It can be filled with the names of three generations of your direct ancestors, from your parents to great grandparents.

It comes in two versions. Both are set against a backdrop of a tree in full bloom. While one is set in the photo's original colours, the other is in sepia, to lend an antiqued feel.

Whichever option you choose, you'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Original colours

As illustrated above.

Option 1: Print off and fill in by hand. Simply download a free printable blank family tree to your computer, print it and fill in the spaces by hand. This download will be successful with any version of Acrobat Reader.

Option 2: Fill in your free printable blank family tree on your computer screen. This can be achieved only if you have Acrobat Reader version 8 or above. You can fill in the spaces on-screen and then print the completed tree. You can save only the blank tree. It is not possible to save the completed tree file to your computer. Be ready to fill in all the names at one sitting.

Sepia

As illustrated left.

Option 1: Print off and fill in by hand. Simply download the file to your computer, print it and fill in the spaces by hand. This download will be successful with any version of Acrobat Reader.

Option 2: Make your own family tree free of charge. Having downloaded the pdf to your computer you can fill in the spaces on your computer screen and print it when you've finished.. This option is available only to those who have Acrobat Reader version 8 or higher. Please note that you can't save your completed tree to your computer. You'll have to fill in all the names at one sitting.

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