Kinship diagram examples.
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What a kinship diagram is.
A kinship diagram is a visual record of family relationships. It uses symbols and connecting lines to show people, partnerships, descent, sibling groups, and generations.
Anthropologists and family researchers use kinship diagrams to compare relationship structures at a glance. A diagram can stay simple or include selected details that are relevant to the lineage being studied.
- Standard
- McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry (2020)
- Also follows
- GenoPro emotional taxonomy
- Engine
- schematex-genogram
- Editable
- Double-click text, drag nodes
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Who uses kinship diagrams.
Trace a patrilineal line across many generations and keep each descent link visible.
Document a paternal branch while retaining marriages, siblings, and relevant medical history.
Map a family branch with partnerships and descendants when recording local history.
How to make a kinship diagram in three steps.
Describe it
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Common questions
What is a kinship diagram?
A kinship diagram is a graphic representation of family relationships, often used to examine descent, marriage, and household ties.
What symbols are used?
Common conventions use circles and squares for people, horizontal relationship lines for partnerships, and vertical lines for parent-child relationships.
Who uses kinship diagrams?
Anthropologists, genealogists, sociologists, students, and family researchers use them to make relationship structures easier to follow.
How do I start a kinship diagram?
List the focal person or family, their parents, partners, children, and siblings, then add earlier or later generations as needed.
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Trace family relationships clearly.
Free account, no card. Describe the people, generations, and ties you want to show.
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