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Help !! Any suggestions on how to delete a few gen

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Sean

Sean Report 10 Oct 2005 03:49

Hi, I don't have a Gedcom, as GR is the only record that I have. I have found a few entire generations of my tree to be incorrect. Is there an easy way of deleting these generations. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Lyn.

BrianW

BrianW Report 10 Oct 2005 07:21

I believe that the only way is to work up or down from the latest, unattached entry. Alternatively, contact the support team and see if they can do it for you.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

The Bag

The Bag Report 10 Oct 2005 07:34

no, no easy way! start at the youngest and delete people from the bottom up. you cannot delete anyone with offspring without first having deleted the offspring.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 10 Oct 2005 12:30

this tip was given the other day dont know if it will help This morning I clicked on 'Add partner' intead of editing (Mother) and gave someone two wives of the same name. The extra one would not delete. The 'Linked to more than 1 person' message came up. Obviously the system could not tell which one was connected to one name and which to multiple names. So: I changed the christian name on the unwanted one to 'Duplicated'. That gave them seperate identities. I could then delete the 'Duplicate' one.

Karon

Karon Report 10 Oct 2005 13:32

We too have this type of problem. Have contacted the team several times and to date have not received a reply in 5 weeks. It would now appear that this problem is entrenched, and no one from the team wants to talk. We too have two men attached somehow to one woman (lucky girl), But when we select the second gentleman, the womans name changes too. Is she now scitzophrenic? We are unable to seperate by any means so far This program was good, now its getting frustrating here in Australia You all take care.

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 10 Oct 2005 21:43

Valerie Thanks for that tip, I'm going to try it! I had already got as far as giving him two wives with the same name, but couldnt see how to delete one of them. I shall be so chuffed if this works, as I have three separate boo-boos to tidy up! Olde Crone

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 10 Oct 2005 23:24

hope it works Old Crone would make life a bit easier

Brenda

Brenda Report 10 Oct 2005 23:37

Oh! Its so good to know I am not the only Silly Billy with 1/2 dozen unwanted Mothers dotted about my tree. I will have a go thanks for the Tip, Brenda Dewar

Sean

Sean Report 11 Oct 2005 22:13

Thanks Valerie and everyone !!!! There might be a light at the end of the tunnel,, I shall try these tactics today. Best wishes, Lyn.