The descendancy view shows all of an individual's descendants vertically in a list.
In Family Tree on the FamilySearch website, the descendancy view shows an individual's descendants vertically in a list. With it, you can easily see or research your ancestors’ descendants.
You can expand the generations in the tree to show more details. Click the Options button in the upper right corner of the screen to chose what you see: record hints, research suggestions, data problems, portraits, and spouses.
Steps (website)
- From the FamilySearch website, click Family Tree.
- In the menu that appears, click Tree.
- In the upper right, click the name of the current view (Landscape, for example).
- In the menu, click Descendancy.
Optional steps and tips:
- To change the starting person of the descendancy chart, click Expand and then click Select on the desired person's profile card.
- To expand or collapse the view of spouses and descendants of the root person, click the arrows to the left of their names.
- To change the number of generations to display, click the Options icon in the upper right side of the screen.
- To hide or show different types of information, click the Options icon. Click the toggle to turn information on and off. Turn off the Portraits toggle to fit more people in your descendancy chart.
- Use your browser to print your descendancy chart by simply pressing Ctrl+P. If you use Chrome, the chart prints in color with the icons. Firefox does not print icons.
Steps (mobile)
The Family Tree mobile app does not have a descendancy view.