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miah

miah Report 23 Apr 2011 16:13

How do I delete a person I should not have put in my tree : ( Thanks!

Pam

Pam Report 23 Apr 2011 16:17

In the line above the name the is Add Parent, Add Child etc and towardsd the right hand end Delete. It will depend how many people are 'attached' to the name as to whether you can delete it.

Researching:
Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset

miah

miah Report 23 Apr 2011 16:23

Thanks so much!

miah

miah Report 23 Apr 2011 16:35

Oh me, the chap I wanted to delete turns out to be a stray chap with no relatives.... I don't see how to bring him up.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 23 Apr 2011 17:11

Put his name in the search box, he will then show on the page

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Christine

Christine Report 24 Apr 2011 19:30

If you find you can't delete him, change his name to Added in Error or Unknown Unknown

Researching:
Hill, Jewell - Cornwall. Langley-Shropshire,Cole, Neate -Wiltshire,Lott, Ewell- Kent.Punter, Gadd, Wapshott, White, Weston - Surrey. To say nothing of the other half's family!

miah

miah Report 30 Apr 2011 04:52

Thanks to all!