Getting children linked to correct parent when there are multiple marriages?
it was a challenge but finally have all the children connected to correct mothers and duplicates merged (hopefully), but on the main family tree where it has the option to view each spouse and their children, there is a 4th option of "Unknown name" that has 10 of the children linked. After all the oops ups I encountered getting the children located and attached correctly, I hesitate to try and eliminate "Unknown name" as a spouse and risk all the kids going along with her, then having to round them up again. What is best way to deal with spouse "Unknown name"? https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9WCW-TBF
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Work it from the children. On each child's page where you see both parents together and one solo parent, detach the child from the solo parent. To do that use the "pencil" edit button next to the child under the solo parent.
For future reference, this situation is caused during merges if the solo parent is carried across; the parent can be left behind.
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Thank you! Then I likely created this as it took a lot locating, merging etc. to get this family together. Will watch for that scenario in next family group I work on.
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