Saturday, October 10, 2015

FAMILY TREE: Correcting Relationships


Sometimes we will find a family that has one or more incorrect relationships in our pedigree, whether it be the wrong spouse, a wrong child,  or a wrong parent.  This can be a result of several kinds of mistakes, like incorrect merges or mistaken identities.

There are several ways to correct relationships.  There are good sources online that show several ways to fix the mistaken connections.  Here are some simple instructions that are on familysearch.org. 

Parent-Child Relationships:    Link to Instructions

Couple Relationships: Link to Instructions

You can find these and other helpful articles through “Get Help” on Familysearch.org or The Family History Guide website on this page:  Family History Guide Project 1

The important thing to remember is that you do not delete people, you delete the relationship.  Or you edit the relationship.   If you know who should be in the relationships, then you can change the relationship.  If you do not know who someone belongs to but you know they shouldn’t be in your pedigree, unattach them from your tree by deleting the relationship, but leave them in Family Tree for someone to find and connect with later.  Sources are key to keeping your tree correct. 

If you get stuck and have questions, give me a call.


Mary

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