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My father was married, but not to my mother. How do I fix this on my family tree?

LeanneEplin
LeanneEplin ✭
September 22, 2021 in General Questions

My father was married, but not to my mother. How do I fix this on my family tree?

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  • Graham Buckell
    Graham Buckell mod
    September 22, 2021

    It is not clear from your question exactly what you need to fix.

    You can add your mother to the tree even though she was not married to your father.

    You can add a wife to your father even though she was not your mother.

    If you need help with either of these please post.

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  • LeanneEplin
    LeanneEplin ✭
    September 22, 2021

    Yes, I need help. I'm not very good with this stuff and I don't want to offend any of his family by saying my mother was his wife.

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  • Graham Buckell
    Graham Buckell mod
    September 22, 2021 edited September 22, 2021

    If both parents are in the system then they will display with the father above the mother. There is a little box to the right as you can see in the following example.

    Pending image.png

    If you click the box, you can add a marriage event. Whilst in your case, you could simply leave this blank, given your concern, you could enter Unmarried as either the date or place so there can be no confusion. The system does not like it - hence the exclamation mark in the example above, but it will not reject it.

    Alternatively. when adding a marriage event, you can click on the type of event which gives you the following options

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    However, none of these might fit your situation.

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  • bathompson
    bathompson ✭✭✭
    September 22, 2021 edited September 22, 2021

    [email protected]LeanneEplin,

    Here is a link to the knowledge article in the Help Center to go with the above post.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-or-change-marriage-information-in-family-tree
    1. While signed in to FamilySearch.org, navigate to the person page of the individual or spouse.
    2. If you do not see Vitals near the top of the page, click Details.
    3. Scroll to the Family Members section.
    4. If the couple does not have marriage information, create the relationship:
      1. Click Add couple relationship.
      2. Click Create.
    5. Click the Edit icon for the couple. It looks like a pencil inside of a square.
    6. To add a new marriage event:
      1. Click Add Event.
      2. Select the event type.
      3. Enter the date and place.
      4. Explain how you know this event information is correct.
      5. Click Save.

    At the bottom of the knowledge article are links to other ones that may more closely match what you are looking for.

    Also, if your mother and father are still living, you are the only one who can see their information for privacy purposes.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-a-private-space-in-family-tree


    Best Wishes!

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