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Separating my tree

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sueCsuds

sueCsuds Report 3 Mar 2011 17:28

Hi all,

Does anyone know if you can separate your tree on Ancestry, ie have one tree for each parent, and not as now,all in one.

I don't want to start again doing one side filling in by hand it would take me forever, so just thought I'd ask if there's an easy way of doing it, other wise i won't bother.

Thank's

Sue

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 3 Mar 2011 18:59

As far as I know there is no easy way to split an existing tree.

When I wished to do something similar I first downloaded a copy of my combined tree from Ancestry to Family Tree Maker on my computer. I then deleted those individuals I wished to and uploaded the revised tree to Ancestry as another tree under a new tree name (Most important as if you do not do that it will overwrite your combined tree). I then repeated the deletion process deleting the "Other" side and finally uploaded that as yet another tree with another name.

Result 3 trees, 1 combined and 1 for each parents line.

It is a lot quicker to delete names/records than to start from scratch and have to type in new details. It also has the benefit of retaining any records you may have attached to the individuals.

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

sueCsuds

sueCsuds Report 3 Mar 2011 19:39

Thanks Jonesey for taking the time to reply,
I may try and give that a go.
Regards
Sue

Berniethatwas

Berniethatwas Report 3 Mar 2011 20:06

Nudged up a thread,
B

Researching:
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sueCsuds

sueCsuds Report 3 Mar 2011 20:34

Thank's Bernie,
Very kind of you.
Sue

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 3 Mar 2011 20:56

There is in fact a much easier way of doing this using Family Tree Maker, which does not involve deleting names, which is both tedious and prone to error.

Basically, you create a report containing just the people that you wish to have in tree No 1 then export the result as a gedcom. You then do the same for tree No 2 and export this as your second gedcom.

There are a number of ways of doing this which depend to an extent on where you wish to split your tree. Have a look here for further information.

For versions up to FTM 2006
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/support/imexport/01150.html

or

For versions 2008-2011
http://tiny.cc/ajh8c

However, why do you want to do this in the first place?

sueCsuds

sueCsuds Report 3 Mar 2011 21:09

Well i did get to thinking, why!!

I thought it was a good idea to start with, now not so sure, it look's a bit of a job to do it, so i'll have a think about it.

Anyhow thank you one and all for yor help

Regard's Sue