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LegacyUser
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December 27, 2020 edited July 22, 2024 in Family Tree

Given two of my ancestors (by ID is fine), what relationship do they have with one another? For example, a great response would be: "They are 5th cousins once removed; their common ancestor is George Neff (ABC3-8TF)."


The code for this would already seem to be in Family Tree since I can get a response like this for my own relationship to any ancestor. This improvement would be to allow me to determine the relationship of any two two ancestors in the tree. Of course, one response I might expect frequently is "These people are unrelated to one another."


Thank you for considering this!

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  • Amy Archibald
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    December 28, 2020

    You can currently do this with a FamilySearch Family Tree partner = Relative Finder. https://relativefinder.org/#/two-deceased

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 29, 2020

    Glenn

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    Further to what 'Amy' has already proffered, with (BYU) "Relative Finder" ...

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    (BYU) "RelativeFinder" digs (pun intended) a lot DEEPER in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', than 'FamilySearch' does.

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    (BYU) "RelativeFinder" is one of the "Third Party" Applications that "Certified" to work with "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    BYU = Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, USA (ie. the Church University).

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    From the "Family History Technology Laboratory", of the "Computer Science" Department.

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    Here is direct link to "RelativeFibder"

    https://www.relativefinder.org/#/main

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    "RelativeFinder" has many 'Bells and Whistles', that you might find useful.

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    Apart from your possible connection/link to "Famous People" and "Others" ...

    [ If your "Ancestral" Lines in "Family Tree" are extensive enough ... ]

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    (BYU) "RelativeFinder" has some interesting options ...

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    There is an option to see if there is a 'Connection' between yourself and a "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    There is an option to see if there is a 'Connection' between two (x2) "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'

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    There is an option to see if there is a 'Connection' between ("Living" - Users/Patrons) Friends in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    Give it a go ...

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    Enjoy.

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    I hope this helps.

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    Brett

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