Family Tree View

JBPurdie

I helped someone with there Family Tree yesterday using a PID no. of one of their ancestors.

I now have there Family Tree showing when I log in.

How do I rectify that Please.

JBPurdie

I have found the Answer, thank you all who viewed my post.

I solved the issue by going to 'Recent' on the Family Tree page and clicking on the most recent that is the Guests Ancestor.

FKent Linde

Great question... Thanks for contacting us here at FamilySearch. Here are the steps that should help you. Have a great day.

Before you start

• When you create a FamilySearch Account, you are the starting person in Family Tree by default. You appear as the first person in the Recents list. You cannot change the record of the starting person living to deceased.
• You can change the starting person in Family Tree to someone other than yourself. You can also change the starting person back to yourself.
• To change the starting person, you need that person's Family Tree ID.
• You cannot delete the starting person in Family Tree.
• When you sign out and back in with the same browser, you see the last viewed individual and not the starting person. This is stored in the cookies of your browser. Unless you clear the cookies, or use a different browser, you will not start with the starting person. The reason for this is to prevent forcing people to start over if they accidentally sign out, or if they are signed out due to a time-out.
• The starting person determines who the default "person of focus" is in the First Ancestor view.

Steps (website)

1. Sign in to FamilySearch.
2. In the top-right corner, click your name.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click the Account tab.
5. Scroll to Family Tree Preferences and click Edit.
6. To make yourself the Starting Person, click the circle next to your name.
7. To make someone else the Starting Person, click the circle next to the blank box and enter the Person ID.
8. Click Save.

Steps (mobile app)

Currently, you cannot change the starting person in the Family Tree mobile app. Use the website instead.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

You cannot change the starting person in Family Tree Lite. Use the full website instead.

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