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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Beverley	Report	1 May 2009 22:14
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Thanks for clarifying what I had feared. Xreferencing is a helpful suggestion
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	1 May 2009 08:16
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	No, the GR tree doesn't support this sort of mutliple relationship in the same way that a commercial tree program such as Family Tree Maker does. You have to enter the person twice, perhaps with a cross reference note to explain the relationships.
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Beverley	Report	1 May 2009 06:42
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Hi, I'm quite new to this GR lark and hope that there is a way of linking ancestors: My husbands G Grandmother married 1 brother, had 3 children with him before he died. She then shacked up with his brother and had 7 more children with him. they all share the same ancestors, but I haven't yet found a way to show that within my tree. I can link her to one or other brother. Obviously I must be a stickler for detail, as it doesn't matter that much as at least they appear on the tree together, but........