My father had three wives and fourteen children between Accra and London. Finally a tree that represents him faithfully.
Kofi A.
Diaspora · Ghana / United Kingdom
Every family in the world has a story. A structure. A memory. Ancestria is the only family tree designed to honor them all — exactly as they are.
Ancestria was born from a simple observation: existing genealogy tools were designed for a single family model. We chose to do things differently. We respect traditions, customs, and cultural heritage from around the world — whether from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, or Europe. Every practice has a story. Every story deserves to be passed on without being translated, softened, or forced into another model. The only thing Ancestria refuses: when that transmission becomes a tool of constraint or erasure. Beyond that, if it exists in the world, Ancestria can represent it.
For every family
In Lagos, a father has three wives and twenty children across two continents. In Ulaanbaatar, brothers share a wife according to a thousand-year tradition. In Paris, two dads adopted a child born through surrogacy. In Yaoundé, an entrusted child grows up in their maternal uncle's family. In Mumbai, an arranged marriage has united two lineages for centuries. Ancestria judges none of these families. It draws them. All of them. As they are. With one limit: respect for everyone's dignity.
– universal structures –
Monogamous couple
Civil · partnership · free union
Blended family
Step-parent · half-siblings
Donor conception
Gametes · gestational carrier
Single-parent family
One parent · several children
Monogamous couple
Civil · partnership · free union
Blended family
Step-parent · half-siblings
Donor conception
Gametes · gestational carrier
Single-parent family
One parent · several children
Co-parenting
Without formal union
Domestic adoption
Simple or full
– all family shapes –
Monogamous couple
Civil · partnership · free union
Polygyny
Ranked wives · timeline
Fraternal polyandry
Brothers sharing a wife
Nikah · bridewealth · Vivah
Customary and religious
Polygyny
Ranked wives · timeline
Fraternal polyandry
Brothers sharing a wife
Nikah · bridewealth · Vivah
Customary and religious
Kafala · entrusted child
Guardianship · social filiation
Levirate · sororate
Recognized cultural links
Walking marriage
Separate residence
Consanguine union
Cousins · alliances
500+ member lineage
Six generations and beyond
Any structure you name
Custom types · free terminology
If it exists in the world, Ancestria can represent it.
On first sign-in, the app adapts union types, terminology, and presets to your family context.
The app suggests
Europe / Classic West
Add a union — adapted options
Everything is customizable. Nothing is fixed, nothing is imposed.
Ancestria is designed to adapt to your unique transmission needs.
You want to offer your children and grandchildren the knowledge of their roots.
Is your family scattered around the world? Reunite them virtually.
Do you have boxes of photos and documents? Centralize everything in a safe place.
A clan of 500 members spread across four generations and three continents. A patriarch, his wives, their children, their children's children. Entrusted children, adopted children, customary unions that no standard form can capture. Ancestria groups them, organizes them, makes them readable — without erasing what makes each branch unique.
A complete set of tools to build, enrich, and preserve your family heritage.
Navigate generations with ease — even for families of 500+ members.
Polygamy, kafala, levirate, bridewealth, co-parenting, customary marriage. Each link has its visual style and meaning.
One tree, every screen. Real-time sync.
Your data is encrypted. Nothing is public without your explicit consent.
Turn research into a game and complete your tree step by step.
Track your ancestors' movements across the world and eras.
Transform raw dates and places into exciting family stories with our narrative AI. Don't let your ancestors be just names on a list. Our contextual AI analyzes eras and places to weave the thread of their existence.
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Your data stays yours. You are the sole owner of your tree. Ancestria acts as a digital safe for your family history.
AES-256 encryption for all your personal data and documents.
Your data belongs to you. Export at any time in GEDCOM, JSON or PDF.
Access and deletion rights guaranteed and simplified.
No tracking, no resale, no third-party cookies. Ever.
They trust us
My father had three wives and fourteen children between Accra and London. Finally a tree that represents him faithfully.
Kofi A.
Diaspora · Ghana / United Kingdom
Nikah, bridewealth and each wife's rank — it's all here. The first app that truly understands my family.
Fatima Z.
Mother · Morocco / France
Vivah, matrilineal lineage, diaspora mixed marriage — all named correctly, no workarounds.
Priya S.
India / United Kingdom
Our family split between Jakarta and Amsterdam finally fits in one readable tree.
Siti R.
Indonesia / Netherlands
A chronological family feed, private discussion spaces, encrypted messages — and a trusted directory to help each other.
Births, marriages, memories — no algorithm, no ads.
Plan an event without cluttering the main feed.
Private messages between members, securely.
Recruitment, referrals, skills directory.
Family feed, Rooms, and encrypted chat — coming soon in the app.
Your existing tree arrives in a few clicks. All standard formats are supported.
Your data belongs to you. Export anytime — GEDCOM, PDF, JSON.
Your years of genealogical research are welcome here.
One tree. Every screen. Add an ancestor from your phone. Browse the full tree from a computer. Print a poster from the web for Grandma's birthday. Everything syncs in real time.