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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	Andrew	Report	2 May 2003 11:51
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	I suffered the duplicate names problem. It seems likely that you can only access the name with the multiple connections, while the other instance hides 'behind' it. My solution was to temporarily change the visible name. This enabled me to access and delete the singly connected version. Obviously I then had to change the original back to its rightful name. It is also possible to access details for surnames not in your own tree by making a temporary change to someone who is in your tree. This is particularly useful where a surname has alternative spellings.

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