Hi Marie, No, it's not the Ahnentafel. Dick Eastman wrote this (available on Ancestry and free to all): http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6490
Ahnenetafel is the standard way. You are 1. Your father is 2 and your mother is 3. Your grandfather is 4 and your grandmother is 5. The father of your grandfather is 8 (double it) and his wife is 9. That's Ahnentafel, but it's easier to see Dick's explanation. I think the system you are speaking about is the* *d'Aboville Numbers<http://www.eogen.com/dAbovilleNumbers> . It's similar to the Henry system. I'm not a fan. It means the 5th kid of the 6th kid of the 2nd kid of the 4th kid of the 2nd kid of the 1st kid of the 9th kid. So do you want a 10th kid? Or are you asking for one of the kids of the 9th kid? You can read more about them here: http://www.eogen.com/dAbovilleNumbers Main link to all numbering systems: http://www.eogen.com/NumberingSystems Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
