# How to filter for only one generation of descendants?

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**Created:** [December 22, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034 "2020-12-22T11:53:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tesmania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Tesmania](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Tesmania)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034/1 "2020-12-22T11:53:52Z")

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May I ask a noob question about filters?

I am trying to filter everybody called Tesmer, their siblings, their spouses and all their ancestors.

Thus, I added two filters.

1. People with the -\> Full family name:=“Tesmer”

2a. Siblings of match  
2b. Spouses of match  
2c. Ancestors of match

So far this is working fine.

However, now I would like to include one descendant, i.e. just one generation of children not named Tesmer.

If I add this  
2d. Descendant family members of match,  
I get all of the generations following.

How can I limit this to one generation without touching the other matches?

I am using Gramps 5.1.3 on Manjaro Linux.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![PLegoux](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/plegoux/32/413_2.png) [@PLegoux](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/PLegoux)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034/2 "2020-12-22T12:25:08Z")

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Person filter “Children of match” doesn’t do what you want? With “match” equals filter #1 (included in #2) or #2 (in a new #3 filter)

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**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034/3 "2020-12-22T12:31:32Z")

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Welcome

Just a clarification. You want to add the children of the females named :Tesmer"?

Try this.

2d `Children of <filter> match`

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**Author:** ![Tesmania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Tesmania](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Tesmania)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034/4 "2020-12-22T14:17:56Z")

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Thank you so much, Patrice and Dave! It works like a charm!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-filter-for-only-one-generation-of-descendants/1034/5 "2021-01-21T14:17:58Z")

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