What are the XXXX-XXX numbers (e.g. G384-FW7 for and how do I use them?

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What are the XXXX-XXX numbers (e.g. G384-FW7 for and how do I use them?

Dennis J Yancey

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simply a way of uniquely referring to a specific Family Tree person record. (PID)

If you tell me something about a record for John Smith you are looking at

there will be literally millions of John Smiths in the system

I will have no clue which one you are referring to and would take my entire life to go through them all. but for every ID (XXXX-XXX) number - there will only be ONE record

and I can go directly to it - in a few clicks of the mouse - by searching on ID

instead of name.

see:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/find/id

 

Dennis J Yancey

so you can use this ID to help facilitate - sharing your "view" of a family tree.

 

see:

https://community.familysearch.org/s/feed/0D53A00004nyuo2SAA

Colin Ramsbottom

It's a while since you asked this question but I noticed it today and thought the following article may more fully answer your question about ID numbers in Family Search/Family Tree and what they are used for:

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-id-numbers-used-for-in-family-tree