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There are people in my familysearch tree that I have not added, how do I know if this is correct?

Susanhayesrata
Susanhayesrata ✭
September 4, 2021 edited December 22, 2021 in Family Tree

I downloaded my ancestral tree from Ancestry to family search, and I found profiles of ancestors I did not add, how am I to know if this is correct, and how are these new people in my tree?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 4, 2021 Answer ✓

    The FamilySearch tree is collaborative - meaning we all work on the same tree. It is not my tree or your tree. It is our tree, all of us, together.

    When you uploaded your tree to the FamilySearch tree, others can see and work on any deceased ancestors, attaching sources, making changes they believe are appropriate, etc.

    https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/getting-started-shared-family-tree/

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 4, 2021

    Congratulations!

    You can evaluate the quality of the tree by checking to see how many sources are attached to each of the "new" people. Then open the sources and examine them in detail. Basically, you follow the same process that you would in building a tree on Ancestry.

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  • Susanhayesrata
    Susanhayesrata ✭
    September 8, 2021

    Dear Aine Ni Donnghaile,

    thank you for clarifying this for me, I now understand better how this works.

    Best wishes

    Susan Hayes

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