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Joan

Joan Report 2 Aug 2006 14:08

I am trying to build my tree on Ancestry. The problem is, I cannot see how to add siblings - I can add children, therefore in order to add a sibling, I have first to have the sibling's parents in the tree, and then add the sibling as a child. Hope this makes sense! Joan

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 2 Aug 2006 14:28

Without parents it is difficult,you could start another tree for each sibling,but of course then you cannot show the family as a complete group,and who is uncle to who etc. ********************************************* Could you make up a set of parents,put down all the children then delete the parents?That might be a workaround for the problem. Glen

Joan

Joan Report 2 Aug 2006 14:32

What a good idea Glen! Thanks

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 2 Aug 2006 15:16

Even better idea than mine,which was a bit of a bodge anyway. Glen

Joan

Joan Report 2 Aug 2006 16:33

Thanks Alan, Will do that! Joan

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 4 Aug 2006 11:15

One post which may be the answer was deleted from this thread.!!(really helps anyone in the future when thread searching) Solution could be to download your GR tree as a gedcom,then upload the gedcom to ancestry. Glen

Joan

Joan Report 8 Aug 2006 07:21

Hi Glen - thanks I have downloaded my GR tree as a Gedcom and uploaded to Ancestry, and still cannot get people to appear as siblings - only as children of their parents - Other than that, the tree is great! Joan

maryjane-sue

maryjane-sue Report 8 Aug 2006 09:13

If I am not sure of parents names then I usually put Unknown as the first name, then the known surname. I can then add chidren.