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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 20 Send Message	pol	Report	24 Jul 2008 20:46
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 20 Send Message	How do i add other people branches to my tree in straightforward easy to understand plain english.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 504 Send Message	Iris	Report	25 Jul 2008 14:31
	pol, if you mean you have found a husband /wife ,for someone in your tree , click on their name ,then on add partner ... if you have fou nd mum/dad click on first name ,then click add mother/father...and so on . hope this is what you mean..iris
	Researching: brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 20 Send Message	pol	Report	27 Aug 2009 23:50
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 20 Send Message	Hi Iris, I know how to add to my own tree.Just wondering how to link a family tree from another member of the site to my own tree. pol
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	28 Aug 2009 07:02
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	Unlike programs such as FTM which allows you to merge trees, you can't do it on GR. But why do you want to do this? It is not necessarily a good idea to add another's tree unless you have checked all the information and are absolutely sure it is accurate and indeed relevant to your own research.