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editing incorrect information in family tree

santandarina
santandarina ✭
January 11, 2022 in Family Tree

I've just added my father's name and am now in a family tree started by some cousins. I see some incorrect information and duplicates. May I edit? How do I go about that?

Jane Piro

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  • Carla Tobler
    Carla Tobler mod
    January 11, 2022 edited January 11, 2022

    @santandarina

    There are many articles in the Help Center to help you correct information in Family Tree. If you will click on the circled question mark in the upper-right hand corner of the screen, choose Help Center and then click on Family Tree, you will find many useful articles and can search for many more. Here are links to a few that should be of interest:

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-change-vital-information-in-family-tree
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-delete-a-person-from-family-tree
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-possible-duplicates-in-family-tree

    Many other articles are available to teach you the purpose of the Family Tree and to help you communicate with other contributors.

    We wish you much success!

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