Married twice with descendants from each marriage

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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 1 Send Message	alancapetown	Report	17 Feb 2021 13:57
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 1 Send Message	Hi help please. Regarding my tree. How does the tree show a male who has married twice and has descendants from both wives? Is the husband's box shown twice on the tree or is it shown once with a line linking to each spouse? I would greatly appreciate some clarity on this question . kind regards Alan Roy
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,515 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	17 Feb 2021 14:07
	The male's name is shown once, if you add the spouses correctly, Click on 'add' at top right of the man's details and select 'spouse' - as many times as is necessary Add one child of each marriage to the MALE - and select the appropriate mother. Thereafter, use the child as your 'base' and add siblings, thus ensuring they are attached to the correct mother Much easier to do than to explain. Try it.
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 995 Send Message	grannyfranny	Report	17 Feb 2021 19:32
	However, when you add a second spouse, they appear oldest first. So if you want all the children to appear in birth order, you need to make the first spouse the oldest, by amending the DOB, mark it with a 'c', and make a note in the side page.
	Researching: Freeman of Berwick upon Tweed