Basics
Family Group Record
The Family Group Record, like the Ancestor Chart, is one of the charts most commonly used by genealogists.
The Family Group Record documents information about nuclear families. (For genealogical purposes, a nuclear family is defined as a family group consisting of two married parents and their legal children). Each Family Group Record provides details about each married partner (husband and wife), together with information about each of their children.
The images at the left show an example of a Family Group Record for Won Alexander Cumyow and his wife, Ye (Eva) Chan.
Each direct ancestor on an Ancestor Chart appears in two Family Group Records. In the first Family Group Record, the direct ancestor is listed (with his or her siblings) in the "Children" section on his or her parents' Family Group Record. In the second Family Group Record, he or she is either the Husband or Wife. For example, in addition to the chart shown at the left, Won Alexander Cumyow would appear as one of the children on a Family Group Record for his parents, Won Ling Ling and Wong Shee.
Grace Cumyow, listed with her siblings on Won Alexander and his wife Eva's Family Group Record, would also appear as the Wife on another Family Group Record, together with her Husband, Cecil Sit Shin Lee, and their children. Family Group Records for each of Won Alexander Cumyow's other children could also be compiled.
| Print this blank Family Group Record [PDF] and use it to begin recording details about the families of each direct ancestor on your Ancestor Chart. Start with yourself and your spouse as the Husband and Wife. |
Recommended formats
The following are recommended formats for entering name, date, and place information in Family Group Records:
Name (Chinese)
LI Da Huang
(Surname in upper-case - Given name(s) - Chinese name in parentheses)
Name (English)
Kenneth MAH
(Given name(s) - Surname in upper-case -Chinese name in parentheses)
Include both Chinese and English names, if known.
Date
22 November 1903
Place
New Westminster, B.C. (province only, if in Canada)
Ju Hong, Hay Ping, China (include country name if outside Canada)
Photo banner: Detail from VPL Historical Photograph 8838
