Tom Coughlan Genealogy Research

Charts

A genealogical chart is a great way to display a lot of information in a relatively small space.

Graphic charts come in a variety of formats, and the examples, based on Tom's family, illustrate these.

The Chart Gallery (click below) shows various colours, backgrounds and layouts. Most of these elements are interchangeable, allowing for a great deal of personalisation in chart creation. The Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheet are partially graphical and partially narrative in style while the others are all purely graphical.

Generally, any of the graphical charts can be printed on a coloured background, or on a picture background, and with or without boxes around the people shown. Data on the people can be as simple as showing life spans, or as complex as showing dates and places of their key life events.