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Adding unrelated people to Family Search

Herdsman Janet 1
Herdsman Janet 1 ✭
October 19, 2021 edited October 19, 2021 in Family Tree

Is it possible to add people who are unrelated to me , and don't have any other family members already on Family Search, if so how can I do it.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 19, 2021 edited October 19, 2021

    @Herdsman Janet 1

    Janet

    I am just a 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    Short Answer: 'Yes', as an "Unconnected Person', found under "Recents", right down at the 'Bottom'

    Pictorially ...

    Unconnected Person _ Pedigree _ Recents _ v2.jpg

    Here is a "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch':

    How do I add an unconnected person to Family Tree?

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

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

    I hope this helps.

    Brett

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  • Herdsman Janet 1
    Herdsman Janet 1 ✭
    October 20, 2021

    Oh thankyou so much, I can't believe I missed that.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 20, 2021

    @Herdsman Janet 1

    Janet

    'Yes', it is so very easy to 'miss', certainly not that obvious ...

    There are MANY Users/Patrons that ask about such.

    I am just glad I could help.

    That is what this "Community.FamilySerarch" Forum was originally established for, a number of Years ago ...

    Users/Patrons, HELPING /ASSISTING, Users/Patrons.

    And, this "Community.FamilySerarch" Forum has been quite successfully operating that way for those Years.

    Brett

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  • Erica.Schumacher
    Erica.Schumacher ✭
    October 23, 2022

    What do I do about unrelated individuals on the census? Do I add them to my relatives on Family Tree, and then later disconnect them when I find out they are entirely unrelated? Thanks.

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  • Gail Swihart Watson
    Gail Swihart Watson ✭✭✭✭
    October 23, 2022

    First, the new person page has the option to add people to a person whose relationship is different than spouse, parent or child. An enslaved relationship, for example, is one of the options. That is what I would recommend. It is only available in the New Person Page.


    Second, if you see a person of unknown relationship in the same household as an ancestor on a census, I would not add them until I found out the relationship was significant to family history. Many times the other person is simply a lodger and that's the end of it. Displaying that person in the family group is of no value unless you discover a family relationship is there after all. I have actually discovered that to be the case many, many times. So I do what I can to check those lodgers out, but I leave them off if I find nothing.

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