Invalid name

JonesJaniceAnnDavies1

My ancestor surname is Girl. How do I fix that.

DMS1737

@JonesJaniceAnnDavies1

Thank you for contacting FamilySearch Community. Will you kindly provide us with the name and PID of the ancestor you are referring to? We will then be able to forward your question to a specialty team for review.

Thank you

Basford P A

[email protected] JonesJaniceAnneDavies1 Thank you for posting your question regarding your surname of your ancestor.

Can I assume that you know the ancestor's name?

If so go to the Person's page and under the under the vitals section click edit above them person's name. A popup box will appear to fill in the details of the correct name. Give the reason why this information is correct and click save. The correct surname will appear.

Thank you so much for the vital work that you do for your ancestors and providing the necessary information for ensuring a correct record.

Kind regards,

Peter A Basford.

Sanra

@JonesJaniceAnnDavies1

The article link below gives a list of characters and words that cause issues in the Family Tree program.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-words-and-abbreviations-cause-needs-more-information-to-appear

If one of the words in the list is the name of one of your ancestors, post your question in the FamilySearch Community. To post a question, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the FamilySearch Community with your FamilySearch account
2. At the top, click FamilySearch Help.
3. Click Temple.
4. Click New Post.
5. Click Ask a Question.
6. Enter a subject and your question. Please include details:
   1. The Family Tree ID of the person of concern
   2. The person's full name
   3. Your relationship to the person
   4. Do not include any private information such as username, helper number, or email address.
7. Click the paperclip icon if you have documentation you want to attach.
8. Click Ask Question to post your question.

Waiting to hear from you.

Sanra

@JonesJaniceAnnDavies1

We are forwarding your request for the Sealing of William Albert Girl, G9J5-B7X, and Emma Elizabeth Cooper, G965-LG2, to a specialty team for review. You may be contacted by that team if they need more information.