Family trees

3 guides on family trees.

A grandmother and her adult granddaughter sitting on a veranda, looking through a notebook together while tea cools on a small table

Family medical history: what to write down and why

Which illnesses ran in your family? How to collect the answers kindly, what to record for each relative, and how to keep it private and ready for a doctor.

3 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

A grandfather, his grown children and school-age grandchildren around a wooden table in a home compound, pointing at a large hand-drawn family tree on paper

Family trees

How to record co-wives and half-siblings in a family tree

A kind, practical way to show a father with several wives, half-brothers and half-sisters in your family tree, so every child sits under their own mother.

31 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

A grandmother and her granddaughter smiling over a large sheet of paper with a hand-drawn family tree, in a home with framed family photographs on the wall

Family trees

How to make a family tree, step by step

A simple way to start your family tree today: begin with yourself, ask the oldest relatives, record each person, and keep the stories with the names.

22 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Keep your family's story in one place

A private album for your family tree, stories, tributes, records, photos and videos, at your family's own .ke name.

Check your family's name