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1. This is a dummy how a genealogical ancestor[?] table could look. More ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated! (Was someting like this already done? I havnt found it anywhere/ Dan Koehl 13:01 Dec 9, 2002 (UTC)

2. Another suggestion, made by someone else is also down below.

**Generations**
I	II	III	IV
Proband: proband[?]	Father: father	F. Father: fathers father[?]	F. F. Father: fathers fathers father[?]
		F. Father: fathers father[?]	F. F. Mother: fathers fathers mother[?]
		F. Mother: fathers mother[?]	F. M. Father: fathers mothers father[?]
		F. Mother: fathers mother[?]	F. M. Mother: fathers mothers mother[?]
	Mother: mother	M. Father: mothers father[?]	M. F. Father: mothers fathers father[?]
		M. Father: mothers father[?]	M. F. Mother: mothers fathers mother[?]
		M. Mother: mothers mother[?]	M. M. Father: mothers mothers father[?]
		M. Mother: mothers mother[?]	M. M. Mother: mothers mothers mother[?]

Here is a variation on the original theme.
I know that this is not the traditional format for an ancestor chart, however I believe a small break with tradition will afford us much space.
Gaz 11:30 4 Mar 2003 UTC

Ancestors of: 1. proband[?]
2. Father: father	4. F. Father: fathers father[?]	8. F. F. Father: fathers fathers father[?]
	4. F. Father: fathers father[?]	9. F. F. Mother: fathers fathers mother[?]
	5. F. Mother: fathers mother[?]	10. F. M. Father: fathers mothers father[?]
	5. F. Mother: fathers mother[?]	11. F. M. Mother: fathers mothers mother[?]
3. Mother: mother	6. M. Father: mothers father[?]	12. M. F. Father: mothers fathers father[?]
	6. M. Father: mothers father[?]	13. M. F. Mother: mothers fathers mother[?]
	7. M. Mother: mothers mother[?]	14. M. M. Father: mothers mothers father[?]
	7. M. Mother: mothers mother[?]	15. M. M. Mother: mothers mothers mother[?]

I changed this a bit so that it includes the Ahnentafel (or Kekule) numbers, which are in my opinion indispensible. Tables are still very confusing to edit, it would be possible, I think, for someone with the requisite programming knowledge to make a 'wiki-syntax' that takes a list of 16 names (proband plus ancestors 2-15) as an argument and displays it as this sort of table? -- Someone else 22:46 Mar 7, 2003 (UTC)

Good idea with Kekule. Some colors want harm? (Grey?) What I like with this concept instead of a picture, is that its fast, its just like a textpage, and its rather easy to insert the names (hyperlinks). As with the script, Someone, that sounds really even better. But until then, I think this is useable...Dan Koehl 02:13 Mar 12, 2003 (UTC)

OK now, trying an example:

Ancestors of: 1. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
2. Father: George VI of the United Kingdom	4. F. Father: George V of the United Kingdom	8. F. F. Father: Edward VII of the United Kingdom
	4. F. Father: George V of the United Kingdom	9. F. F. Mother: Alexandra of Denmark
	5. F. Mother: Mary of Teck	10. F. M. Father: Francis of Teck[?]
	5. F. Mother: Mary of Teck	11. F. M. Mother: Mary Adelaide of Cambridge[?]
3. Mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon	6. M. Father: Claude George Bowes-Lyon[?]	12. M. F. Father: Claude Bowes-Lyon[?]
	6. M. Father: Claude George Bowes-Lyon[?]	13. M. F. Mother: Frances Dora Smith[?]
	7. M. Mother: Nina Cecelia Cavendish-Bentinck[?]	14. M. M. Father: Charles William Cavendish-Bentinck[?]
	7. M. Mother: Nina Cecelia Cavendish-Bentinck[?]	15. M. M. Mother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby[?]

Looks good, and its also usable for those using 800x600 screens!Dan Koehl 11:06 Mar 12, 2003 (UTC)

Yes, and how about pink for girls and blue for boys, but only on Person 1 203.45.253.89[?] 11:12 Mar 12, 2003 (UTC)

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