Genealogy Chat

Hi Tom I use Roots Magic and I seem to remember choosing that option before but I didn't work properly??? I will have to try again :-( Deb

Deb, when you get your tree out of ftm before you upload it to here, can you not choose to 'hide' living people?

Hi Everyone Yes, I did set up a new account with different email....but I did not upgrade this account so did not think I could exchange trees/messages with my other account sooooooo I asked a contact of mine to check and he says all my living rellies are hidden....but you are right, what is the point when you can piece together the missing names in a name search. The only reason I uploaded my new tree was because I thought it would be easy to hide my living rellies from all elements of genes. Now I will have to go through all the names one by one and change them... I wish I hadn't bothered now!!!! Thanks everyone Deb

I've just tested it out, and mine works! I have an account that I don't pay for, hidden the living ones, allowed myself access on this account and I can't see who my parents are! Suex

That's interesting Margaret. I expect more people are adding gedcoms containing details of living people thinking that they are safely hidden. Heather

Deb The names show up in a name search, but show as living and the surname when you give access to your tree. Pointless really. I was given access to a tree recently, some of the later rellies were shown as living. I went to the search option and put in the surname and the place. I knew the name of the person who gave me access of course, and lo and behold there were all the names I was missing on the tree. LOL

You're right. It's not working at all. Rose

I hadn't realised this was on there! Does that mean that no-one can see any of my lot because i haven't added any death dates!

I thought it was another account, perhaps I misunderstood? Heather

can you use your old account to contact your new account and give yourself access?Then you'll see what contacts can see....(confusing myself now) lol. Heather

I will have to get a contact to check my tree then? Thanks Deb

I think the names show when you do a search but are hidden when you give access to your tree,not sure though. Heather

Yeh, Thats what I thought so I re registered under a new name and searched the names of my living and they were there??

I think it will only hide them from other people, won't it? Heather

I have just uploaded my lastest tree to genes and have selected from the 'my account details' to hide living rellies but it has not worked....has anybody else noticed this?? Deb