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[TheZloczower]

Another way to add alternate names—and keep them on top—is to scroll down past “Also known as” to “Name.” Then add the alternate name and save it. You have the option to click “Preferred” before saving if you so choose. After you save it, you can see all the names for that person by clicking “Name and Gender” below “Facts” on that person’s profile page.

[carolinagirl]

Thank you so much! You are right. I noticed on one of my ancestors that I had added the wrong parent and that sure messed thing up. I am trying to take your advice about always look closely when connecting to other members trees. That is what happened to me. The answer was already in this video and I just wasn't paying attention. I will do better. You are a life saver and I so enjoy your videos. Thanks!

[wildchook]

I did that delete an ancestor instead of merging in and it messed up my tree up. I lost that ancestor's info and the rest LOL Oh, I wanted to cry at the time. I thought I was being clever. Great video, Connie....thanks.

[lorrainehaase]

Excatly what I've been needing to know, well explained. & shown, thank you.

[roxismith]

Quick compare feature is brilliant! Thanks, Ancestry!!

[addictedspn]

Wow! Loving your channel! Just found it Wednesday and have seen 70 of your videos so far (and counting!). Loving the new insight as well as refresher for what I already know. Just a comment... Not sure if you've covered it yet, I'm still working my way through your videos, but, the same name might not be father-son. In my tree it is more frequently cousins or grandfather-grandson. With those pesky Italian ancestors of mine (LOL), tradition holds that the first born son (and daughter) is named after his father's father (and mother) and the second born is named from the mothers father (and mother) accordingly. So if Angelo and Mary have 7 sons, each son will name their first born son Angelo and daughter Mary. Which can be very frustrating trying to find "your" Angelo and Mary because there could have been multiple Angelos born in the same year in the same town all with a sister Mary that is the right age. So looking at Census, draft cards, etc is difficult. Especially if you don't know the siblings names or Mothers name. But it is helpful in learning their grandparents names! Thanks again for all of your helpful tips!

[staceycoates]

Another place were I will often find a 'valid' reason for needing to merge is when you find a line where there is a common ancestor, or sometimes a common descendant. For example I was working down my grandfather's 3 great grandparents descendants when I came across the surname of someone on a complete different branch of my grandfather's family and that descendant was in the same area that that surname on my grandfather's branch was from. So I followed up that branch on the paternal line and I finally found that the descendant's family descended from another sibling from that immigrant family. I already had that sibling in my tree (but hadn't worked on his family) and so once I did some research I was able to merge that sibling because I had him in my tree previously with his childhood family and then re-added him with his children until I could confirm he was the same person.

[LeAllysonMeyer]

I always learn something new from your videos. Thanks for another good session. I did not know about the AKA.

[phyllislawtoncosentino]

Hi, Connie. Enjoyed your video. I'm using your videos to teach Genealogy in New Orleans and am listing them in my videos to watch page which I hand to my students. Please go further on the merge window to explain the compare button (on the bottom) where other facts (including other relationships- parents, spouses, siblings and children) are listed. It took me quite a while to notice that button and when I did click on it, I found it to be very helpful in determining whether the 2 individuals were only one person.

[GlenSmith-rcpz]

I keep deleting my duplicates but they will not MERGE and there is many more that just won’t merge

[kirstenbornus]

What about ancestors that are duplicated due to cousins marrying, or a children from one branch marrying connections from another branch. I have one marriage with a half sibling marrying a in-law of one of their older siblings, and I have another instance when cousins marry. In both cases it leads up to the same ancestors and makes an odd looking tree.

[carolmcewing-anderson]

Brilliant, thank you. As a relatively new genealogy addict I was deleting and sometimes getting not a mess.

[TheOtisShow]

Mine doesn't have the "list of all people" option.

[carolinagirl]

Hi Connie, I know how to merge a little bit. What I don't understand for example is, say that I am on my 3rd great grandfathers profile page and I already know I have a duplicate of him. Now the duplicate for example may say that he is my 3rd cousin 4X removed. When I merge the duplicate into my 3rd great grandfathers profile "my 3rd great grandfather is no longer my 3rd great grandfather anymore. I hope you can understand what I mean. I am so frustrated with this. Maybe you can help me out with this. I am a new subscriber and love your videos. Thanks!

[sherimc]

This is appreciated, since I can’t afford to pay for the new find duplicates feature!
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[SassyCrafter]

Thanks for the video! Great, as always! I have been using the suffix field for the hearts, like Christa does, and recently for their nicknames.
My question is what do you do when you have foreign names, like Giovanni, that are their birth names, but they went by John most of their lives?

[Serena-]

I'm trying to merge my grandpa but it keep saying there the same person . yeah i know that why im trying to merge them .please help

[scriptimonicaonset]

I'm having an issue merging duplicates. When I go to the merge tab it won't show the duplicate person. I know they are the same person but I have the the same person as husband twice to the same woman.

[godisloveireland]

The benjamin f booth 1910 census record was already in your ignored section. It will now be in undecided.

[MelanieFromCanada]

I found myself here to answer the question of why it won't let me merge a certain family member and his line. I know the people are the same but when I click "merge" I get a page that says this "We’re sorry, this page is temporarily unavailable"
Have you ever come across this and do you know what it means? I try ever other day but it doesn't change.
Thank you in advance!