View My Relationship to people in my Family Tree.

David K B

In early December 2021, I found some ancestors who were my 6th/7th cousins and so forth. Back then when I clicked on "View My Relationship" for them, it would show their connection to me. Lately when I view those same ancestors "view my relationship", I get the message No Relationship Found. I know and understand what Article Id: 1270 says and mean, so I am wondering if there were recent changes made so these distant cousins do not show as being related? Reason asking is that I use the "View My Relationship" as a criteria as to who I can do ordinance work. Thank you.

Brett .

@weatherboi

FYI

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

I am NOT a 'FamilySearch' Employee; nor, am I part of 'FamilySearch' "Support" (ie. "Support" Missionary) ...

Just one, who has been, participating in; and, helping/assisting in, this Community.FamilySearch" Forum, for a NUMBER of Years now.

Of course, in deference to, the "110 Year Rule"; and, "Permission Required" ...

IF, you are "Related" (ie. "Cousins"); THEN, ... 'Yes' ...

And ...

IF, you can use, the likes of "Ancestry_com", to help/assist, to 'resurrect' (ie. restore/reestablish), the 'Connections'/'Links'; THEN, by all means do so [ As, I have also done, the same ... ].

The 'Connections'/'Links' are quite frequently "Broken" (ie. "Severed"), by WAYWARD "Changes" made, by OTHER Users/Patrons.

In "New.FamilySearch", the predecessor to "Family Tree", I have had lineages that went back countless generations (and, I mean "Countless"); and, they were successfully 'Transitioned'/'Transferred'.

Unfortunately, over the intervening Years, with the influx of, NEW; and, Inexperienced, Users/Patrons, many of those lineages have been "Broken" (ie. "Severed"), by WAYWARD "Changes" made, by OTHER Users/Patrons.

In many of those cases, not even 'FamilySearch', could 'resurrect' (ie. restore/reestablish) those LONG lineages; and, they even had ( Experienced) "Support" Missionaries, trying to do so - to no avail.

So ...

That Said ...

'Yes', there very much IS, the likelihood, that 'connections'/'links', between, you; and, the Ancestor(s), have been "Broken" (ie. "Severed"), by WAYWARD "Changes" made, by OTHER Users/Patrons ...

Brett

Brett .

@weatherboi

FYI

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

Just in passing ...

As far as I am aware ...

There does not seem to be, any significant "Changes", to "View My Relationship", in 'FamilySearch' ...

[ But, of course, who knows, there may have been ... we are not always told ... ]

But ...

That Said ...

I more so believe, that ...

There is every likelihood, that 'connection'/'link', between, you; and, the Ancestor(s), has been "Broken" (ie. "Severed"), by "Changes" made, by ANOTHER User/Patron - it happens.

Hence, that is WHY, I "Watch" (oops, sorry, 'Old School', "Follow"), many of my IMPORTANT Ancestors ...

And, unless, you have a "Copy", of the ORIGINAL 'connection'/'link', it is often IMPOSSIBLE to reestablish.

I have had to "Repair" MANY 'Wayward' CHANGES, to restore/reestablish various 'connections'/'links' ...

It can be an 'onerous' (and, time consuming) task; and, in some cases impossible.

Most of the time, I DID NOT have a "Copy", of the ORIGINAL 'connection'/'link'; and, had to go through the 'ChangeLogs" of ALL concerned.

Just my thoughts.

Brett

ps: It will be interesting, to 'see' if there is any OFFICIAL response, on "Changes", to "View My Relationship".

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David K B

Thank you for your reply. You always start your replies with "I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ..."? I do know my connection to these ancestors, as stated, as per Ancestry.com. I do believe that we are able to do ordinance work for "cousins".

Graham Buckell

@weatherboi

As @Brett . says, links can be broken by "wayward" users. Of course, the links may be broken for legitimate reasons as well as bad ones. There is a seriously large amount of rubbish out there - not just in Family Tree but also on other sites such as Ancestry. Do not accept what you see without checking to historical records.

Yes - you can do ordinance work for cousins. The guidance can be found at

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/individuals-for-whom-i-can-request-temple-ordinances

I would be surprised if you cannot find work to do for well documented cousins without the need to rely on possibly dodgy links.

Regards

Graham Buckell

David K B

Thank you. Yes I have seen the article, and yes, I do check/use documents and historical records.