HOW TO MAKE A FAMILY TREE
If the pedigree-hunter is wise, he will have provided himself with
_Ancestral Tablets_, by Whitmore, as has been previously suggested.
They simplify matters greatly.
But he may not have done this, or he may have occasion to jot down
his forbears on paper either for his own recollection or for the
information of others. Of course, this must often be done, and the
following is a simple method to adopt.
We will suppose his “tree” begins with a certain John Browne.
He might thus note particulars, leaving blanks in the way indicated
where information is not forthcoming.
The mark [Illustration: stick figure with crossed arms] signifies that
all the children are not noted in his pedigree.
Sometimes an actual _tree_ is drawn, with various branches emanating
from a parent stem. This is an interesting method, the effect being
clear, but the amateur might find its execution somewhat difficult.
John Browne, = Jane Roberts,
of Co. Devon, | b. --, d. --
b. --, d. -- |
+----------+---------------+------+
| | |
George Michael = Ellen, John,
of Devon, b. 1710, | dau. of b. 1713,
b. 1708 d. -- | George Shaw d. 1713
|
+--------------+------+
| |
Peter = --? John = --?
b. --, | of York |
d. 1750 | |
| |
+-----------+ +---------------+
| | |
Mary = Capt. Duncan, R.N., Henry = --? Robert, = Alice, daughter
| of Somerset of Devon | b. --, d.-- | of John Jones
= | |
/|\ | +-----------+----------+
| | | |
+----------+-------+------------+ James = Mary John Thomas
| | | Scott died died
Elizabeth John Mary | in infancy in infancy
|
+--------------+----+------+
| | |
Ethel, George, John = Lucy Anna,
m. John Scott b. 1885, b. dau. of Rev.
d. 1904 1886 J. S. Lick, 1908
Again, the genealogist may have to write more in narrative form
particulars connected with his family tree. The following is an
illustration of how this may be done--
“John Browne was succeeded by his brother, James Browne, who was born
1st April 1661, married Sarah, daughter of Michael Jones of Wiltshire,
and died in 1735, leaving issue--
1. John, of whom presently.
2. George, alive in 1771.
3. Nicholas, b. 1710, d. --(?).
4. Bernard, married Mary Green, 1754.
1. Ellen, married --(?) Smith.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1705, married John Jones.
3. Abigail, married Peter Smith.
4. Mary, died in infancy.
5. Hannah.
6. Rose, died in infancy.
“The eldest son, John Browne, b. 1698, succeeded his father, James,
in 1735. He married, 1724, Isabella, daughter of Michael Spencer of
Devonshire, and had four sons and three daughters.”