Want to enjoy fun family history stories or genealogy tips? Pop over to our YouTube Channel and subscribe. Stay tuned for another upcoming blog post on standardizing place names and dates in your genealogy software program in the near future! We will have your tree looking great in no time! You will need to delete whichever information is not correct.ĭo you have some duplicates to merge in your family tree software? Go ahead and do it this week. By finding Jacob Miller in your index, you will notice he has both birth and death dates, as well as both sets of parents. It should be noted that you do not actually lose any of the data of the duplicate person. You have now merged these two individuals. If you feel these two persons are likely duplicates, click “Merge duplicate into primary” at the bottom left corner. I would suggest using the “Swap” button at the bottom to move Jacob Miller-2763 to the left and put the person with the most information in the primary position. But, the primary Jacob Miller has less information. If you look closely, you can see this Jacob Miller was given the ID #835. The “primary person” is the person who was assigned an ID number first.
The parents’ last name is spelled slightly different. Notice in the next image, each Jacob Miller has the same birth year and death year. The system will tell you how many duplicates it finds and then allow you to compare them one-by-one. When you have chosen how you want the software to check for duplicates, click “Search for duplicates” at the bottom of the box. You can search by surname, given name, or search for names that “sound alike.” Cleaning up duplicate entries is especially important if you have merged two databases in which you and the other contributor may have used different name spellings. There are several options for taking care of duplicates. If you are keeping your family tree on RootsMagic or other similar software, you can run a duplicate search by clicking on “Tools,” choosing “Merge,” and then clicking “Duplicate search merge.” Each software program will work a little differently, of course. For those using Family Tree Maker, choose “Edit,” then “Find Duplicate People.” Cleaning Up Duplicates in a Genealogy Software Program Duplicate entries can be distracting and even cause you to make mistakes. You know how good it feels to sit down in a nice, clean room? The same is true when you sit down to do your genealogy. Why Should You Clean Up Duplicates in Your Family Tree?Ĭleaning up duplicates in your family tree will help you in the future.
Here is a quick and easy way to clean up duplicate entries in your family tree on RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker, or other genealogy software programs. Cleaning up duplicates in your family tree is a way to keep your tree looking great! Sometimes, we get so busy, we forget to “prune” or keep our tree tidy.
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