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

User15841398885466792276
User15841398885466792276
March 13, 2020 edited July 7, 2021 in Family Tree
What are the XXXX-XXX numbers (e.g. G384-FW7 for and how do I use them?
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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 14, 2020 Answer ✓

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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

     

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 14, 2020

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

     

    see:

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

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  • Colin Ramsbottom
    Colin Ramsbottom mod
    July 7, 2021

    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


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