After reading a lot of the help documents, it's not clear to me whether or not two online trees can
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@Bob Authur
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Bob
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Short response: 'Yes', you can ...
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But ...
That said ...
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There are provisos/caveats ...
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Let me explain ...
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Providing that you are talking about "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" ...
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You 'first off' have to build a 'Bridge' between you, of your "Living" Family members (including: yourselves) that connect/link you both together ...
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You BOTH, separately/individually, have to enter or "create" COPIES (and, 'Yes', in fact, they are "Duplicates"), in your respective "FamilySearch" Accounts, of ALL those Family members who are "Living". That includes, YOURSELVES, children, Parents, Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews; Cousins, etc.
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That is, UNTIL you come to the FIRST Common "Deceased" Family members (ie. Ancestors) - no matter which side, yours or your wife's.
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Once you come to the FIRST Common "Deceased" Family members (ie. Ancestors); then, you can BOTH "See" (and, connect/link directly to) the SAME record for those "Deceased" people.
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Now ...
Furthermore ... a little deeper ...
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We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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We ONLY have "Branches", that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is NOT like "Ancestry_com" or the like.
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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" like other "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal programmes.
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We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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You can certainly "Merge"/"Combine" any "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" with another "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", regardless of who the User/Patron was that initially created those "Deceased" individuals/persons; as, they DO NOT reside with the User/Patron who initially created them - they are "Public".
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If fact, you can ONLY see "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; except, with this 'rider', that you can ALSO only see "Living" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" that YOU created; as, they reside in your "Private Spaces".
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No other User/Patron can see ANY "Living" individuals/persons that were created by another User/Patron; as, they ONLY reside in the "Private Spaces" of the User/Patron who created them.
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We CANNOT even see the ACTUAL Record in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" of our IMMEDIATE Family (eg. Spouse; Children; Parents; Siblings; ETC; Etc; etc) if they are "Living"; and, they have their own "FamilySearch" Account.
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Of course, you can create your "Living" Family members; and, record them in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; but, they will ONLY be seen by you:
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- You cannot "Share" them with any other User/Patron.
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- You cannot "Merge"/'Combine" them with any other "Living" individual/person residing in the "Private Spaces" of another User//Patron.
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There is CURRENTLY no mechanism in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" for Users/Patrons, to "Share"; or, "give permission" to "Share", the "Living" individuals/persons in their own "Private Spaces" with/between other/another User/Patron.
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There are a myriad of "Privacy" Laws within the many various Countries and Unions throughout the World - it is a nightmare to negotiate.
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is used in many Countries and Unions throughout the World; and, as such, must adhere to the myriad of "Privacy" Laws throughout the World.
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Hence, "Privacy" is one of the reasons that we cannot "Share" the "Living" individuals/persons in our own "Private Spaces" - it is NOT the ONLY reason; but, certainly has a bearing on the matter.
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Another factor is that such would have to be 'Coded'/'Programmed' into the Programme that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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'Yes', these "Living" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" WILL, in fact, in many (most) cases will be "Duplicated" - unfortunately a necessary situation that currently cannot be avoided.
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I know that there are "Duplicates" of the "Living" ME - at least, one for my Wife and each of our Children, not to mention my other ("Living") extended Family members.
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Here are some "Knowledge Articles" in "FamilySearch" in regard to "Private Spaces" and "Living" individuals/persons:
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What is a private space in Family Tree?
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Who can see my living relatives in Family Tree?
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Enter (ie. 'Create) the individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" one at a time - on a one by one basis.
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Many of the later "Deceased" individuals/persons from you Ancestral lines most probably ALREADY exist in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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You may only be required to be enter one or two generations of the "Living" Family members (and, maybe be one or two of the "Deceased" Family members) in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; before, you find some of the "Deceased" individuals/persons from Ancestral lines ALREADY existing in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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Use the "Find" facility/function/feature to Search "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", you may be surprised to find some (if not, many) of them already there.
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Many NEW Users/Patrons DO NOT even take the time to look to see if any one in their Ancestral lines ALREADY in "Family Tree", in some instances, negating the need to even upload those individuals/persons.
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If an individual/person is ALREADY in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", there is NO need to create them.
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I hope this makes sense.
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If not let me know.
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I hope this helps.
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Brett
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This is a great video - that talks about the collaborative nature of FamilySearch
and how it is one common family tree database we all share.
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