It goes without saying that genealogy never actually ends. There’s always another person, branch, or even half a tree left to research. Not to mention whole generations back further, or those sideways ones that grab your attention. There simply is ALWAYS more research to do.

During the end of the year while many were writing their roundups of 2013, I found a blog post on the Twisted Twigs on Gnarled Branches blog, which was asking you to tally up your family. Covering 9 generations starting from your parents and going back to 7x Great Grandparents – it puts things in perspective when you see the numbers.

Anyway I’ve seen this kind of chart before but never actually sat down and worked it out … so I thought “I’ll give it a go”.