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Adding new relatives without birth date?
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Neil | Report | 14 Jul 2009 12:35 |
Hi, I'm still fairly new to this and I am trying to add a number of relatives to my tree but the program won't let me without a date of birth. Is it possible to bypass this function and add names without the birth date? |
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brummiejan | Report | 14 Jul 2009 12:40 |
You only need a year - just do something approximate. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 14 Jul 2009 12:45 |
If you have their ages from say a census or marriage cert then you can calculate the approx year they were born and tick the box "tick if unsure" |
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Neil | Report | 14 Jul 2009 13:00 |
Many thanks for replying. What if I have no idea of year of birth and just have a name? I am asking because people have shared trees with me where they have names but no dates at all. |
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brummiejan | Report | 14 Jul 2009 13:06 |
Afraid not Neil. Just make a guess, however wild. |
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Thelma | Report | 14 Jul 2009 13:07 |
You can build your tree on your own computer,without dates. |
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Neil | Report | 14 Jul 2009 13:21 |
Ok Janet, thanks for that. I do know the names of the relatives are genuine, I will just have to guess at their ages. |