Non-existent person in FamilyTree
I have a great aunt that I have been close to my entire life. She passed away 20 years ago and she was an only child. Someone has added a brother to her that was born the same year as her. There is a transcription error in the 1920 census that triggered this whether the error is in the name of the child or the info for the parents. I don't even think this census record is for this same family. There are no records for this person other than this entry and they noted that they estimated a death date. But this record could have mistaken the name for my great aunt instead if it was an error in the information for the parents. I need someone at FamilySearch to remove this non-existent person. Temple ordinances are involved. The non-existent person is GM1R-B3V for Auerbach Wright.
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Sue
FYI
It appears, that ...
As you requested ...
"Moderator" [ ie. 'FamilySearch' "Support" (Personnel) ], 'Wayland K. ADAMS', has ALREADY, "Removed" (ie. "Separated"), that Auerbach WRIGHT ( GM1R-B3V ), from your Aunt and her Parents.
So that, Auerbach WRIGHT ( GM1R-B3V ), now has his OWN Parents/Family,
All fixed.
Brett
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I don't think you need Family Search to delete anything.
Having read through the profiles, changelogs, notes and the source census, it looks like there are two possibilities. Both of which you have already mentioned.
What needs to be done, and you would seem to be better placed than most, is to decide if the person in the census is indeed your great aunt, albeit recorded with the wrong name, the wrong sex, the wrong father's name, the wrong father's age, and the wrong mother's country of birth. Someone posted a note under the 'Collaborate' tab last year pointing out this possibility. Errors do happen, but this seems like a lot. If this is the conclusion you come to then the two profiles should be merged and the census added as a source for your great aunt, and her parents.
If, on the other hand, you decide due to all those differences, that this is a different family entirely then the profiles for the two families should be separated/disconnected. It looks like this has already been done.
In neither of these scenarios in the child on the census a 'non-existent person'. It's either your great aunt, or someone else. There's no reason for them to be deleted.
There is always the possibility that these are different parents AND the child was a figment of the enumerator's imagination but that could be said about anyone you don't know on any census.
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Looking at the census record, it clearly states that GM1R-B3V is a son of Evelyn and CC as parents. This may or may not be your family. You will not be able to delete this person since he was added by someone else. Suggest that you contact the person who added his name into the family tree. You find the name by looking at latest changes. Between both of you, you may be able to clear things and have a better understanding.
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