Have you accidentally merged two people together on FamilySearch Family Tree and then later realized you shouldn’t have? Or has an ambitious relative gone on a merging spree and you have been tasked with fixing the incorrect merges? Well, this article will help you through that process.
Finding Merges on Family Tree
There is an easy way to determine if your targeted person
has had any merges.
When two records have been merged, one
of them remains in Family Tree while the other is archived. These changes and others are collected and can be viewed.
On the person page of any deceased individual in Family Tree, you will see a Latest Changes drop-down menu on the right side. Under Latest Changes tool, you can see changes to this person’s profile. Changes might include sources being attached, children being added, couple events, residences added, and merges.
The most recent changes can be seen from this screen. However,
all changes can be seen by clicking Show All.
Further, you will be able to see when a specific change was
made and by whom.
From the full list, merges are quickly located because they
are outlined in a green box. Fixing Incorrect Merges in FamilySearch Family Tree
If a merge has taken place recently, it will show up in the Latest Changes section.
To unmerge, click on Merge Completed. At the next screen, simply click Unmerge to the right. Be sure to include a reason statement for unmerging the records.
 
All the old information will then be restored for both the
surviving and deleted person.
Merging or unmerging records can be a complicated but necessary process, and not all merges are undoable using this method. For more help on the merging process or cleaning up your family tree, check out these helpful articles:
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Our previous post was about mergers. The FamilySearch Blog also posted a tutorial on incorrect mergers.
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