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MW Family Genogram

The MW Family Genogram maps 29 people across four generations. It records 8 deceased members and health history including alcohol use. The family structure includes cohabitation.

  • 29 people
  • 4 generations
  • Alcohol use
  • Cohabitation

What this genogram shows

  • 29 family members across four generations.
  • 7 partnerships.
  • 8 deceased people are marked with the deceased symbol.
  • 7 people have recorded health conditions: alcohol use.

Symbols used

Marriage
A horizontal line joining two partners.
Deceased
An X drawn through the person symbol.
Medical condition
Filled or shaded segments inside the symbol mark recorded health conditions.

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Generation by generation

Generation 1 (oldest)

The top row holds 7 people (5 men and 2 women). 6 of them have died, shown with an X. 4 couples are drawn here: 3 married and 1 unmarried. 3 sets of parents account for 10 children one row down; the largest sibling group has 4.

Generation 2

There are 9 people on the second row (4 men and 5 women). The deceased symbol appears on 2 people here. 3 partners marry in from outside the family. Partner lines join 4 couples, all married. 8 children descend from 5 sets of parents here; the largest sibling group has 2, and two have a single child.

Generation 3

The third row has 9 people (3 men and 6 women). 1 person joined the family through a partnership, with no parents drawn above them. The row contains 1 partnership (unmarried partners).

Generation 4 (youngest)

The bottom row holds 4 people, all female.

Emotional relationships

No emotional relationship lines are drawn, so this genogram works as a structural map of who is related to whom.

Health history

7 family members have recorded health conditions, namely alcohol use (7 people). Alcohol use appears in more than one generation, the kind of repeating pattern a genogram is drawn to show.

How to read this genogram

  1. Start at the top row: the 7 people of the oldest generation. Squares are males and circles are females; this chart has 12 squares and 17 circles.
  2. Follow the horizontal lines between partners. There are 9 partner lines.
  3. Trace the vertical lines that drop from each couple to their children. 18 people have parents drawn in this genogram.
  4. Look for an X through a symbol: it marks a person who has died. 8 people are marked that way here.
  5. Finish at the bottom row, the youngest generation, with 4 people.

Start from this genogram

Open it in GenogramAI, make a copy, and edit the people, relationships and health history to fit your own family or case. Or describe a family in plain words and let the AI draw it.

Questions about this genogram

How many people and generations are in the MW Family Genogram?

It shows 29 people across four generations, from 7 people in the oldest row to 4 people in the youngest. It includes 9 couples. 8 people are marked deceased.

What do the lines in this genogram mean?

Solid horizontal lines join partners, and vertical lines connect parents to children. This genogram has no emotional relationship lines.

Can I use this genogram as a template?

Yes. Choose "Use this template" to copy it into a free GenogramAI account, then replace the people and relationships with your own.

How do I make a genogram like this one?

Open the GenogramAI genogram maker and describe the family in plain words, for example how many generations, who is married or divorced, and who the children are. The AI draws it with the same notation, and you can edit every person and line afterwards. For a four-generation chart like this, start with the oldest couple and work down one row at a time.

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