diff --git a/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py b/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
index 50147ae4c..dcf95b90a 100644
--- a/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
+++ b/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
@@ -188,11 +188,14 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
         else:
             self._rows.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(a[idx],b[idx]))
 
-    def write(self, document):
+    def write(self, document, column_widths=None):
         doc = document.doc
         columns = len(self._columns)
         doc.start_table('simple', 'Table')
-        doc._tbl.set_column_widths([100/columns] * columns)
+        if column_widths:
+            doc._tbl.set_column_widths(column_widths)
+        else:
+            doc._tbl.set_column_widths([100/columns] * columns)
         doc._tbl.set_columns(columns)
         if self.title:
             doc.start_row()
diff --git a/src/webapp/utils.py b/src/webapp/utils.py
index 7e6b57e1c..560806b2f 100644
--- a/src/webapp/utils.py
+++ b/src/webapp/utils.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class Table(object):
         self.db = DbDjango()
         self.access = SimpleAccess(self.db)
         self.table = SimpleTable(self.access)
+        self.column_widths = None
         class Doc(object):
             def __init__(self, doc):
                 self.doc = doc
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class Table(object):
 
     def get_html(self):
         # The HTML writer escapes data:
-        self.table.write(self.doc) # forces to htmllist
+        self.table.write(self.doc, self.column_widths) # forces to htmllist
         # FIXME: do once, or once per table?
         self.doc.doc.build_style_declaration(self.id) # can pass id, for whole
         # FIXME: don't want to repeat this, unless diff for each table:
@@ -837,6 +838,7 @@ def children_table(obj, user, act, url=None, *args):
         _("Maternal"),
         _("Birth Date"),
         )
+    table.column_widths = [3] + [98/6] * 6
 
     family = obj
     obj_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(family)