Confusion From the Start Doesn't Help Me Get Excited About This

Norah Mae Brown

Hi,

A LOT of family history has already been done by my great grandparents. I am already on my fathers (still living) account with the Family Search ID number of LXJJ-4R3. I should be able to put that Family Search ID number of LXJJ-4R3 in and then watch all the work that has been done automatically update.

It should allow me to connect with my living parents to reduce the duplication of effort, duplication of a person or human error.

This is my feedback and without feedback there is no progression.

Please let me know how to link to living people.

Thanks,

Norah Brown's dad

Brett .

@Norah Mae Brown

Norah's Dad

Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

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

Just in passing ...

Question: Where are you 'seeing', this 'FamilySearch Person Identifier' (PID), of LXJJ-4R3, of you?

▬ Your "Living" Daughter's, 'Norah's, 'FamilySearch' Account?

▬ Or, your STILL "Living" Father's, 'FamilySearch' Account?

▬ Or, your OWN Still "Living", 'FamilySearch' Account?

Please advise/clarify.

Now ...

That Asked ...

Please be, aware; and, advised ...

ANY "Living" VERSION of You, NO MATTER whose 'FamilySearch' Account such resides, can ONLY be, 'seen'; and/or, accessed, by the User/Patron, in whose 'FamilySearch' Account such resides, in their "Private Spaces".

ie. It CANNOT be, 'seen'; and/or, accessed, by Any OTHER User/Patron ...

So ...

That Said ...

'No', that "Living" 'FamilySearch Person Identifier' (PID), of you; being, that of LXJJ-4R3 ...

CANNOT just be put into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'; and, then watch all the work that has been done automatically update; especially, that of "Living", IMMEDIATE Family members; and, extended Family.

Now ...

That Said ...

When you are WITH another ("Living") User/Patron, be-it a Family member or not, looking at/in THEIR 'FamilySearch' Account, ...

Even though you can 'see' that they have a particular 'FamilySearch Person Identifier' (PID) in THEIR 'FamilySearch' Account ...

You, will NOT be able to 'see' that PID for the other User/Patrons in/through YOUR 'FamilySearch' Account ...

NOR, will you be able to USE that PID for the other User/Patrons in/through YOUR 'FamilySearch' Account ...

And, that INCLUDES, a "Living" version of oneself, in some else's 'FamilySarch' Account .

For ("Living") Users/Patrons of "Family Tree' of 'FamilySearch' (including yourself) their PID is, unique to them; and, can ONLY bee 'seen' by them, in THEIR 'FamilySearch' Account ... 

"Living" Users/Patrons of "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' ARE just like, in fact, just the SAME as, "Living" individuals/persons, in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', that are recorded in our "Private Spaces", of our individual/personal 'FamilySearch' Accounts - they can ONLY be 'seen' by the User/Patron who created them; or, in case of a "Living" User/Patron, by them.

As such ...

For "Living" Users/Patrons, just like "Living" individuals/persons, we HAVE to "Create" a ("Living") DUPLIACTE of them in OUR own respective 'FamilySearch' Accounts, in other words within our respective "Ancestral" Lines in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

And ...

That said ...

'Yes' ... they WILL be DUPLIACTES ... but, that is O.K.; and, a necessary feature for "Privacy".

Basically ...

You and your ("Living") Family members (and, extended Family) have to "Build" a "Bridge" of the "Living" individuals/persons (As "Living" DUPLICATES) that connect/link you together, in your respective 'FamilySearch' Accounts ...

Once, you and your ("Living") Family members (and, extended Family) have ALL "Built" that "Bridge" of the "Living" (individuals/persons) that connect/link you ALL together (As "Living" DUPLICATES); then, when you ALL come to your FIRST Common "Deceased" Ancestor, your "Ancestral" Lines will connect/link together into one.

Just my thoughts.

Good Luck.

I hope, that this may help/assist, somewhat.

Brett