Once you have got them unlinked, they are orphans in your tree. I think that you can get rid of them completely by one of the "File Maintenance" procedures -- perhaps Check/Repair, or Compact Family File.
Doug. On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:04:49 -0000 "Ron Ferguson" <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Anne, > > The usual way of getting them is to accidently go to the Marriage > Screen, realise it's an error and "X" out - you should use "Cancel". > In my previous post on ghost marriages I should have said unlink > rather than delete. This may well leave the above "unknown" which you > will need to delete separately. > > It should be noted that in Legacy exiting a page using the "X" **does > NOT mean "Cancel"**. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: Anne Hollingshead > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 5:28 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unknown > > > Yes I have unlinked them. How did I get them ??? > > > I have many "unknowns" in my data base. How did they get there when I > have checked "just leave it blank " ???? and how do I get rid of them > altogether ? > > > Anne > > > > On 10/12/2012 2:41 PM, Pat Hickin wrote: > Have you tried unlinking them? > > Pat > > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Anne Hollingshead > <holl...@melbpc.org.au> wrote: > > I have three instances in my data base (marriage list) where unknown > is married to unknown. > The Rin numbers refer to other individuals. I can find no way of > deleting these entries. > I have "just leave it blank" checked. > > Anne > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > !DSPAM:50c5d0df84561024292468! > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp