How do I get a family search tree corrected (2 errors)
I recently received the following from Family search
We may have found family needing to be added to your tree!
Simply review the record of Elizabeth Lurcock to see if these people need to be added to your tree. Click to view records
I already knew about Elizabeth Lurcock, but thought I would look anyway
This hint is horribly wrong, Elizabeth Lurcock’s mother is Caroline Ann Savin, not Caroline Fever. Elizabeth's father, James Lurcock was married twice, as was Caroline Savin. And when I step further back in the family search tree, James Lurcock father is John Lurcock’s married to Mary Newman, which is correct. John's father is another James Lurcock, married three times:
1. Susannah Knight, she had a base born child, but no children with James;
2. Ann Deane, she had 2 children with James (Ann and James);
3. Mary Lurcock, she had 1 child with James (John)
family search tree has John as the child of Ann Deane
John Lurcock, Mary Lurcock's child is in my direct line, Caroline Ann Saven being my Great Great Grandmother
Martyn West
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Hi Martin,
Thank you for your question in the Community.
We looked at the record of a James Lurcock, KLHL-G5T, and see his spouse as Caroline Fever. He only shows one spouse listed. We looked at the sources attached, which do not give the name of the spouse. We could not find a Caroline Ann Savin in Family Tree. If you have family records, and documentation; such as a marriage document, newspaper article, etc, we suggest you upload it, and remove or replace the spouse of James Lurcock. Click on the link above, or add the URL to your browser, to view the article.
We did a search of Caroline Savin, by clicking 'Search' and 'Record', putting in her name, and spouse James Lurcock, and found a record for Caroline Saven, marriage 29 April 1855. Does this match your records? If so click on the note paper under View, and attach it to their record as a source.
Adding information about the other spouse, and any additional information you can, could be helpful for others.
Also, we found only one spouse listed for the grandfather of James Lulcock, MSN1-Y7X. We suggest you add the additional information to Family Tree.
We hope this information will be useful in correcting the errors to the records for the Lurcock family.
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Dear Marilyn,
Welcome to the FamilySearch community. Thank you for the time you spend asking questions
Often hints that FamilySearch adds as a hint in an email needs to be researched which you did, thank you.
Making cor4rections in your Family Tree is a process that you may do your self.
How do I correct parent child relationships:
Correcting child-parent relationships usually requires some analysis before you begin. Two kinds of problems can exist: duplicate records or incorrect relationship links.
Solving this type of problem can feel intimidating. If you remove or replace a relationship incorrectly, you can restore it through the Latest Changes feature. Find a link to these instructions in the Related Articles list at the end of this article.
When you remove a child's record from a family's records, the child's record stays in Family Tree. If the child is linked to spouses and children, he or she remains linked to them. Similarly, when you remove parents from a relationship to a child, the Family Tree record for each parent remains in Family Tree.
Before you start
Take some time to figure out what is wrong:
- If the child does not belong in the family, remove or replace the child's link to the parents. Use the instructions in this article to do so.
- If the children are right but one or both parents are wrong, you must remove or replace the incorrect parent. Remove or replace the spouse of the correct parent. Find a link to the instructions for removing or replacing spouses in the Related Articles list at the end of this article.
- If you see the parents and children multiple times, or in multiple families, look at the ID numbers of the duplicates.
- If the ID numbers are different, merge the duplicate records. Find a link to these instructions in the Related Articles list at the end of this article.
- If the ID numbers are identical, the child is linked to one of the parents more than once. Use the instructions in this article to remove the extra relationship.
Tip: Write down the names and ID numbers of the people whose relationships you are changing. Now you can quickly undo a change.
Steps (website)
Here are the steps for removing or replacing a child in a family using Family Tree on the FamilySearch.org website:
- While signed in to FamilySearch.org, click Family Tree.
- Navigate to the person page of the child with the incorrect parents.
- If the Details section is not open, click the Details tab.
- Scroll to the Family Members section.
- Under Parents and Siblings, find the child's name, and click the Edit icon .
- If only one parent is incorrect, click Remove or Replace next to the incorrect parent. If both are incorrect, click Remove or Replace next to the child.
- A Remove or Replace box appears. Verify relationships, sources, and notes, then click the check box.
- Do one of the following:
- To remove a parent or parents, click the appropriate Remove button. Explain why, and then click Remove.
- To replace a parent or parents, click the appropriate Replace button. The Replace Person screen appears.
- If you know a parent's ID number, click Find by ID Number, enter the ID number, and then click Find. Click Add Person. Explain your reason for the change, and then click Replace.
- If you do not know a parent's ID number, complete the search fields, and then click Next. If the correct person or couple appears in the list, click Add Person. Otherwise, click Create New to create a parent record. Explain your reason for the change, and then click Replace.
Recommended next steps
Removing or changing the parent-child relationship does not remove or change the parents' couple relationship. If the mother or father is wrong, you must also remove or replace one of the spouses.
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https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/ar...
Thank you for the work you are doing in Family Tree and we wish you much success.
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The problem you mention appears to have been created from a HINT that did not apply to your family line. Please remember that Hints are.... well..... just HINTS. You need to ascertain if they really do apply to individuals in your family. Here is an article from the FamilySearch Help Centre which tells you what to do with Hints that do not apply:
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