Ahnentafel Chart Numbers Explained

Ahnentafel Chart Numbers Explained
Richard E. Henthorn
3 February 2011

How to Read the Chart Below

• /Generation/


• {Number of People In This Generation}


• [Ahnentafel Numbers from Number to Number]


• - Who's in this generation

For example:
/06/ {00032} [00032-00063] - 3rd Great Grandparents

That is to say in the sixth generation of your Ahnentafel Chart a possible thirty-two people can appear with ahnentafel numbers ranging from 32 to 63 and all being your great-great-great grandparents.

A complete fifteen (15) generation ahnentafel chart would include the names of thirty two thousand seven hundred and sixty seven (32,767) individuals.

/01/ {00001} [00001-00001] - Child
/02/ {00002} [00002-00003] - Parents
/03/ {00004} [00004-00007] - Grandparents
/04/ {00008} [00008-00015] - 1st Great Grandparents
/05/ {00016} [00016-00031] - 2nd Great Grandparents
/06/ {00032} [00032-00063] - 3rd Great Grandparents
/07/ {00064} [00064-00127] - 4th Great Grandparents
/08/ {00128} [00128-00255] - 5th Great Grandparents
/09/ {00256} [00256-00511] - 6th Great Grandparents
/10/ {00512} [00512-01023] - 7th Great Grandparents
/11/ {01024} [01024-02047] - 8th Great Grandparents
/12/ {02048} [02048-04095] - 9th Great Grandparents
/13/ {04096} [04096-08191] - 10th Great Grandparents
/14/ {08192} [08192-16383] - 11th Great Grandparents
/15/ {16384} [16384-32767] - 12th Great Grandparents

Copyright 2011 - Richard E. Henthorn