I have a duplicate of myself in FamilySearch. How do I delete or remove one of my personas as a liv

Stanley Rice Carter Jr

I have a duplicate of myself in FamilySearch. How do I delete or remove one of my personas as a living person?

Family Bible

are you saying that on the same screen you see the duplicate records?

 

or are you talking about records that are seen from the perspective of two different log on accounts?

Stanley Rice Carter Jr

Not logon accounts, but I have two different ID's on FAmilySearch. I don't know how I got them.

Family Bible

but please clarify - how did you even notice them? (do you see for example on a single screen - two child records of your parents - that both have your name?)

in that case you should be able to do a simple merge (if both are marked as "living" and created by you)

Stanley Rice Carter Jr

Thanks, I did a merge and it worked. One ID was added in 2014 and the other 2017. So I have one now.

I noticed the duplicate when I was tagging a photo and I was tagging myself and it listed two of me. Then I did a find on the ID of the duplicate.

Brett .

@Stanley Rice Carter Jr​ 

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Belatedly ...

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And, provided that you DO NOT have TWO (x2), separate and distinct (ie. DIFFERENT), 'FamilySearch' Accounts ....

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Question:

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Are you 'seeing', BOTH, these DIFFRENT 'FamilySearch Person Identifiers' (PIDs) of YOU in:

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(1) Your 'FamilySearch' Account;

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OR

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(2) ONE in Your 'FamilySearch' Account; and, the OTHER in ANOTHER User's/Patron's (ie. someone else's) 'FamilySearch' Account?

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IF, it is the former, in YOUR 'FamilySearch' Account; as, they are BOTH (no doubt) "Living"; and, in the "Private Spaces" of YOUR 'FamilySearch' Account; THEN, you CAN "Merge"/"Combine" them into ONE.

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Whereas ...

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IF, it is the later, ONE in Your 'FamilySearch' Account; and, the OTHER in ANOTHER User's/Patron's (ie. someone else's) 'FamilySearch' Account; as, they are BOTH (no doubt) "Living"; and, in the "Private Spaces" of two (x2) separate and distinct 'FamilySearch' Account(s); THEN, you CANNOT do anything; as, that is quite NORMAL.

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Here is a "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch" regarding the "Merging"/"Combining" of "Living" individuals/person in one's "Private Spaces":

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How do I merge duplicates in my private space in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-duplicates-in-my-private-space-in-family-tree

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Regarding "Duplicates" of the "Living" YOU, in the 'FamilySearch' Accounts of OTHER Users/Patrons ...

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Let me explain ...

[ Please bear with me ... I am very verbose ... that is just my 'Style' ... ]

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We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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We ONLY have "Branches" (ie. Ancestral" lines), 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 'On-Line' "Websites" (eg. "Ancestry_com"; or "MyHeritage_com"; or, the like); and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes (eg, the OLD, now no longer supported, "PAF"; or, "Ancestral Quest"; or, the like).

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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' like other 'On-Line' "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) 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" individuals/persons 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(s)/Patron(s).

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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?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Understanding-Private-Spaces&lang=en

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Who can see my living relatives in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Who-can-see-my-living-relatives-1381815101424&lang=en_US

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Here is a good place to start, with how things work in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' (and, other programmes as well):

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Introducing The Family History Guide

https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/733

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Introducing The Family History Guide

https://ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252.s3.amazonaws.com/s3/help-learningcenter-fh1-prod-s3/2019/03/08/9b82903f-89e0-426f-8815-5e652b960d17/Introducing-TFHG.pdf

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The Family History Guide

https://www.thefhguide.com/.

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I hope this helps.

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Brett

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