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wrong parents
Posted: 27 Jul 2020 22:15
by sailor842
How do I move an ancestor, her children & spouse to different parents?
I have an ancestress who is possibly attached to the wrong parents.
i have 2 Asa Bryant's uncle & nephew & confusion as to which are the parents.
I have since solved the problem. But, I have to move the ancestress to a different Asa.
How is that done?
sailor842@live.com
Re: wrong parents
Posted: 28 Jul 2020 06:05
by Gowermick
Step 1, with wrong parents in focus window, unlink your ancestress from these parents. (Right click, select unlink) NB this will automatically unlink her husband and children too, who will stay linked to ancestress.
Step 2, with correct parents in focus window, add a new child ‘from existing’, then select your ancestress from the recordset.
Step 3, use the up/down arrows to place your ancestress into correct chronological order of the children.
Re: wrong parents
Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:20
by tatewise
I have moved this to the FH General Usage Forum, which is more appropriate for FH specific questions.
See how_to:removing_unwanted_relations|> Removing Unwanted Relations that summarises the technique perfectly explained by Mike Loney.
Re: wrong parents
Posted: 28 Jul 2020 12:14
by sailor842
I had done the steps suggested. Nice to know I did it right.
The screen shots show the problem that prompted my query.
I now have harriet bryant listed twice. How do I combine?
Re: wrong parents
Posted: 28 Jul 2020 13:06
by tatewise
I am not sure who
Harriet Bryant is.
Your screenshot shows
Asa Bryant [236] and
Miriam Colbeth JOHNSON [954] twice due to duplicated
Family records.
(This problem is similar to the
Double Entry? (17956) recent posting.)
It also shows two similar children
Asa Bryant [942] and
Asa R Bryant [869] both born in
1852.
I guess you wish to merge
Asa Bryant [942] and
Asa R Bryant [869], and combine the two
Family records.
It can be done in one
Family record merge, but I suggest you do that in two phases.
In the
Records Window, hold down
Ctrl key and select both
Asa Bryant [942] and
Asa R Bryant [869]
Use the
Edit > Merge/Compare Records... dialogue to ensure all the required facts are matched and click
Merge.
Also in
Records Window but on the
Families tab, click the first column header to sort records into order.
Scroll down to locate the two
...of Asa BRYANT and Miriam Colbeth JOHNSON records.
Select both and use the
Edit > Merge/Compare Records... dialogue to
Merge them.
If you have any doubts about what details to merge then click
Cancel and ask for advice.
Re: wrong parents
Posted: 28 Jul 2020 13:47
by sailor842
The double entry solved the problem. Thanks...jack