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How do I fix who I appear as in the family tree?

Kellie Scott_2
Kellie Scott_2 ✭
February 26 in Family Tree

Years ago, when I started my tree, I began it with my grandfather, and I guess inadvertently identified this as being myself. Now, I’d like to change this, so when I log on, it understands who I am. My grandfather is no longer living, I am the home person in the tree, but when going to the RootsTech relationship finder (as an example) the system is using my grandfather as the person on which to base the relationships. I looked through settings, and did not find a solution there. Thanks for any help you can provide. The similar question on this forum seems to have been answered privately. -Kellie

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 27 edited February 27

    In Setttings, under Account, you can edit the starting person. https://www.familysearch.org/identity/settings/account

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  • Kellie Scott_2
    Kellie Scott_2 ✭
    February 27 edited February 27

    Thank you, I tried that. I am now the starting person, but that didn’t correct the problem. The tree thinks I am John G. Scott, rather than Kellie. Here are some screen shots of what I mean.

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  • Miss Jessie
    Miss Jessie ✭✭✭
    February 27

    @Kellie Scott_2

    This article may help you. As the account owner, your ID needs to be the ID currently attached to your grandfather. Relationships are calculated to that ID & it cannot be changed to the ID you currently have for yourself.

    You need to change the name, vitals, & relationships of the top ID in recents to be “you”

    you will probably need to create a new record for your grandfather during this process

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-find-the-records-i-last-viewed-in-family-tree

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 27

    @Miss Jessie, @Kellie Scott_2, except that John Gerard Scott's ID cannot possibly be Kellie's original account ID: you can't mark yourself deceased.

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