Welcome. You seem to have some complex issues but I will give it a stab.
First, I do not think you should import the GED you made. The likely result
of that is to create duplicate individuals and make an even bigger mess.
For the siblings that are now half brothers and sisters, you probably have
some linked as children of the correct mother and some with the unknown. So
I think you need to unlink them from the parents. Then fix the parent
relationship. I have no idea how it is possible to have a duplicate RIN, but
unlink the unknown wife and then delete that record. (Or merge the two) Then
link the children back correctly to the father with the one and only correct
wife.
I would need to know more about your existing file and the names you
received to advise you how best to incorporate the new information and
minimize the amount of merging.
Gary Templeman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucky Belinfante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:24 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] New Member
>i dont want emails from you
Oops I thought when this is my first post from the group. LOL
Good Day All,
I am new to the group and wish to introduce myself and also ask for Legacy
Help.
My name is Laquita Belinfante, but have been known by my nickname 'Lucky'
all my life.
I am new to all of this, Legacy is the first family tree program I have
used (previously it was pieces of paper), and to complicate matters I am
not all the PC literate either. So I sincerely hope you folk are up to the
challenge.
PROBLEM
I need to merge 2 files. I was typing up information sent me by post the
256 names later discovered that I was typing up the sibling of an existing
family in my own tree.
I tried the drag and drop method but it made the siblings half brothers
and sisters. If this had succeeded I would have to do it another 253
times. I have also ended up with 2 spouses for the father, the correct one
and an unknown one with the same RIN # as the correct wife. I went to the
help button and then I was completely lost.
I then created a GED file. just to save the information. I have also
backed up both family files.
I cannot make head or tails of the merge instructions and was wondering if
I could import my GED file to connect with the existing one in my family
tree, and what to do with RIN # s, as I already have numbers 1 to 256 on
my own tree.
Please will someone, in the simplest way help me sort this mess out.
Lucky
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