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What a kinship chart is.
A kinship chart is a visual record of family relationships. It shows people by generation and connects parents, partners, children, and branches so the structure of a family or lineage can be read at a glance.
Kinship charts can be simple family records or more focused diagrams that trace a maternal line, paternal line, clan, inheritance path, or historical dynasty.
- Standard
- McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry (2020)
- Also follows
- GenoPro emotional taxonomy
- Engine
- schematex-genogram
- Editable
- Double-click text, drag nodes
- Export
- SVG · PNG · PDF
Who uses kinship charts.
A readable record of parents, partners, children, and branches across generations.
Lineages that make descent patterns and historical family structure easier to discuss.
Clan and dynasty branches organized as a clear family relationship chart.
How to make a kinship chart in three steps.
Describe it
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Common questions
What is a kinship chart?
It is a diagram that shows family relationships such as parentage, partnership, siblings, and descent across generations.
How is a kinship chart different from a family tree?
The terms often overlap. Kinship charts emphasize the relationship structure, while a family tree may focus more broadly on ancestry and descendants.
What details should I provide?
Provide names or labels, parent-child relationships, partnerships, birth years if useful, and which branch or person should be emphasized.
Can a kinship chart show several generations?
Yes. Start with the earliest generation you know, then add each partnership and its children in order.
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