Genealogy Chat

I've tried changing the partners details to the male name and also reset details, neither worked. Thanks for the links Elaine, I'll give them a go, other people have mentioned to me the Family Tree Maker, I should look into buying that.

Legacy http://www.legacyfamilytree(.)com PAF (Personal Ancestral File) - from LDS site www.familysearch(.)org Both are free. I don´t know which is best because I personally use Family Tree Maker. The 2005 version of this can be bought for about 10 pounds, and the latest version FTM 2006 costs about 24 pounds. They also do some good offers with a 90 day Ancestry subscription which is useful if you don´t have one.

Thank for the replies guys. Paul Barton - I have my tree on GR so it don't allow you to delete someone if they have children. I am clicking on the 'partner' for the female and then clicking delete relation, but the moment I click on the partner it just jumps to her being the mother. I know I had problems in the beginning with this tree. Just looking at it further not only is her mother her partner but she is also the mother to her brothers and sisters as well as their sister. Elaine - No I only keep my tree here, although I have been thinking for some time now, I really should keep it else where because I know I'll cry if it get's lost. Could you possibly point me in the direction of the freebies which can be downloaded.

Yes, and have you tried the 'Reset Details' button?

If the two names are the same it won't let you delete either, even if only linked to one person. Edit the one you don't want ('say to 'Unwanted Smith') then try deleting.

Don't know if this is any help but if you temporarily changed the mother's details could you then work on the partner's details and change the mother's details back after you've finished?

Do you keep your tree anywhere else other than on GR. If the answer is NO then you should seriously think about getting a family history software programme and keep your details on your computer. You will find that any changes you want to make will be much easier than trying to amend data on the GR site - and the information will be under your control. You never know when the GR site may go down with a consequence that you may loose your data. Once you have a programme (and there are a couple of freebies you can download)you could then export your tree from GR - do the necessary amendments and then upload your correct tree on to GR. Don´t leave it until it is too late - there were a couple of threads on here yesterday about people loosing their trees!!!!

I don't understand - you should be able to edit any name on the system. What are you actually doing - step by step?

After my initial first problem, thanks to Elaine and others for your tips and advice, I now have another related problem. I received the email which sent me my tree, clicked on download and it comes out on one continuous piece. It didn't open up into my Legacy program. So I saved it on the desk top. I went to Legacy and then file - import - browse etc., but can't find the tree on desk top. Am I supposed to save it as any particular type or encoding? Thanks for any help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have a bit of a problem. Somewhere along the line I have given a relative her mothers name for her partner and also her mother. When I click on the 'partners' name to delete, it automatically jumps to the mother and don't allow me to delete the name as she is now classed as the mother. So my problem is do I leave it alone and just ignore it, or the worst thing to do would be to delete the whole b*$%£y tree and start again, as I have over 200 people in my tree I don't want to do that even if it would allow me to do. Although I suppose I could re register and start again properly this time. Hope I have explained my self properly. Any advice would be welcome, thank you. Shelley