General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

how do I delete relation!!

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

June

June Report 28 Aug 2010 16:32

Not sure where to put/ask this question but here goes!!
I have entered a relation twice...don't know how!! but I just cannot delete her as she has a husband and children....the old system used to let you delete a relation as I seem to remember!!
I am sure it is simple but I don't want to delete un-necessary details if I don't have to!!
Thanks, June

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 28 Aug 2010 16:42

Am no expert June, but seem to remember I had to delete the children before I could delete the mother.

Deanna

Deanna Report 28 Aug 2010 16:55

Hi June,
it is difficult. As Lyndi said, you cannot delete someone with children, you have to delete the lot..... up to the person you DO want to delete.
I have done the same as you and my Grand has married my granny twice!
I have just left it as I KNOW it is wrong and I tell anyone who needs to look at my tree.

In fact I have other mistakes in my tree which I will be able to delete, because I followed a wrong route.
It happens to most of us.

Good luck with your tree.
Deanna X

June

June Report 28 Aug 2010 17:04

Thanks for the reply...I have just gone back and sorted it . Had to delete the children ...luckily there were only 3!! Good job it wasn't with my Grandparents...my Nan was one of 14 !!!!!!
You have to be so careful adding the children as you can end up with them being married to their parents if you're not careful!!Oh the joys!!Glad I'm not the only one...I wonder if the admin office would care to comment as to WHY it is so blooming difficult to delete a person??
June

Deanna

Deanna Report 28 Aug 2010 17:10

That is why I have left mine June.... my granny & granddad had loads of them!
12 survivors.
Enjoy your tree.
Deanna X

gerrybear

gerrybear Report 28 Aug 2010 17:11

I found this out pretty quickly, fortunately, when I had my husband's grandmother married to the same man twice - they obviously couldn't make up their minds! : )) At least, I hadn't got very far along the tree before I realised. In my case, it was all because I was in such a hurry to get all the information down, I didn't take time to find out how the system really worked. Ho hum!