MERGE, don't delete. That losses sources, events and notes. Rich in LA CA --- On Thu, 1/20/11, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Phantom people - duplicated RINs > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8:42 AM > Elizabeth, > > Why swap RINs? it can be a major cause of confusion, > depending on how one > does it. > > Nevertheless, you are where you are, and I suspect that > your only way of > dealing with this is to delete the wrong person. I would > check first using > the Index or Name list to ensure that you do actually have > duplicates, but I > strongly think that you have. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Phantom people - duplicated RINs > > I have people who have their own RIN correctly but a second > RIN > appears if they are shown as married women on the name > list, as > follows: > > RIN 70 Revd. Henry Charles PHILPOTT (1794-1873) - This is > the correct > person and RIN > RIN 70 Mrs Eliza Annie CLARKE (1794-1873) - This person > does not exist > under those dates. If I click on her name, I get the > details for Henry > Charles PHILPOTT as above. > > I have an Eliza Annie CLARKE RIN 125, (1845-1876) the > wife of Colonel > Sydenham Cubbon CLARKE whose details appear correctly under > that RIN > but she is duplicated below with the incorrect dates under > RIN 70 with > the details of Henry Charles PHILPOTT. > > Glancing through the name list, this is the situation on > several > people. I realise it has happened when > RINs have been swapped - this > was done months ago now but I have only just seen the > problem. > > I have twice tried File Maintenance without the situation > being > resolved - can anyone help, please? > > -- > - - - - - - - > Elizabeth > researching ALLAMBRIDGE (Dorset, Somerset and anywhere else > they might turn > up) > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > 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/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
