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Prompt a merge?

BattMom4
BattMom4 ✭
August 5, 2022 edited July 12, 2024 in Family Tree

Is there a way to prompt a merge of duplicate individuals? Through a marriage relationship, I found duplicates of individuals on my tree, one with their parent and earlier life and one with spouses and later life. I added the parents to my individuals so they now appear in the family as duplicates, but they system doesn't see them as duplicates so it isn't offering the opportunity to merge them. Any ideas?

Thank you,

Lisa

Turner_Rebecca Ella Gray merge LRYZ-GHM and GS82-57F.png
Turner_Charlotte J Waite Warren Dinwiddie merge LRYZ-2W8 and LJ2C-5HK.png


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  • Eviebb
    Eviebb ✭✭
    August 5, 2022 Answer ✓

    You could try merging by ID number. You will find the option on the right of the person page.

    Regards

    Evelyn

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  • BattMom4
    BattMom4 ✭
    August 5, 2022

    Thank you Evelyn. My only excuse is that it is late here! I checked the help documents and all I could find was that there would be a prompt if the system thought there was a duplicate.

    I appreciate your help.

    Lisa

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  • Graham Buckell
    Graham Buckell ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 5, 2022

    The system does not always pick up possible duplicates - even what seem to be blindingly obvious ones. As mentioned, Merge by ID is the way forward. I use it frequently.

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