Simple template for creating a Family Tree

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With this simple LaTeX template you can quickly create and share your family tree online with friends and relatives.

For help with different styles, see this guide to trees in LaTeX on the excellent LaTeX Community forum, and you can find help with using the TikZ package in Part 3 of our free Introduction to LaTeX course.

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Simple template for creating a Family Tree

%\title{Template for creating a family tree}
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% For further help and instructions see:
% http://latex-community.org/know-how/latex/50-latex-graphics-figures-tables/427-stemma-tikz

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{trees}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[level 1/.style={sibling distance=5cm},level 2/.style={sibling distance=2.5cm}]
	\node {My Family Tree}[edge from parent fork down]
		child { node {Uncle John - Aunty Jane}}
		child { node {Mum - Dad}
			child {node{Me}}
			child {node{My sister}}
			}	
		child { node {Uncle Tom - Aunty Sue}
			 child {node{Cousin Josh}}
			 child {node{Cousin Sarah}}
			}		 		
	;
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}