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HelenaBacon
HelenaBacon ✭
September 11, 2021 edited January 7, 2022 in Family Tree

I accidentally added a person who is not blood related and I don't know how to remove from my tree. Can anyone help me???

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 11, 2021

    Is that person Living or Deceased?

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  • HelenaBacon
    HelenaBacon ✭
    September 20, 2021

    Deceased

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  • HelenaBacon
    HelenaBacon ✭
    September 20, 2021

    He was my step grandfather's dad.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 21, 2021 edited September 21, 2021

    There is no need to remove him. This is one big tree everyone shares. Often "non blood related" persons will show correctly, remember it's not Your tree it's everyone's tree. If you will post his PID people can look at it further to see if I'm missing something here.

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  • Denise Rene'e Laderoute
    Denise Rene'e Laderoute ✭
    September 22, 2021

    Cannot delete ancestors that aren't mine. Kindly advise. Thx.

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  • Mirevo
    Mirevo ✭✭✭✭
    September 23, 2021 edited September 23, 2021

    This article may help you to do that:

    The process of eliminating a person can feel a bit intimidating, but rest assured that there are ways to restore deleted records or relationships through the Latest Changes feature. To learn how, see related articles linked at the end of the following article.


    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-delete-a-person-from-family-tree

    Hope it helps!


    After you finish the above procedure you may want to consider to add this person to the worldwide family tree not connected to your family line to be found by any other of his relatives anywhere in the world. You can add individuals who are not connected to your family line. 

    A common reason for adding individuals who are not connected to your family line is to add people who have a probable family relationship that is not verified because the records are inadequate, such as those who have the same last names and who resided in the same small geographical areas as known ancestors.

    Tip: When you add an unconnected person, it is helpful to record the ID number of the new record for future reference. Here is an article for your consideration.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-an-unconnected-person-to-family-tree


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  • dontiknowyou
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    September 23, 2021

    Cannot delete ancestors that aren't mine. Kindly advise. Thx.

    The fix for the problem of a person attached to your tree who does not belong there is an action you can take: detach the person from your tree.

    Also examine the sources and detach any that are incorrectly attached to the unrelated person or to your family; they often are the reason why a person was attached incorrectly in the first place and if you leave them attached the FT hints system is likely to suggest attaching that person to your family all over again.

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  • James Lee Weaver
    James Lee Weaver ✭
    October 17, 2022

    DNA research indicated an error in my tree. How do I disconnect that branch?

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 17, 2022

    DNA research indicated an error in my tree. How do I disconnect that branch?

    Does the historical record support that branch? If so, leave it there.

    Otherwise, remove the incorrect parent-child relationship. It helps greatly if you provide the correct parent-child relationship.

    To remove the relationship, on either person's Details page in the Family Members block, beside the person's name there is a pencil-and-paper edit icon. Use that.

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  • Chas Howell
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    October 17, 2022 edited October 17, 2022

    @James Lee Weaver, you did not say what kind of error the DNA indicated. There are instances where you would not want to remove a line from the Shared Tree simply because it does not match the biological line. You would want to keep the biological line as well as the step-parents lines. You would then just go to the child and click the little pencil icon and then "+Add Relationship Type" and choose Biological, Foster, Guardianship or Step. You can also go to the Detail page and mark the "Preferred" set of parents to show on your "View Tree"

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  • Gail Swihart Watson
    Gail Swihart Watson ✭✭✭✭
    October 17, 2022

    Step relationships can often provide valuable information. I have found ancestors living with families of a parent's second spouse, ie no blood relation to the ancestor. Our ancestors had no "blood line" limitations on who they called family.

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