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Divorced Parents

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David

David Report 23 Sep 2020 15:55

Hi, My parents divorced and both remarried but when I add the 2nd marriage it shows both my father & mother twice ,am I doing something wrong.

David

Kense

Kense Report 23 Sep 2020 16:50

You should see that one instance of each person is marked as a copy.
If that is the case then you are not doing anything wrong. Genes puts them in twice in order to minimise the line connections. There is only a single set of data for each person.

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The person's box that is a copy is indicated by an icon representing two sheets of paper in the bottom right hand corner of the box.

BrianW

BrianW Report 24 Sep 2020 20:18

Unfortunately, the GR tree software is what I would call "cheap and nasty" and has trouble dealing with multiple relationships.

A decent commercial one should be able to handle any form of relationship without duplication, although I use the free one from the Mormons (Church of Latter Day Saints) which it is a shame they no longer supply but I have saved the installation .exe file so can reload onto changes of computer.

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

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 25 Sep 2020 09:20

Not about divorce but is it possible to put same sex marriage on your family tree, I have to such marriages so far. Thanks.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

David

David Report 27 Oct 2020 14:40

Hi,,Thanks for all your replies.

David