Ancestors Chart
The Ancestors Chart displays ancestral generations of the current person. You can also display the spouses and children of the current person.
Using the chart controls
My Family Tree charts share a common set of controls for navigation, pan and zoom, configuration, and printing. Read how to use the chart controls here.
Fig 1. The ancestors chart.
Displaying relationships
Ancestral generations
Ancestral generations (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on) are displayed in this chart.
Fig 2. Ancestral generations in the ancestors tree chart.
Spouses and children
The spouses and children can optionally be displayed below the current person.
Fig 3. Spouses and children in the ancestors tree chart.
People
Each person in the tree is represented using a details card. A person's name, birth, death, and age can be shown along with an image of the person. If a person is living, a person's birth year and age is shown e.g. 1948 ❘ 74. If a person is deceased their birth year, death year, and age at death is shown e.g. 1926 - 2022 ❘ 96. The format of the information can be configured in the Chart Options.
Fig 4. People in the ancestors chart.
More information about each person can be displayed by hovering over a person in the chart.
Fig 5. More information popup.
Colours
Colour modes are used to provide additional context in the tree. Several colour modes are available.
| Mode | Description |
| Generation | Colours are assigned to each generation. |
| Sex | Colours are assigned according to a person's sex. |
| Citations | Colours are assigned according to the number of citations associated with the person. |
| Stories | Colours are assigned according whether the person has a story. |
| Relationships | Colours are assigned according to the number of relationships associated with the person. |
| Facts | Colours are assigned according to the number of facts associated with the person. |
| Photos | Colours are assigned according to the number of photos associated with the person. |
| Basic information | Colours are assigned according to whether the names, surname, and any dates and places of birth, marriage, and death is incomplete. |
Some chart options use colour modes to provide additional context. A key describing the colours may be shown in the bottom of the view.
Fig 6. The chart key.
Symbols
Several symbols are used in chart. Their meanings are explained below.
| ⯈ | The navigate icon is shown when additional ancestors are available but not currently displayed. Hover over this icon to see the next ancestor or click the icon to navigate up the tree. |
| ➕︎ | Click the icon to add a parent, spouse, or child. |
| —— | Solid lines denote biological parent-child relationships, or current relationships between two people. |
| - - - | Dashed lines denote non-biological parent-child relationships, or former relationships two people. |
| * | Birth (b.) |
| ✝︎ | Death (d.) / Deceased (dec.) |
| ⚬︎ | Engagement (eng.) |
| ⚭︎ | Marriage (mar.) |
| ⚯︎ | Partnership/relationship |
| ⚮︎ | Divorce (div.) |