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How to correctly show previous marriage.

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David

David Report 11 Jan 2018 12:48


Sincere thanks to you both. You could become professionals.

I transferred my entire tree to Wikitree by Gedcom

Thank you again <3

grannyfranny

grannyfranny Report 10 Jan 2018 13:39

And you may find the the oldest wife is listed as first, so if you want to show the wives in the correct order, you may wish to amend the DOB, and add the correct one in notes.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Jan 2018 12:58

I don't know about it looking slovenly or confusing, but just add another spouse to your grandfather's record, and the children as offspring of that couple.

In "Immediate family" view, click on your grandfather's entry.
Click "add", then "Spouse", and enter his first wife's details.
To add their children, again go to your grandfather's record (or his wife's), and click "add" then "child". Put in the child's details, and be sure to select the correct parents at the bottom of that box.

Then if you click on your grandfather's entry on your tree (I'm assuming you mean a tree on GR), it will show both wives.
But if you click on your grandmother's entry, it will only show your grandfather and their children, and not his first wife.
Similarly, if you click on his first wife's entry, it will show her marriage to your grandfather, but not his later marriage to your grandmother.

David

David Report 10 Jan 2018 09:25


My paternal Grand Father married twice. My Father was born to his second wife.

How do I correctly display his first marriage which resulted in two children

without it looking slovenly or confusing ?