Trying to replace a spouse, ID number not found
My wife has a Family Search ID number, but when I tried to replace my ex-wife it said “ID number not found”. I entered her name, birthday and birthplace instead and it created a new ID number.
My brother is also having this problem trying to build his tree, as it doesn’t recognize the ID numbers of our parents and grandparents. Is it because they are living?
Answers
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Hello Jason,
Thank you for posting in the Community about ID numbers and the living. FamilySearch protects the privacy of living individuals, so you will only see them if you create them. (Your ID numbers for a living person will be different from the ones other family members create.) Once you get to the first deceased individual in each line, you will then be able to view all deceased ancestors already in Family Tree.
The following comes from the article "How do I add living relatives to a person in Family Tree".
For a new person, you must enter at least a first or last name, indicate the sex of the person, and check deceased or living before you can continue the add process.
If a person already exists in the system, and you are the person who created the record, you can find him or her by ID number by clicking Find.
Steps (website)
- While signed in to FamilySearch.org, click Family Tree.
- Navigate to the Person page of an immediate family member of the living individual.
- If you do not see Vitals near the top of the page, click Details.
- Scroll to the Family Members section.
- Click the appropriate link (Add Spouse, Add Child, or Add Parent).
- Enter information about the individual. Indicate that he or she is living.
- Click Next.
- Click Create Person.
Click the link below to read the entire article, or visit the Help Center on FamilySearch.
Wishing you success in adding the living to your Tree.
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Bottom line, information for living does not cross over between trees .
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