Just a little plug for Ltools. If you have Ltools "Set Special User IDs" for the "Fill descendant's User ID with Text + Henry number" then you can check the log file for messages about descendants that have been determined more than one way...ie duplicate descendants.
--- On Thu, 12/13/12, MJ SA <michs...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: MJ SA <michs...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] still have a duplicate > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 2:02 PM > Ok, I unlinked my g.grandfather and > still a problem, so it must be his > adopted family. The tree repeats three times when I do > descendants, > it makes my family look so much bigger than it is. > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Ron Ferguson > <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> > wrote: > > Please see below > > > > Ron Ferguson > > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MJ SA > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:18 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] still have a duplicate > > > > Ok, I have a g.grandfather who was adopted and raised > by another > > family, he has a different surname than the family that > adopted him. > > > > That should not be a problem, and no duplicates at this > stage. > > > > He married the 1st cousin of this family. > > > > In a Descendants Chart you may well find duplicates > *for the cousins line > > only* - it rather depends on the chart criteria. > > > > I found his biological parents names and linked him to > the biological > > parents. > > > > Yes, this would produce 2 sets of parents, but that is > all, and even this > > depends on the Descendant line selected and/or whether > "show spouses > > parents" is checked > > > > When I saw that I had duplicates, I deleted the bio > parents and linked him > > back > > to the adopted parents. > > > > Having 2 sets of parents will not cause duplicates in a > Descendant Chart > > > > I still have duplicates, > > So that is why I think that my g.grandfather is the > cause of having > > duplicates. > > > > But you should be able to see from the chart exactly > who is in the > > duplicates and the relationships between them. The only > possible duplicates > > which I can see are those due to the dual relationship > of the 1st cousin. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Ron Ferguson > > <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> > wrote: > >> If we are to stand a chance of helping we need to > know why you think that > >> the person is causing the problem, the > relationships the person has, and > >> pretty much everything you can tell us which may > help. > >> > >> Ron Ferguson > >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: MJ SA > >> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:04 PM > >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >> Subject: [LegacyUG] still have a duplicaye > >> > >> When I do a descendants chart, I still have > duplicates. I am pretty > >> sure I know which person is causing this problem, > yet I don't know how > >> to fix it. The don't come up in the duplicate > report, not one person > >> in this descendants charts comes up on the > duplicates list. Please > >> help > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > 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 > > > 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
