How do I fix the problem/issue "No Relationship found"
My name is Bernard "Bernie" Edwin Anthony Beleskey 27 November 1941 – Living • G8YZ-K5T
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G8YZ-K5T
Question? How do I fix the problem No Relationship Found
You have no direct relationship to this person in Family Tree, or your common ancestor is beyond 15 generations.
When I click on "View My Relationship"
My Paternal Tree now goes back to John Anton BELISKI 1837 – Deceased • LXWL-DK4
I do not have a relationship with my own wife; Jane Elizabeth Thompson 8 July 1943 – Living • G8YZ-KZ3
Can you help?
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There is an article in the FamilySearch Help Center that might assist you. Click on the link below and it will take you there.
Relationship Viewing: How do I turn on or off the option to view my relationship to other users?
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Thank you
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I'm pretty sure the current display of relationship to one's husband or wife as "husband" or "wife" is intentional and by request.
If I click on View My Relationship when on my father-in-law's page, the relationship chart does show my relationship to my wife as "wife."
However, if I am on my wife's page, I do not get that same "Wife" relationship. But there really is no need for that since it is pretty obvious. Far more interesting is what I do get:
Since the programming shows one type of relationship to one's spouse when one is not looking at the spouse, but another type when specifically checking for the spouse, this does suggest that the program was written specifically to show that.
If what you mean instead is that you know that you and your wife are some variety of distant cousin, closer than 15 generations back, then you need to trace back the lines on each of you in Family Tree following that known relationship line and see where steps in the chain are missing or broken.
(P.S. Since this is a public discussion board, you should edit your initial post, or a moderator should, to remove your helper number, Family Tree ID number, phone number, and address. Such private information should never be posted here.)
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Thank you
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For this kind of analysis I use RelativeFinder.org. RelativeFinder is a FamilySearch partner site, so you log in there using your FamilySearch account and password.
RelativeFinder will calculate multiple relationship paths between any two FamilySearch person IDs, if there are paths not going back farther than 12 (?) generations.
Is your concern that someone has been pruning your tree? If you find someone has done that, be gentle with them, keeping in mind that you share your ancestry with many thousands, even tens or hundreds of thousands of other people.
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FYI
Interesting ...
As we all know ...
"Relationships", are subject to "Change", at ANY time ... ie. WITHOUT Notice ...
Just a short while ago, in/through 'FamilySearch', the feature/facility/function of "View My Relationship", with my Wife, indicated, "No Relationship Found" ... Despite the fact, that she is, my Wife ... fair enough ...
Whereas ...
Yet, we ALREADY knew, that there WAS a "Relationship(s)" between us (other than, by our "Marriage"); as, we had already previously identified/established, that we were both related, to the likes of, Brigham YOUNG, the SECOND President of the Church; and, MANY others; but, certainly, those relationships were much greater back than just some x15 Generations (ie. the LIMIT, by 'FamilySearch').
Now ...
That Said ...
How interesting ...
I was just checked, the "View My Relationship", in/through 'FamilySearch', with my Wife, ...
'Lo and Behold' ...
She is NOW ... MY, "n"th Cousin, "n"th, times removed ...
[ ie. Well, at least, LESS than x15 Generations BACK ... ]
How about that ...
[ We NOW, have some EXPLORING, to do ... ]
"Change" ...
Someone, has added a "Relationship" (ie. "Rightly"; or, "Wrongly"), that has NOW connected us, even closer ...
So ...
That Said ...
Please be, aware; and, advised ...
There CAN be MORE than just ONE "Relationship", to any individual/person, including one's immediate Family
"Relationships", be they either, "Couple"; and/or, "Parent-Child", in general, can be quite complex; especially, when there are, (1) more than one "Couple" Relationship; and/or, (2) the other 'Types' of "Parent-Child "Relationships", being, "Adopted"; "Step"; "Foster"; and, "Guardianship", involved.
Usually, the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', takes the EASIEST; and, most direct route ...
But ...
That Said ...
Such, is NOT always; as, one would expect ...
And, here, I stand corrected, if an am wrong ...
As, I believe, that "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', may 'look' through one's DIRECT ( "Biological") Lines; BEFORE, just "Jumping" off to, one's "non-biological" lines; and/or, "Spouse's", side.
As, I advised, when I recently (ie, previously) checked, the "Relationship", in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', to my Wife, I got:
No Relationship Found
You have no direct relationship to this person in Family Tree, or your common ancestor is beyond 15 generations.
And ...
Yet, my Wife and I, DO "Share" some "Common Ancestors", in fact, quite a few ...
Now ...
That Said ...
"Relationships", in one's "Ancestral" Lines are both, COMPLEX; and, COMPLICATED ...
[ And, as suggested, often, one MUST go back, MUCH Further, than just x15 Generations ... ]
Plus, Relationships", are subject to "Change", at ANY time ...
NO "System", will give one, ALL the various "Relationships", that may exist, between, yourself; and, another.
And, various "System", WILL provide, DIFFERENT answers ...
[ Some will be the SAME; but, others will be DIFFERENT ... ]
NONE are PERFECT ...
Life is just TOO complicated ...
Such is Life ...
And, the various "Programmes", can each give their own, DIFFERENT interpretations ...
As many have found ...
I have even come across cases; where, 'FamilySearch', in "View My Relationship", shows/displays one 'Type'/'Form' of "Relationship"; and, yet, (BYU) "RelativeFinder", that is a "Third Party" Application, that is "Certified" to work with the "Data", from "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch', shows/displays ANOTHER (Different) 'Type'/'Form' of "Relationship"; especially, when there is (1) more than one "Couple" Relationship; and/or, (2) the other 'Types' of "Parent-Child "Relationships", being, "Adopted"; "Step"; "Foster"; and, "Guardianship", involved.
I never get too concerned about such ...
IF, I can follow a line/link, in my "Ancestral" Lines; and, such exists; THEN, I a happy with that ...
I do not get, too 'hung-up' on the technicalities; nor, care what such may be 'called' ...
So ...
That Said ...
There may be, NOTHING, to address/fix, when it comes to "Relationships" ...
But ...
That Said ...
Of course, there MAY be, things to address/fix, when it comes to "Relationships" ...
ie. Depending upon, the MISTAKES made, by OTHER Users/Patrons ...
DO NOT be to "Quick", to BELIEVE, that there IS a MISTAKE, in a "Relationship"; as, there may NOT be ...
One needs to do the necessary "Research", to either, confirm; or, debunk, the matter ...
But, certainly, do not get, too 'hung-up' on it ...
Just my thoughts.
Brett
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