Margaret and Maggie Mannix is the same person
I am not able to delete.
Margaret went by Maggie. Please delete G22Q-FHL. She was my great grandmother. She had not yet had her birthday when the census info was collected.
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We don't delete duplicates; we merge. And you can do it yourself. The FamilySearch Family Tree is open-edit - anyone can edit, correct, connect, merge.
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If there are two profiles in FamilySearch FamilyTree, the correct way to deal with it is to merge the two profiles.
The reason for this is that there's only a small window to actually delete a profile that's been created in error. As soon as something is done to that profile - like amending it or linking it to another via a relationship, then the profile can't be deleted (perhaps because you'd mess something else up).
You can do the merge yourself - if I've understood you correctly, then you should go to GHN2-4FW and see if G22Q-FHL is being offered as a potential duplicate. If it is, then merge G22Q-FHL into GHN2-4FW (you do get a chance to swap the order round if you suddenly realise that you got them the wrong way round).
If G22Q-FHL is not being offered as a potential duplicate then you should scroll down until you reach the Tools section on the right and choose Merge by Id. You will get a box labelled "Possible Duplicate Id" - put G22Q-FHL in there and proceed to merge as above.
Don't forget afterwards - under the Alternate Name section of the merged profile, add Maggie Mannix.
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ok, thank you. Duh, why didn't I think of that?
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