Neither Check/Repair nor Compact Family File will remove the "ghost" marriage records. Those are marriage records which do not contain RINs pointing to either of the spouses. You can find them by sorting the Marr List on Husband or Wife and then look at the top of the sorted list for "Unknown" in the Husband or Wife column. If both columns show "Unknown", you can highlight that marriage and then click "Options" and then "Remove the Marriage Link...". It is important to realize that siblings are connected to each other because they point to a marriage record of their parents. If you remove a marriage record, that will break the connection between siblings. You may wish to Select the marriage record to see if there is more than one child connected to it. If it is a "ghost" marriage record with multiple children, then you probably want to add one or both of the parents to it. If you know the parents for a single child, then likewise add one or both of the parents so the marriage record will no longer be a ghost marriage.
Ron Ferguson gave a good explanation of what creates some of these ghost records. I have also seem them as a result of importing files. Note that the Marr List will still show the word "Unknown" even if you have Options>Customize>Data Format>Word for Blank Records>(Just leave it blank) for individual spouse records that do not exist. If you have the following settings in Options>Customize>View>Display Numbers on Names> "On all Name Lists" box checked "On Family View and Pedigree View" box checked "RINs" radio button set Then if you have an individual record with the word "Unknown" typed in the name field, it will appear with the RIN next to it whereas the "Unknown" that is supposed to be left blank will show without a RIN next to it. Individuals that do not exist will not show in the Name List. Ron Taylor 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
