This is the basic form to show the lines in your family. You can use this to trace all the Surnames that you are researching at a glance. They are the identification of the direct ancestors of one person. ID numbers are helpful to connect to others on other pedigree charts. A man's ID number is always double the ID of his children.
All male names are in the upper position of each pair.
This makes them all even numbers. All females are odd numbers, with her number being one higher that that of her husband. Click here to see an example of a Pedigree chart that has been filled out. You will need one Family Group Sheet for each of your names on your Pedigree Chart. This is the more detailed record of your research.