How to remove duplicate branches on my tree.

foxglove77

I was ADDING SOMEONE TO MY TREE, AND IT ASKED ME IF i WANTED TO ADDED OTHERS AND i SAID YES, AND NOW i HAVE 2 BRANCHES OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE IN MY TREE.

I DON'T SEE DETAILS, or tools. TO FOLLOW AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

1. While signed into FamilySearch, navigate to the Person page of the individual whose record you want to delete. 
2. If you do not see Vitals near the top of the page, click the Details tab.
3. Scroll down to the Tools section in the right column.
4. Click Delete Person. If the link says Delete Person Unavailable, it means that multiple contributors have made changes to the record. Consider these alternatives:

Help

Carla Tobler

@foxglove77 

Could you please give us the ID #'s of the above mentioned Husband and Wife in your Family Tree, so we can investigate the problem and offer assistance.

foxglove77

John Higgins G8K3-J3k + Clarissa Ilsley K89N-G4R.

And those in their trees previously. I have 2 sets. Thank you .:)

Graham Buckell

Go to the page of the individual, for example John can be found at

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G8K3-J3K

You should be on the Details tab already. The various tabs show just below his name at the top. Details is on the far left.

The Tools section is some way down on the right hand side. As you created the person, you should be able to delete - see the bin icon at the end of the tools section.

If it says Delete Person Unavailable then the alternative is to merge him with the duplicate. Possible duplicates can be found by clicking on the icon at the top of the Tools section.

Hope this helps. Please repost if you are still unsure what to do.

CDBurk

@foxglove77

Because this concern is about working in Family Tree, I will be moving the discussion to the Community Family Tree category where it can be seen by other guests who may have a similar concern. Please don't be alarmed when you see it closed in the FamilySearch Community category. Clicking on the title there will allow you to see it in the Family Tree category where it remains open and active.

Suzy Adams

I took a look at John Higgins. It looks like only John is duplicated. The other people appear to have the same ID number. I think that if you merge the possible duplicate that you might be okay after that. Here is a help article that will walk you through merging the 2 Johns.

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-possible-duplicates-in-family-tree

Hopefully this will resolve your issues.

Suzy Adams

By the way, you can find the possible duplicate on the right hand side of the details tab on the person page.