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Duplicating family members- help!

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Julie

Julie Report 31 Jul 2003 19:25

I have had to create a couple of family members twice and wondered if this was necessary. i have on my tree a situation where a brother and sister ( john and Violet Bayes) married a brother and sister (Harry and Maud Batterbee)(complicated) I had to create John and Maud twice to cross reference the marriage! Just to complicate matters futher John was killed in WW1 and Maud remarried! Did i have to create them twice or could i have linked the existing ones together? Julie Tebb New to this!

Maxine

Maxine Report 31 Jul 2003 19:28

Hi Julie You did it the only way you could using GC. Regards Maxine

Julie

Julie Report 31 Jul 2003 19:50

Cheers Maxine, thought so, i also have a tree on Kith and kin and that has linked it better! Why did my family have to bee SOOO complicated! Julie Tebb

BrianW

BrianW Report 31 Jul 2003 21:30

Another one that can't be catered for is a woman marrying her sister's widower. (or man his brother's widow).

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 31 Jul 2003 23:50

I have found out recently that my grandparents were cousins and that complicates the family tree too because everyone has to be entered twice! Maggy, West Yorkshire