Free Family Tree Templates

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Family relationships can sometimes get too complex and hard to explain in words. A family tree lays out these connections visually, in a branching layout of a tree, spanning generations. The branches represent connections between family members across generations, showing how parents, children, grandparents, and distant relatives are linked over time. They may also have photos along with names and annotate important dates.

These charts aren’t just for personal use, though. They’ve been useful in studying prominent historical families or tracking lineage patterns. In specialized cases, family trees can also help in tracing genetic traits and medical histories across generations. Interestingly, a well-structured family tree can also help clarify lineage for legal, inheritance, or family record purposes by visually presenting connections between generations.

Keeping all that in mind, WordLayout’s collection of family tree templates is designed for families of all sizes and depths. Whether you’re charting a small six-member family, a large extended family, or using a 3- or 5-generation family tree template, the editable layout expands naturally as your family grows.

And of course, the family tree maker templates are flexible in how you design, present, or share your chart.

What’s in a Family Tree Template?

Each family tree template includes space for every person’s name, which is always displayed on the tree. In addition, you can optionally add details in some designs, such as:

• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Date of death

In most standard family tree layouts, lines (or branches) run between people and connect family members based on their relationship. For instance, a husband and wife will have a horizontal line joining them, and their children will be linked to them by vertical branches. As the tree grows, the parents become grandparents, great-grandparents, and beyond, while siblings, cousins, and married partners are added along the branches. This allows you to present multiple generations and family connections clearly on a single page, creating a complete, visually organized view of your family.

All family tree templates are inspired by the shapes and patterns of real trees. Each family tree template uses branches, leaves, and natural layouts to represent family relationships.

How to Use a Family Tree Template

• Download the template in your preferred format and familiarise yourself with the layout.
• Replace text in your chosen template by clicking on a name, date, or other text box and typing your own information.
• Start your family tree with immediate family members. Add parents, siblings, and children first.
• Choose a template type that fits your family structure, as different layouts work better for different family sizes and relationships.
• In most cases, you’ll have to move in ascending order. That means you start from the bottom of the tree with the person you’re focusing on, then work upward to add parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations. As you expand, include spouses, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins, placing them on branches to reflect their relationships.
• If you’re using an hourglass-style chart, the starting person then usually goes in the center, with parents and grandparents placed above and the children and grandchildren shown below.
• You can add photos by inserting images directly into the designated picture placeholders or creating new ones.

Make sure you verify information as you fill in names, dates, and relationships. Do this by cross-checking with birth certificates, marriage records, or trusted relatives. (Skip if it’s just for fun or a school assignment.)

Map out the lives and relationships that built you through these editable family tree templates today. Honor your ancestors and pass on your family’s legacy!