Genealogy Numbering Systems - International Institute: Difference between revisions

Before you can establish a logical coding system for your family branches, decide what you want to achieve. A pedigree chart is an '''ascending''' form starting with yourself, and only notes direct ancestors. A '''descendancy''' chart starts with a certain ancestral couple and comes “down” to you and living generations, including all children of all children. There are many variations on such charts.  

Here’s an example... If you wish to follow the family branches of your great-grandparents to include all your living relatives, here is the appropriate numbering sequence.<br>