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Carolyn Kreibich
Carolyn Kreibich ✭
July 28, 2021 edited October 25, 2021 in Family Tree

Isaac Malin MBLY-QYB and Elizabeth Jones LC3L-D4C are NOT the parents of Randal Malin. Isaac is his son and Elizabeth Jones is his daughter-in-law. THESE TWO ARE NOT CORRECT.

The son Isaac Malin is LR7F-V59. The daughter-in-law Elizabeth Jones is LHVM-157. THESE TWO ARE CORRECT.

The incorrect listing for Isaac Malin as the father of Randal Malin is in my family tree. It needs to be removed. The INCORRECT ONES ARE Isaac Malin MBLY-QYB and Elizabeth Jones LC3L-D4C.

HOW CAN I GET THE INCORRECT INFORMATION REMOVED FROM MY TREE?

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  • MMmama
    MMmama ✭✭
    July 28, 2021

    When looking at Isaac Malin and Randal Malin it looks like these have been corrected, it seems this has been corrected. If it has not the following article will help you in correcting parent child relationships.

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


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  • SLowther
    SLowther ✭
    October 25, 2021

    I found a record on your service that is not correct. Hannah Margaret Houston- married to Joseph Kenneth Paterson. I'm not sure where this information came from but Hannah is my mother and Joseph is definitely not my father. You have the rest of my mother's family tree correct and I see whoever listed this even used my picture of my gr grandfather Samuel Houston. How do I correct this?

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  • CHold
    CHold mod
    October 25, 2021

    @SLowther

    Your question will be forwarded to a FamilyTree team for review and assistance. You may be contacted by that team if they need more information.

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  • CHold
    CHold mod
    October 25, 2021

    @SLowther

    You can make the necessary changes on FamilySearch regarding your two questions above. FamilySearch is a public site where relatives work together to provide this information.

    Please refer to the article that @MMmama referred to above that will help you change the relationships. Regarding Hannah refer to her sources to see any information about her being married to Joseph Kenneth Paterson. Keep in mind that some times there are multiple people with the same names and sometimes mistakes can be made because of similar names.

    Sources and record hints are what are used by others to connect people in FamilySearch. If things are not correct please review those items. Sources can be detached, record hints can be attached but one has to look at all the information and be a good detective verifying names, relationships, dates, places etc. Keep in mind that often there are other spouses associated with one person.

    If you respond back with the ID numbers for Hannah and Joseph I can look at the associated sources and better be able to assist you.


    Thank you for contacting FamilySearch. It has been a pleasure helping you. Best wishes as you continue finding records for your family.

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  • Paul W
    Paul W ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 25, 2021 edited October 25, 2021

    @SLowther

    If you are sure this is your Hannah Margaret Houston, I would first contact the Karen Houston that added her marriage to Joseph Kenneth Paterson. Click under her username (KarenHouston5) to produce the "Send A Message" link, then message her to query her inputs.

    If she does not reply, using the pencil icon alongside the marriage details, you can remove or replace Joseph with the correct spouse and amend / delete the marriage event details.

    This is assuming you are referencing the individual who has a ID reference G4DQ-BDS in Family Tree.

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