Comment on Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 days agoSo does the line go towards grandpa at mom’s side, or dad’s side?
Comment on Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 days agoSo does the line go towards grandpa at mom’s side, or dad’s side?
Mesophar@lemm.ee 4 days ago
It would generally be between a person and a specific ancestors of theirs, so that depends on who is is tracking towards. Often it will be qualified with something like “Paternal Bloodline” or such, in which case it would follow the father, the father’s father, the father’s father’s father, etc. Or for royalty, it would track from some historical sovereign figure and follow their legitimate heirs down to the individual being examined.
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 days ago
It’s a weird old concept is what I guess
Mesophar@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I suppose it is in a fashion, but not necessarily. Let’s say you know you have a ancestor that was part of the first expedition to the arctic. The line of ancestor to descendent between that person and you would be the bloodline. Everyone you are related to would be your family tree, but that could be hundreds of people depending on how far back you go, and could be thousands of people if you start looking at everyone descended from that person. But you are only concerned with the direct line of lineage between them and you, and that would be your bloodline.
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 days ago
I would call that weird, but I get the idea!