diff --git a/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py b/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
index dcf95b90a..d3e74972f 100644
--- a/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
+++ b/src/gen/simple/_simpletable.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
                 retval.append(item[0])
                 link = (item[1], item[2:])
             else:
-                retval.append(str(item))
+                retval.append(item)
                 if (self._link_col == col or link is None):
                     if hasattr(item, "get_url"):
                         link = ("url", item.get_url())
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
             for col in row:
                 doc.start_cell('TableDataCell', span=1) 
                 obj_type, handle = None, None
-                if isinstance(self._link_col, tuple):
+                if hasattr(col, "get_url"):
+                    obj_type, handle = "URL", col.get_url()
+                elif isinstance(self._link_col, tuple):
                     obj_type, handle = self._link_col
                 elif isinstance(self._link_col, list):
                     obj_type, handle = self._link_col[index]
@@ -228,12 +230,13 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
                 ######
                 if obj_type:
                     if obj_type.lower() == "url":
-                        doc.start_link(handle)
+                        if handle:
+                            doc.start_link(handle)
                     else:
                         doc.start_link("/%s/%s" % 
                                        (obj_type.lower(), handle))
-                doc.write_text(col, 'Normal')
-                if obj_type:
+                doc.write_text(str(col), 'Normal')
+                if obj_type and handle:
                     doc.stop_link()
                 doc.end_cell()
             doc.end_row()
diff --git a/src/webapp/utils.py b/src/webapp/utils.py
index 560806b2f..b5eb10eaa 100644
--- a/src/webapp/utils.py
+++ b/src/webapp/utils.py
@@ -826,10 +826,20 @@ def tag_reference_table(obj, user, act):
     retval += nbsp("") # to keep tabs same height
     return retval 
 
+class Link(object):
+    def __init__(self, string, url=None):
+        self.string = string
+        self.url = url
+    def get_url(self):
+        return self.url
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.string
+
 def children_table(obj, user, act, url=None, *args):
     retval = ""
     table = Table("children_table")
     table.columns(
+        "",
         _("#"),
         _("ID"),
         _("Name"),
@@ -838,7 +848,7 @@ def children_table(obj, user, act, url=None, *args):
         _("Maternal"),
         _("Birth Date"),
         )
-    table.column_widths = [3] + [98/6] * 6
+    #table.column_widths = [3] + [98/6] * 6
 
     family = obj
     obj_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(family)
@@ -849,7 +859,8 @@ def children_table(obj, user, act, url=None, *args):
     for childref in childrefs:
         child = childref.ref_object
         if user.is_authenticated():
-            table.row(str(count), 
+            table.row(Link("[[x]][[^]][[v]]"),
+                      str(count), 
                       "[%s]" % child.gramps_id,
                       render_name(child, user),
                       child.gender_type,
@@ -875,6 +886,9 @@ def children_table(obj, user, act, url=None, *args):
             count += 1
     table.links(links)
     retval += table.get_html()
+    retval = retval.replace("[[x]]", make_button("x", "/person/remove/family/%s" % family.handle))
+    retval = retval.replace("[[^]]", make_button("^", "/person/up/family/%s" % family.handle))
+    retval = retval.replace("[[v]]", make_button("v", "/person/down/family/%s" % family.handle))
     if user.is_superuser and url and act == "view":
         retval += make_button(_("Add New Person as Child"), (url.replace("$act", "add") % args))
         retval += make_button(_("Add Existing Person as Child"), (url.replace("$act", "share") % args))