FTM Problem with cousins marrying

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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	Lynne	Report	14 Jan 2007 17:07
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	My maternal grandparents were first cousins. When I create a descendant tree in FTM, it shows my grandparents and all their descendants twice. Does anyone know of a way to resolve this? Thanks in advance. Lynne
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 12,218 Send Message	}((((> Jeanette The Haddock <)))){	Report	14 Jan 2007 17:24
	No the GR sofware can't handle this problem! Very annoying as it is such a common occurance
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	Lynne	Report	14 Jan 2007 18:17
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	Michael Thanks for the advice, it still shows my grandparents twice but at least it doesn't show all their descendants twice. Lynne
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 4,377 Send Message	MaggyfromWestYorkshire	Report	14 Jan 2007 22:13
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 4,377 Send Message	Lynne, can't you use the merge facility to merge the 2 identical names together?