Descendant chart template
Short answerA descendant chart starts with one person or couple at the top and branches down to their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It answers “who came from them?” instead of “who did I come from?”. The blank template below has room for three children and their families; Family Trees draws it with the Descendants view.
The template
Open the file in your browser and print it (choose landscape and “fit to page”), or open it in any app that reads SVG to type into it. Free to print, copy and share.
How to fill it in
- Put the founding couple at the top: great-grandparents work well for a reunion.
- Each child goes in the second row with a partner beside them.
- Grandchildren hang below their parents, then great-grandchildren below them.
- Families with more children can use one sheet per child’s branch.
Who it suits
Family reunions, anniversary parties and anyone tracing all the descendants of one ancestor.
Make it online instead
Paper fills up and can’t be shared with cousins. In Family Trees, add each person once with a photo and the Descendants view draws this chart for you, with round portraits, and keeps it up to date as relatives fill in their branches. Switch to any of the five views at any time. Free for up to 100 people; posters of any view, from Letter size up to 36 × 24 inches, come with Plus.
Questions
How many people fit on a descendant chart?
This template has 20 boxes across 4 generations.
Is the template free?
Yes. Download it, print as many copies as you like and share it.
Can I fill it in on a computer?
Open the SVG file in a drawing or design app that reads SVG, or build the same chart in the Family Trees web app, which draws it from your family automatically.