Duplicate ID Numbers

maryellapinkston1

I have a family member where there are 2 children listed only by the last name. When I try to merge them (because they have the same birth year and place), I get a message that one of the record ID numbers matches someone who has a different name, gender, and birth year. I don't want to mess anything up, so do I continue the merge, assume both of the children were twins, or what?

Sanra

Hello Mary,

Thank you for the additional information on the duplicate ID numbers. We see the second family, for Joachim Clement Lariviere Chambly, 2SZY-VWL, does not list a spouse, but does list the same children as the one above it, which includes a spouse. The children have the same ID numbers in both lists, except for the Adelaide Clement, 1811-1811, GC51-KYK. You can remove the second group by deleting the parent-child relationship. Each child will need to be deleted separately. When all children are deleted the second record will be removed. We are enclosing the link to the Help Center article that will explain how.

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

We wish you success in correcting the family of Joachim Clement Lariviere Chambly.

1ByrdLady

Hi Mary. Did you check the genders of both infants. There was a time users would put both genders for deceased infants if they could not find the gender information. If you have the information needed to change the gender of one of the infants, then go ahead and change a gender then merge the infants. Otherwise leave the two as they are, please.

FYI It always helps us give better answers if we are provided ID numbers.

maryellapinkston1

The main problem is that there are 2 ID numbers the same - one shows a male infant and the other ID shows a female born a completely different year.

Puzzlefixer

Posting the ID numbers is the best way for your issue to be verified and an for the best answer to be posted. If these are living we would need to Private Message you or you may Private Message us.

You may Private Message us if you do not wish to post the ID numbers in the Community.

To do this, click on the Username blue link and then on Message.

NancyClement

Joachim Clement Lariviere Chambly

1770–1847

 • 2SZY-VWL

Marriage: 6 July 1790

Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Catherine Legault

1772–1857

 • G3Z6-BKL

This person has been duplicated with the same ID • 2SZY-VWL

The profile has him as being married twice to unknown with most of the children having the same ID numbers.

L69S-TK7

L69Q-FPV

LZPV-J9S

L69S-TRG

L69S-T18

KLY9-X9S

LCRZ-58H

L69S-2JQ

L69X-FRF

L69V-2KK

L7FV-F15

L69X-KLL

9XVF-J6K

KC2X-XPX

L69K-DYF

L69K-XJ6

How do you fix this. He did not marry twice.