[LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Alice L McVearry
Due to frequent intermarriages among my Scottish families back in the 1800's it has sometimes been necessary to put together entire families in order to sort out the relationships, especially when the same Christian names keep reappearing in the sibling families generation after generation. The res

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Cathy
Hi Alice, The only way I can think of doing this is via a Gedcom. Search for those who are Related Search > Find - Individual - Relationship - equal to - Related Then tag these and export the tagged group and tick the box on the export to add parents of tagged individuals. If this is going to

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Alice L McVearry
Thanks, Cathy. That worked a treat, but the assigned tags didn't transfer. Is there something I forgot to tick or is that just a consequence of the GEDCOM? -- Alice > [Original Message] > From: Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 10/10/2006 1:14:51 PM > Subjec

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Lloyd A. Horrocks
ust a consequence of the GEDCOM? -- Alice > [Original Message] > From: Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 10/10/2006 1:14:51 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives > > Hi Alice, > The only way I can think of doing this is via a Gedcom. > > Search

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Susan Daily
Couldn't she also use View-> Tree Finder and Tag everyone in her main tree? The other families who aren't connected would be in their own trees, wouldn't they? Too bad you can't export from the Tree Finder, or create a new family tree file from that window! So perhaps another suggestion would be

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Carl Cox
I believe that putting two databases side by side and dragging what you want to the other one, you have choices about what part of the related tree you wish to move. That may help your problem. Carl[EMAIL PROTECTED] Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyF

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-09 Thread Dave Naylor
On 9 Oct 2006 Susan Daily wrote: > Too bad you can't export from the Tree Finder, or create a new family > tree file from that window! Using the Tree Finder you can tag everyone in one or more selected tree(s) and then export them to a new family file. Cheers, -- Dave N. -- David Naylor, H

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-10 Thread Cathy
Hi Susan, If I've understood Alice correctly, she can't do that as many of the people she wants to shed *are* connected to her relatives as she has followed many side lines and for this purpose wants to shed them. Sorry Alice, I was thinking of other options that are included in Gedcom export

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-10 Thread Alice L McVearry
0/2006 10:01:16 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives > > Hi Susan, > If I've understood Alice correctly, she can't do that as many of the > people she wants to shed *are* connected to her relatives as she has > followed many side lines and for this purp

Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-10 Thread Alice L McVearry
. Now you have piqued my curiosity. -- Alice > [Original Message] > From: Dave Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 10/10/2006 1:46:02 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives > > On 9 Oct 2006 Susan Daily wrote: > > > Too bad you can't expo

RE: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives

2006-10-10 Thread Glen Ballard
ECTED] On Behalf Of Alice L McVearry Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:03 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shedding non-relatives Thanks, Dave and Susan. It's something to explore. I'm not familiar with Tree Finder or how to use it as I only have one t