Help:Family trees: Difference between revisions

 

== Ahnentafel ==

The simplest way to include a list of ancestors is the [[Ahnentafel]]. This is a standard for genealogists, but it is hard to understand for people who have not seen it before.

 

# [[John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer]] (24 January 1924 – 29 March 1992)

# [[Frances Shand Kydd|The Hon Mrs Shand Kydd]] née The Hon Frances Roche (20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004)

 

Ahnentafels can be displayed as horizontal trees using a number of templates. See [[Template:Ahnentafel/doc]]. For example, with {{tl|Ahnentafel-compact5}}:

 

|style=font-size: 90%; line-height: 110%;

|border=1

|boxstyle=padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;

|boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc;

|boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc;

|boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe;

}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==Tree list==

Each branch of the tree is built using nested lists. In order to display the final branches properly, it is necessary to use the template {{tl|Tree list/final branch}} like so:

 

* A first level branch

** A second level branch

** Another second level branch

** {{Tree list/final branch}} The final second level branch

{{Tree list/end}}</pre>

 

which produces

{{Tree list}}

* A first level branch

** {{Tree list/final branch}} The final second level branch

{{Tree list/end}}

 

For an example see the following template link {{tlx|Houston family tree}}. For more details on this method see the following template link {{tlx|Tree list}}

 

 

Here is the family tree of [[House Baratheon]]:

 

''Myrcella'' Stone Storm

 

 

 

 

== Image file ==

 

A major disadvantage of this method is that if the initial image does not meet the requirements of the [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability Policy]] it can be extremely difficult to add the necessary in-line citations to meet those requirements. This means that the whole tree may be removed and under the Verifiability Policy can not be restored to an article unless it meets the requirements of the policy (see [[WP:BURDEN|Responsibility for providing citations]]).

 

==Other templates==

 

== Family trees on Wikipedia ==

See:

* [[List of family trees]]