Genealogy Chat

Hi playmates,

I've just discovered that my grandmother was brought up by her aunt, as substitute mother, as her own mother had died in childbirth. I now need to change that part of the tree.

Looking at the FAQ, it seems I have to delete everyone upwards or downwards from that 'mother-child' link. Aaaaaagggghhhhh!

Advice please. Is there a get-around that anyone has found - or does anyone have any tips about how to lose least information - or store/record it?

Thanks.

Adrian

But it doesnt alter who her mum was, You could add in the notes of grandmother that shes was brought up by auntie, and also add in the notes for auntie that she brought up the little girl after her mum died

Each alteration has its own solution.
Are the mother and aunt sisters? If they are then you can edit their details to make the tree correct.
That is change the mother's details to the aunt and vice versa.

Flippin' ek!

What simple, clever ideas!

Thank you both.


Adrian

If the aunt was married and you have added his name.If you edit her details you will then have your grandmothers mother married to her sisters husband.

You would need to delete any children of the aunt and then delete the husband. Adding him back to the correct wife and adding back the childrens names

Thanks quinsgran.

Tricky, ain't it?

Software needs some tweaking I reckon.


Adrian

Commercial software allows you to disconnect entire branches, twigs or individuals and to re-create new relationships back to other parts of your tree.

Unfortunately to do this is not a tweak, and would a major upgrade for GR. A similar argument prevails regarding the creation of multiple relationship links, such as where cousins marry. For something that is provided free I can't see it being developed as it simply isn't commercially viable.

Personally I would leave her with her parents and make the notes as Auntie is her adopted or foster mum not her biological mum

hi i have had the same problem, with putting an individual wrongly and had to delete and put back in, in the righjt slot, it took abit of time as i had to delete some people just to fiit this person back in

>Looking at the FAQ, it seems I have to delete everyone upwards or
> downwards from that 'mother-child' link.

Alternatively, you could download a gedcom (from MY ACCOUNT), edit it appropriately offline (in Legacy maybe?) and then reupload it ?