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I attached several updates to a family member, and I think I added problems or made worse the problems. I contacted Family Search help, and they told me I should merge the two Sarahs. When I tried, I got a warning that the Sarahs were merged several times before and another member undid the merge because it was a mistake. Is there an experienced member that can correct this problem? Thank you
William Easthope Male1764 – Deceased•K84Q-ZYR
- Sarah FemaleDeceased•KH6M-YFD
- Sarah Lloyd Female1763–Deceased•MMHB-1BM
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Hi Daniel
This is a real messy situation involving several merges to all the people involved. Unfortunately when merges get done, the sources and relationships get merged together. And then if the merges are undone, the sources and relationships are still on the survivor of the merge. This gets to be a real mess.
I find it very useful to go to the latest changes and go clear to the bottom. If you do this, you find that Sarah (Sankey) KH6M-YFD is shown as married to a William Easthope (K87P-NC4) and there is a source showing this marriage on 23 Sep 1780 in Shropshire, England.
If you go clear to the bottom of the latest change for Sarah Lloyd, MMHB-1BM, you will she was married to Will Yestop on 15 Jul 1793 Shropshire England. And there is a source for this marriage. This is pretty strong evidence that Sarah Sankey KH6M-YFD and Sarah Lloyd MMHB-1BM are different people and probably should not be merged.
Now we turn to William Easthope and Wil Yestop. They have been merged but it is not clear they are the same person. If they are, then William was married to Sarah Sankey in 1780 and Sarah Lloyd in 1793. This would assume that Sarah Sankey died prior to 1793. If William Easthope and Wil Yestop are not the same, then they need to be separated. There is also a Will Yesthope mixed up in there also. These could be problems with the indexing that was done.
Next steps. You need to search through all the sources for these people and get them in the right place. I would be inclined to restore the profile of Will Yestop (MMHB-1YK) since there is a source for him and Sarah Lloyd. If you find later he needs to be merged to William Easthope you can do that.
The last thing, we have Family Search Centers in many locations where you can get in person help. Do a google search for Family Search Centers near me. If there is one close to you, you can visit there. I would suggest calling because they have limited hours. Hope this helps.1
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Thank you. I will work on this when I can.
I went to the Family Center in Mishawka years ago and they were a great help. Unfortunately, my health prevents me from driving and traveling.
Thank you
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