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Remove a child and add him to another parent.

LegacyUser
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September 23, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Family Tree
Remove a child and add him to another parent.

An aunt died, after bearing 3 children. The uncle remarried and they had a child, who I erroneously attributed to the first wife. How do I correct that?

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  • Carol Ann1
    Carol Ann1 ✭✭
    September 23, 2020

    Randolph,

    You need to detach or remove the child from the first wife. You can then add that person as a child to the second wife. Please give me the PID in FamilySearch and I can take a look at it and better help you.

    Hope this helps,

    Carol

     

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 24, 2020

    @Randolph Varney​ 

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    Randolph

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    First things first ... advice/hint

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    DO NOT "Delete"/"Remove" the Child from the Aunt (who died) and Uncle, to start with.

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    Now ...

    That said ...

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    Take note of; or, copy, the PID, for the Child.

    IF, you have not already; THEN, add the NEXT Spouse/Wife to you Uncle.

    IF, or, whence, done; THEN, "ADD" the Child to your Uncle and his next spouse.

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    NOW you can "Delete"/"Remove" the Child from the Aunt (who died) and Uncle.

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    Better to be safe, rather than sorry ... Add first, then Delete/Remove last.

    That way you do not loose track of someone, it is so easy to do ...

    Been there, done that ...

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    You can use the "Remove" or "Replace" option in "Parent-Child" Relationships; but, unless you are confident and know what you are doing, the steps I suggest are the safest.

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    Just my thoughts.

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    Brett

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