Many thanks, Sherry - that sorted it. Luckily no complications with divorce and remarriage in the 19th century!
On 12 March 2012 20:27, Larry Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Sherry, > > This corrects one problem but it is possible to have a couple that got > divorced then later remarried. This would cause one RIN each but two MRINS > Larry > > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Sherry/Support > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Per our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center > Tips > >> Relationships in Legacy > Tips on Fixing Relationship Problems. You >> can also access this through the Legacy Home tab by clicking "Tips >> from the Experts" in the Support section. >> >> >> >> Problem 7:An individual is married to the same spouse more than once >> (same spouse RIN; different MRINs). >> >> Solution: Open the Spouse List by clicking on View, then select Spouse >> List and choose either the husband or wife on the submenu. Next, in >> the Spouse List highlight the duplicate marriage, and click Unlink on >> the right side of the window. The Unlink window is displayed. This >> window shows the name of the current individual from whom the spouse >> will be unlinked along with a list of any children that are currently >> linked to these two people. Where one linking has no children and the >> other has the children. unlink the one that doesn't have the children >> attached. In this situation you can safely continue with the >> unlinking, and the children will remain linked to both of their >> parents. Only the superfluous marriage will disappear. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Sherry >> Technical Support >> Legacy Family Tree >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Elizabeth <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I have been attempting to merge two people called Edward Bailey but he >> > appears twice with his wife Elizabeth Edwards, both times married to >> > the same spouse, once with a child and once not. The problem I have >> > is that he and his wife have duplicate RINs so Merge won't let me do >> > it. He only appears once as his parents' son but twice in the next >> > generation. >> > >> > I thought Legacy didn't allow more than one person to have a >> > particular RIN? I am using version 7.5.0.154. >> > >> > Any suggestions welcome. >> > >> > -- >> > >> > 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 >> 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/[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 > 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 -- 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 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
