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Renes

Renes Report 20 Jul 2010 12:40

How do I find these entries to delete/amend -
When looking at People in your tree - I have 5 of the above entries - I have entered (Mother) and ( Father) in the search my tree box - but it comes back not found

I want to deal with these few remaining entries - How can I find them -

Many Many thanks

Thelma

Thelma Report 20 Jul 2010 12:48

Each child MUST have two parents.You cannot delete only change.

Renes

Renes Report 20 Jul 2010 13:00

Thanks SatNav - I did understand that - for example - when searching thru - very old parish records - you find a birth - says s/o Richard Blank - you know you are looking for Richard Blanks children - but the records only show the fathers name - I have entered them - the system - as you say - automatically generates a (Mother) entry

I know I have 5 (mother) entries and ! (father) entry -( probably a base born -

I want now to clear them up - I have sat here click click clicking on names - looking for the entries -

The name search normally used to quickly find say Richard Blank - does not work when you enter in surname (Mother) and (Father)

Thank you

Also - I have read on these boards that capital letters are the means used to shout - did MUST have to be shouted at me

Irene


Thelma

Thelma Report 20 Jul 2010 13:40

I don't know where you read that upper case was shouting it is used to STRESS.
However,I can enter (mother) in searchbox and find.

Forename Surname Year of Birth
(Mother) null
(Mother) null
(Mother) null
(Mother) null
. (Mother) 1800
ann (Mother) 1720
betty (Mother) 1760
Clara (Mother) 1865
Elizabeth (Mother) 1825
Esther (Mother) 1798
Jane (Mother) 1813
Lydia (Mother) 1800
Marianne (Mother) 1781
Mary (Mother) 1776
Mary (Mother) 1781
Mary (Mother) 1793
Sarah (Mother) 1798

Renes

Renes Report 20 Jul 2010 13:50

Sat Nav
Well I can honestly say - I have really tried searching - (mother) (Mother) mother Mother - in surname only and in christian and surname - and No matches found

Thanks for responding - think I will log out and restart again - if your system can do it mine should be able - perhaps it got itself in a loop somehow

Thank you

Irene