You’ll Love This If…

You like using lists to stay organized
You need tools to help you track family facts, research requests and genealogy progress
You want the option to type in and save your genealogy forms

Contains over 115 type-and-save worksheets, templates and checklists!

Don’t lose track of your family tree discoveries! Use the genealogy worksheets, templates and checklists in this download to organize family facts and keep tabs on your genealogy progress. Each letter-size PDF form is enhanced so you can type directly in the file and save your work. Or simply print blank forms to fill in by hand. You’ll research more efficiently with this ultimate collection of genealogy forms at your fingertips!

System Requirements

The Essential Family Tree Forms is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems. All the forms in this download are PDF files viewable with the free Adobe Reader software. Saving typed information within the forms requires Adobe Reader X or a newer version.

Contents

The Essential Family Tree Forms contains the following genealogy forms:

Basic Genealogy Forms

Five-Generation Ancestor Chart
Family Group Sheet
Relationship Chart
Ancestor Research Worksheet
Getting Started Checklist
Records Checklist
Surname Variant Chart
Surname Worksheet
Adoptive Family Tree
Stepfamily Tree
Source List
Source Documentation Guide

Online Research Helps

Account Login Tracker
Ancestor Worksheet: Online Searches
Online Search Tracker
Ancestry.com Research Checklist for US Ancestors
Ancestry.com Research Checklist for Canadian and UK Ancestors

Vital-Records Worksheets

Research Checklist: Birth Information
Birth Information Tracker
Birth Record Worksheet
Research Checklist: Death Information
Death Information Tracker
Death Record Worksheet
Research Checklist: Marriage and Divorce Information
Marriage Information Tracker
Marriage Index

Census Worksheets

US Census Questions at a Glance
Census Checklist
US Census Worksheet: Family Snapshot
1790 Census Extraction Worksheet
1800 and 1810 Census Extraction Worksheet
1820 Census Extraction Worksheet
1830 and 1840 Census Extraction Worksheet
1850 Census Extraction Worksheet
1860 Census Extraction Worksheet
1870 Census Extraction Worksheet
1880 Census Extraction Worksheet
1900 Census Extraction Worksheet
1910 Census Extraction Worksheet
1920 Census Extraction Worksheet
1930 Census Extraction Worksheet
1940 Census Extraction Worksheet
1841 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1851 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1861 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1871 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1881 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1891 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1901 UK Census Extraction Worksheet
1911 UK Census Extraction Worksheet

Immigrant Research Forms

Immigration Information Tracker
Immigrant Ancestor Worksheet
Customs List 1821-1882
Customs List 1883-1897
Passenger List 1897-1903
Passenger List 1903-1907
Passenger List 1907-1913
Passenger List 1913-1917
Passenger List 1917-1942
Ancestral Village Worksheet
Naturalization Record Extraction Worksheet: Declaration of Intention
Naturalization Record Extraction Worksheet: Petition for Naturalization

Other Records Worksheets

Tombstone/Cemetery Transcription Form
Land Records Worksheet
Deed Index: Grantees
Deed Index: Grantors
Burned Courthouse Inventory
Tax Records Worksheet
Obituary Worksheet and Extraction Form
City Directories Worksheet
Home Sources Checklist
Military Records Checklist
Military Pension Records Worksheet
Military Draft Records Worksheet

Research Logs

Five-Step Research Plan Worksheet
Research Journal
Research Calendar
Research Log
Family Correspondence Log
Note-Taking Form: Filing by Surname
Note-Taking Form: Filing by Couple or Family Group

Story and Tradition Forms

Family Tradition Recorder
Oral History Interview Worksheet
Family Interview Sheet

Photo and Heirloom Forms

Family Archive Inventory
Heirloom Inventory Form
Heirloom Tracker
Photo Inventory Form
Photo-Identification Worksheet
Family Recipe Card
Photo-Management Software Comparison Worksheet
Cloud Storage Service Comparison Worksheet
Heirloom Photo Inventory and Digitizing Checklist
Heirloom Photo Inventory Form
Online Photo Service Comparison Worksheet
Archival Supplies Shopping Worksheet
Family Archive Sorting and Organizing Worksheet

Research Trip Aids

Research Repository Worksheet
Research Trip Packing List
Research Trip Budget Worksheet
Source Citation Worksheet
Genealogy Conference Planning Worksheet

File-Organizing Worksheets

Table of Contents for Files
File-Naming Template/Cheat Sheet
Genealogist’s Research Binder Cover Sheet
File Contents: Filing by Surname
File Contents: Filing by Couple/Family Group
Digital Assets Codicil
Genealogical Codicil

Research Analysis Worksheets

Ancestor Timeline
Biographical Outline
Parent Names Tracker
Cluster Research Worksheet
Brick Wall Worksheet
DNA Cousin Matches Worksheet #1
DNA Cousin Matches Worksheet #2
Living Relative Worksheet

Forms & Templates

Ultimate Family Tree Chart Templates Download

Essential Family Tree Forms