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Why did my family tree change?

MIpharr
MIpharr ✭
April 26, 2021 edited July 11, 2024 in Family Tree

I recently noticed a change in my family tree that I did not make. One of my ancestors listed different parents listed. How do I detach the incorrect information and make the correct changes?

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  • Gordon Collett
    Gordon Collett ✭✭✭✭✭
    April 26, 2021 Answer ✓

    First what you want to do is figure out why these changes were made. Check for new sources. Look in the change log for the name of the person who made the changes. Message that person and ask for details. Someone may have confused two different people and just made a mistake. Or they may have better, more complete information that shows the changes were correct and needed. This is one of the benefits of this shared family tree we are working on. We get to work on our single tree together.

    If you post the ID of the ancestor in question, others here can look at the situation and give more specific advice.

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  • Wanda Eskue
    Wanda Eskue ✭✭
    April 27, 2021 Answer ✓

    @MIpharr - Here is a link to a Knowledge Article concerning why your tree could have changed. Hope this helps you.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-see-what-changes-have-been-made-about-a-person-in-family-tree

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  • Susan Monk
    Susan Monk ✭
    April 11, 2023

    My Ancestor William Sandes (1376-1424) has a different parent to the one in the FamilySearch tree. How do I change it?

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  • Maile L
    Maile L ✭✭✭✭✭
    April 12, 2023

    Here are a few articles from the Help Center that might be helpful:

    How do I see what changes were made about a person in Family Tree?

    How do I undo an incorrect change in Family Tree?

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

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