Merge Families
Reunite families after a merge.
You may need to reunite family member profiles after merging duplicate profiles.
After you merge profiles, you'll see a list of family members that may need to be merged or reunited with the person you just merged. This list displays the family members directly connected with the person, not the ones who may be connected through another member, such as a child in the case of a divorced family.
- Work from the top down. Start with the primary family positions, then complete children profiles and other types.
- To help you keep track family members, open each person's profile in a new browser tab.
- If a duplicate exists for a family member, run the merge process for that person. Otherwise, reunite that person with the head of the family using one of the life change processes.
For example, you merged duplicate profiles for Donald Lake. The list of family members shows his spouse, Virginia, and his child, Ally, who also has a duplicate profile.
First, right-click each person's name and open their profile in a new tab. Starting with his spouse, click and select Get Married to reconnect Virginia's record with Donald's.
Then, on Ally's profile, click Possible Duplicate to complete the merge process for her.
For scenarios involving marriage and life changes, see Life Changes.