Issue (genealogy)

Okay kiddo, so let me tell you about something called an issue in genealogy. When we talk about issue in genealogy, we are actually talking about the children or descendants of a person. For example, let's say your grandma had kids, those kids are your mom or dad and their siblings. So, the issue of your grandma includes your mom or dad and their siblings as well as anyone else who came from them like your aunts, uncles or cousins.

Sometimes when we are looking at family trees, we may see the word "issue" instead of just saying "children" or "descendants". This just means all of the people who came from that person or couple. And it helps us keep track of the whole family line, not just the direct line from parents to children, but all the branches and twigs that come off of it too.

So, that's what issue means in genealogy! It's just a fancy word for all the kids and grandkids and great grandkids (and so on) of a person.