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Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	4 Oct 2014 16:39
	I've sorted it out Keith. The point of my posting was to alert others so they are careful, not to ask for advice.. Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: August 2010 Posts: 39 Send Message	Keith	Report	4 Oct 2014 14:14
Member Since: August 2010 Posts: 39 Send Message	Why not take relevant information about both people write it down and then delete one or both of them and start again Keith
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	28 Sep 2014 16:00
	I am probably the only person silly enough to have done this, but just a warning. I had managed to duplicate some of my tree (goodness knows how) and contacted Ancestry for advice. They were very helpful, guided me through the merging process, and all was well. However, I have now managed to carelessly merge two different individuals - and it can't be reversed! Now ploughing through deleting etc. So - merge with care! Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham