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StewartCrowe1
StewartCrowe1 ✭
November 18, 2021 edited November 18, 2021 in Family Tree

I have inadvertently created a third child in my family, no details of name, sex etc has been entered as the person does not exist. How do I remove this person from my tree?

Thanks

Stewart

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  • delete a person
  • delete unnamed child
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  • StewartCrowe1
    StewartCrowe1 ✭
    November 18, 2021 edited November 18, 2021 Answer ✓

    Hello Maureen, No details have been entered for this 'unwanted' person so does not show up in 'persons'

    See screen shot

    Screenshot 2021-11-18 at 10.32.29.png

    I assume if I enter a false name and d of b, then try what you have suggested.

    Thanks

    Stewart

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 18, 2021 Answer ✓

    @StewartCrowe1, that screenshot shows a family with two (living) children total. The "Add Child" square is just an overgrown button for adding another child.

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  • maureenmarydawson1
    maureenmarydawson1 mod
    November 18, 2021
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-delete-a-person-from-family-tree

    Hello Stewart, This should help you delete your unwanted person. 

    Hope it helps. I am here if you need more help.

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  • maureenmarydawson1
    maureenmarydawson1 mod
    November 18, 2021 edited November 18, 2021

    If you check in all your families in landscape and portrait you will see there is a box for add child. So you can add children to you family tree in landscape.

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 18, 2021

    For future use:

    In the event you do create a spurious PID and you cannot delete it because another contributor has changed it, you can always merge it into some other PID. That effectively deletes it.

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