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PeterCollins4
PeterCollins4 ✭
March 18, 2021 edited July 12, 2024 in Family Tree

This may be an easy answer. I hope so. How do I move mistakes i may have made in creating the tree. For instance , under my parents is the branch for children. i mistakenly added my wife and wish to move it to the correct area on the tree. How do I do that? There doesn't seem to be an edit button or I am missing it on the page.

Thankyou

Peter Collins

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  • GilbertStaepels1
    GilbertStaepels1 mod
    March 19, 2021 Answer ✓

    Go the help system and search for the articles "How do I correct child-parent relationships in Family Tree?" and/or "A person in Family Tree has the wrong spouse"

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  • Gordon Collett
    Gordon Collett ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 20, 2021 Answer ✓

    The button for editing relationships is a bit hidden. Go to your wife where she is under your parents. In the box with her name, off on the right margin is an icon that looks like a piece of paper and a pencil. Click on it to open the fly-out relationship window. Now next to her name you will see a link that says "Remove or Replace." Click on this to remove or replace the set of parents that show for her here.

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  • denisebatey1
    denisebatey1 ✭
    March 18, 2021

    At the right hand corner of her page is a quick edit. You only need to delete her from the tree and add her where you wish her to be.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 19, 2021 edited March 19, 2021

    @PeterCollins4

    Peter

    FYI

    You can "Edit" Relationships, either, 'Couple'; and/or, 'Parent-Child', by selecting the "Pencil" 'Icon' next to the 'right-hand-side' of, either, the 'Couple'; and/or, 'Child', in the "Family Members" Section.

    Couple and Parent_Child Relationshp _ Circled.jpg

    Once selected you can, "Add"; or, "Remove"; or, "Replace" ...

    Now ...

    That said ...

    In you case ...

    Under the "Parents and Siblings" ...

    Select that "Pencil" 'Icon' next to your 'Wife' with your Parents ...

    Individual/person

    Relationship _ EITHER _ as a _ Parent Child _ or Couple _ 0.jpg

    "Edit" Parent-Child Relationship

    Edit _ Parent _ Child _ Relationship _ 0.jpg

    Either "Remove" or "Replace" the WRONG "Parents" ...

    Edit _ Parent _ Child _ Relationship _ 1.jpg

    Here is a "Knowledge Articles" in 'FamilySearch":

    How do I correct parent-child relationships in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree
    

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree

    I hope this helps.

    Brett

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  • Alison5138
    Alison5138 ✭
    November 9, 2022 edited November 9, 2022

    Mine doesn’t offer that paper and pen looking icon. I accidentally added someone as my father, what I was trying to do is say he is related to my father. I have tried everything I can’t fix it.

    also the app just hangs 3 days already saying ‘building pedigree’.

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  • GilbertStaepels1
    GilbertStaepels1 mod
    November 15, 2022

    You may consider clearing the cookies and the temporal files of you browser. See the article from the help center.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-delete-all-of-the-cookies-and-temporary-files-stored-by-my-internet-browser

    I hope this solves your problem

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  • VartikaNain
    VartikaNain ✭✭✭
    November 15, 2022

    Post has been edited to remove personally identifiable information.

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