tree as well as links to other genealogy resources.

Printable Blank Family Tree Charts

These blank family tree charts will help you to hand-record your family history - great for class handouts. These can be used to create a family tree diagram for simple 4-generation family tree project, or you can cross-reference multiple family tree sheets for larger projects. If you want to save your work, we'd strongly recommend that you use our Free Family Tree Template or some other family tree software (see some of the resources below).

4 Generation Family Tree Pedigree Chart:Portrait (.pdf) | Landscape (.pdf)

Family Tree Template with Photos

for Excel, Word, and Google Sheets⤓ Download⤓ Download

For: Word 2010 or later

⤓ Google Sheets

License: Personal Use

Designed by: Jon Wittwer and Jim Wittwer

Description: This family tree chart template for Excel and Word allows you to easily insert photos from your computer. The tree looks great with photos added. In case it's not obvious, you start with yourself at the base of the tree, enter your parents in the two spaces in the upper part of the trunk, and work up the branches from there to list grandparents and great-grandparents.

6-Generation Family Tree Template

for Excel and Google Sheets⤓ Excel (.xlsx)⤓ Google Sheets

License: Personal Use

Designed by: Jon Wittwer and Jim Wittwer

Description: For my own research, I wanted to see more than just 4 generations on a single page. Almost all other 6-generation family tree templates that I've seen make the space for the names way too small and wasted a lost of space on the left side of the page. This is the new design we came up with and it works great for showing 6 generations.

You can still replace the placeholder images with photos, but they'll just be really small.

Free Family Tree Template

for Excel, OpenOffice, and Google Sheets⤓ Download

For: Excel 2007 or later & Excel for iOS

Other Versions

Template Details

License: Personal Use

(not for distribution or resale)

Description

Landscape | Portrait

These Excel-based Family Tree Templates are great for creating multi-generational family tree pedigree charts. The Excel workbook contains 2 different styles and orientations. See the screenshots on the right. It also includes the blank family tree charts used to create the PDF's listed above and the example Kennedy Family Tree shown below.

'No installation, no macros - just a simple spreadsheet' - by Jon Wittwer and Brent Weight

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Family Tree Chart Example

This is an example of a four generation family tree based on John F. Kennedy and family, created using the family tree template.

Kennedy Family Tree: Example created using the Free Family Tree Template
(Click to Enlarge).

Tips to Make a Family Tree

Start with what you know – you and your living relatives
Ask your relatives for help using their memories and family documents such as Bibles, birth and marriage certificates, journals and military records.
Review other websites to see what others have discovered about your family lines. Be careful as some of the family trees on line are not accurate. Check their sources.
Focus on primary sources such as copies of birth, census, death and marriage records. Many of these are available on line for free or a nominal fee.
Be patient – it can take a long time to uncover your genealogy.
Consider CAPITALIZING the surname – this will help it stand out when reviewing your records
List dates as 1 Jan 1890 to avoid confusion over formats such as dd/mm/yy or mm/dd/yy
List locations or places as City/Township, County, State, Country. For example: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

More Free Family Tree Charts, Templates, and Software

Family Tree Fan Chart (PDF) - marthastewart.com - An interesting variation on a typical family tree formatted in the shape of a fan and covering five generations.
Genealogy Charts and Forms at CyndisList.com - The ultimate collection of links to genealogy resources, including a lot of places that provide family tree charts and templates.
Graphical Family Tree - genealogy.about.com - A fun family tree that actually looks like a tree. Great for simple school projects and kids activities.
Free Family Tree Software - myheritage.com - One of several great family tree programs available online to help you record and navigate through many generations of information.

Genealogy and Family Tree Resources

Ancestry.com - A vast collection of online original data including family history documents and family trees. (May be subject to fees).
Free Family History Course at byu.edu - A free independent study course on how to get started with family history from BYU.
Family Search at familysearch.org - The largest collection of original source material available free. You can also create Free Online Family Trees.
FamilyHistory101 at progenealogists.com - A site with a lot of guidance and instructions for genealogists.

Printable Pedigree Charts and Family Group Sheets

Choose a blank pedigree chart from the links below that you like best. Once the pedigree chart is opened, save it to your computer.

If you are using FoxIt Software, you will be able to type your information onto the screen. FoxIt is a PDF reader much like the Adobe Reader, but FoxIt will let you type and save your information right on the form...or in this case a pedigree form or family group sheet.

Each of these blank pedigree charts are printable and can be manually filled-in with a pencil.

Tips for Completing a Printable Pedigree Chart

List your name in position #1 on the left side of the chart.

Positions 2 and 3 will list your father and your mother!

Continue building to the right, including grandparents, great-grandparents etc

Always use CAPITAL LETTERS when writing names on these charts

Always use MAIDEN NAMES for any female listed on your chart

Pedigree Charts
As a minimum, complete one pedigree chart that lists you on line #1. Additional pedigree charts can be completed with each of your children listed in position #1.
Pedigree Chart #1 – Free, 6 generation PDF.

Pedigree Chart #2 – Several Unique Charts from Misbach.org

More Blank Family Tree Charts

Family Tree Template - Help With Family Tree Charts

For a large selection of Family Tree Template Charts from Obituarieshelp.org go to http://www.obituarieshelp.org/free_printable_blank_family_tree.html
Family Group Sheets
The Family Group Sheet is used to include vital information for one family each. The family group sheet lists the father and mother at the top, with all of the children, from that union, listed on the bottom half of the sheet.

Most family group sheets will ask for names of former spouses. Complete a new family group sheet for each marriage.

As a minimum complete four family group sheets, one with you as father or mother, another with you listed as one of the children and the other two showing your parents as children.

If you have grown children, complete family group sheets for each, showing their spouse's information and the children that they have together
Family Group Sheet #1 - Ancestry.com