Your Family Tree

A personal exploration into your

FAMILY ANCESTRY

The Family Tree

Prepared by

Mr. Russell Hayden NBCT

a National Board Certified Teacher

March 2006

Know your terms

•Maternal side (think ma)

means your mothers family.

•Paternal side (think pa)

means your fathers family.

WHO 0N YOUR MATERNAL SIDE

IS YOUR

• GREAT • GRANDMOTHER?

• &• GREAT GRANDFATHER?

WHAT WERE THE NAMES OFTHEIR CHILDREN?

• In order of birth • List their names • Male/Female• Birth dates if known• Which one are you a descendant?• This is your Grand ___________ ?

This Grand_______ marriedGrand_________ on _______

• What is the new Grandparent name____________

• In order of birth their children • List their names Male/Female• Birth dates if known• Which one are you a descendant? • This is your Mother.

KNOW YOURKNOW YOURPATERNAL ANCESTRYPATERNAL ANCESTRY

WHO IS YOURWHO IS YOUR GREAT GREAT

GRANDMOTHER?GRANDMOTHER? &&

GREAT GRANDFATHER?GREAT GRANDFATHER?

WHAT WEREWHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE NAMES OF

THEIR CHILDREN?THEIR CHILDREN?

In order of birth In order of birth List their names List their names

Male/FemaleMale/Female Birth dates if knownBirth dates if known

Which one are you a descendant?Which one are you a descendant? This is your Grand ___________ ?This is your Grand ___________ ?

This Grand_______ marriedThis Grand_______ marriedGrand_________Grand_________ on _______on _______

What is the new Grandparent What is the new Grandparent name____________name____________

In order of birth their children In order of birth their children List their names Male/FemaleList their names Male/Female

Birth dates if knownBirth dates if known Which one are you a descendant? Which one are you a descendant?

This is your Father. This is your Father.

Your father married your mother on ______

• What is the new parent name____________

• In order of birth their children • List their names Male/Female• Birth dates if known• Which one are you?

Has your family begun the next generation ?

• What is the new parent(s) name__________

• and spouse(s)________

• In order of birth their children • List their names Male/Female• Birth dates if known

Parts of a FAMILY TREE

The Great Grandparents are the first generation wewill identify as the

P 1 Maternal or Paternal sides

The Filial generations• The Grandparents

on both sides will be identified as the

F 1generations

The Filial generations• The Parents on both sides

will be identified as the

F 2generations

Your Filial generation

• You & Your Brothers and Sisterswill be identified as the

F 3generations

the •Cycle

•of •Life

•Continues•The F4 generation

Commonly usedCommonly usedFamily Tree Family Tree

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Commonly usedCommonly usedFamily Tree Family Tree

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FemaleFemale

Male Male

More Family Tree symbols

• Sex unknown

• Identical Twins

• Fraternal twins

P1 generation 4 great grandparents

2 Maternal & 2 Paternal

Their children the F 1 generation

• Now You

• May Begin

• Your Family

• Tree