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Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 1 Send Message	Damelza	Report	19 Jan 2009 22:21
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 1 Send Message	hello, just getting started...not doing too bad! I can't seem to add my cousins.....when i click on the aunt / uncles detail the box saying add child doesn't light up for me to click on....any ideas? thanks folks!
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3,219 Send Message	Sue in Somerset	Report	19 Jan 2009 22:28
	If they are still alive then why bother? It isn't a good idea to put living people on online trees and you shouldn't without their permission anyway. The GR tree is best seen as a way to contact potential relations with ancestors in common. You don't need living people on it to find your ancestors. Otherwise I'm not sure why the add child bit isnt working for you. Seems odd. Good luck with your research Sue
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 1,301 Send Message	Mhairi Queen of Scots	Report	19 Jan 2009 22:45
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 1,301 Send Message	Hey :) You wont be able to add cousins, unless you add a partner to your aunt/uncle. There has to be two people, connected spousily (?) to one another before you can add children which creates real problems when you have illegitimate children to add, you have to make up an extra parent. I hope that helps Mhairi