Understanding Your Family Tree Dashboard

The Overview dashboard provides a snapshot of your entire tree:

• •Total counts: Number of individuals, families, and generations
• •Demographics: Gender breakdown, age distributions, lifespan averages
• •Time coverage: Which centuries and decades are represented
• •Data quality: Completeness indicators and potential issues
• •Key events: Births, marriages, deaths summarised

This helps you understand your tree's scope before diving into details.

The birth year distribution chart shows when your ancestors were born:

• •Peaks: Centuries with the most documented individuals
• •Gaps: Time periods with few or no births (data gaps or genuine family history)
• •Recent concentration: Most trees have more recent generations documented
• •Historical coverage: How far back your tree extends

Use this to identify periods that might need more research.

Key demographic statistics include:

• •Gender ratio: Balance of male to female individuals
• •Average lifespan: Mean age at death for those with both dates
• •Family size: Average number of children per family
• •Generation count: How many generations from you to earliest ancestor
• •Living vs. deceased: Estimated counts based on dates

Unusual metrics might indicate data quality issues or interesting family patterns.

The dashboard shows data completeness:

• •Completeness percentage: How many individuals have key vital records
• •Source coverage: Proportion of facts with source citations
• •Date precision: Full dates vs. year-only vs. estimated
• •Place coverage: Events with location data

Low scores indicate areas to focus your research and data entry efforts.

The Overview helps you plan research:

• •Identify thin areas: Generations with few people may have missing siblings
• •Spot data gaps: Time periods needing more research
• •Prioritise quality: Focus on improving metrics that matter to your goals
• •Track progress: Re-check after adding data to see improvements
• •Share with family: The dashboard provides a quick summary for relatives