I keep trying to share my family line and do not know how to set my settings so my cousins can see m

colleenmaryknight1

I keep trying to share my family line and do not know how to set my settings so my cousins can see my tree help????????

Ilet Grgich

Only the submitter can see records of living individuals. You can point your cousins to the records of your deceased relatives in common and they can then see all linked deceased people - but not the living.

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@Colleen Mary Knight​ 

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Colleen

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Is this what you are referring to, "Enable Relationship Viewing"?

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If so; then, there are two (x2) ways that I know of:

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One is through your "Settings", under the "Contact" 'Tab', in "FamilySearch".

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The other is when you select the "Contact Name" of a User/Patron who has contributed details to a record.

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Whereas, if you are referring to your "Cousins" seeing ALL your Ancestral line; including, the "Living" individuals/persons, in the "Private Spaces" of your "FamilySearch" Account, in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; then, 'No', you cannot so "Share".

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For you "Cousins" to see your "Common" Ancestral lines, which will ONLY be the "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "familySearch"; the, (1) they will need their own "FamilySearch" Account; and, most importantly, they will have to "Add" ALL of the "Living" individuals/persons that "Bridge" you together in their own "Private Spaces" of their "FamilySearch" Account, in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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Sounds complicated; but, not really ...

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We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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We ONLY have "Branches", that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is NOT like "Ancestry_com" or the like.

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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" like other "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal programmes.

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We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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You can certainly "Merge"/"Combine" any "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" with another "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", regardless of who the User/Patron was that initially created those "Deceased" individuals/persons; as, they DO NOT reside with the User/Patron who initially created them - they are "Public".

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If fact, you can ONLY see "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; except, with this 'rider', that you can ALSO only see "Living" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" that YOU created; as, they reside in your "Private Spaces".

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No other User/Patron can see ANY "Living" individuals/persons that were created by another User/Patron; as, they ONLY reside in the "Private Spaces" of the User/Patron who created them.

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We CANNOT even see the ACTUAL Record in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" of our IMMEDIATE Family (eg. Spouse; Children; Parents; Siblings; ETC; Etc; etc) if they are "Living"; and, they have their own "FamilySearch" Account.

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Of course, you can create your "Living" Family members; and, record them in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; but, they will ONLY be seen by you:

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- You cannot "Share" them with any other User/Patron.

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- You cannot "Merge"/'Combine" them with any other "Living" individual/person residing in the "Private Spaces" of another User//Patron.

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There is CURRENTLY no mechanism in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" for Users/Patrons, to "Share"; or, "give permission" to "Share", the "Living" individuals/persons in their own "Private Spaces" with/between other/another User/Patron.

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There are a myriad of "Privacy" Laws within the many various Countries and Unions throughout the World - it is a nightmare to negotiate.

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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is used in many Countries and Unions throughout the World; and, as such, must adhere to the myriad of "Privacy" Laws throughout the World.

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Hence, "Privacy" is one of the reasons that we cannot "Share" the "Living" individuals/persons in our own "Private Spaces" - it is NOT the ONLY reason; but, certainly has a bearing on the matter.

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Another factor is that such would have to be 'Coded'/'Programmed' into the Programme that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".

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'Yes', these "Living" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" WILL, in fact, in many (most) cases will be "Duplicated" - unfortunately a necessary situation that currently cannot be avoided.

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I know that there are "Duplicates" of the "Living" ME - at least, one for my Wife and each of our Children, not to mention my other ("Living") extended Family members.

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Here are some "Knowledge Articles" in "FamilySearch" in regard to "Private Spaces" and "Living" individuals/persons:

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What is a private space in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Understanding-Private-Spaces&lang=en

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Who can see my living relatives in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Who-can-see-my-living-relatives-1381815101424&lang=en_US

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Here is a good place to start, with how things work in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" (and, other programmes as well):

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Introducing The Family History Guide

https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/733

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Introducing The Family History Guide

https://ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252.s3.amazonaws.com/s3/help-learningcenter-fh1-prod-s3/2019/03/08/9b82903f-89e0-426f-8815-5e652b960d17/Introducing-TFHG.pdf

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The Family History Guide

https://www.thefhguide.com/.

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I hope this helps.

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Brett

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