# Duplicate Person

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/duplicate-person/15474>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/duplicate-person/15474 "2026-02-25T20:28:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GrupeDL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@GrupeDL](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/GrupeDL)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/duplicate-person/15474/1 "2026-02-25T20:28:09Z")

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Somehow I have the same child listed twice in one family. If I try to delete one it says it will also delete the other. The same for unlinking. I can’t merge them as they are the same person.

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**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/duplicate-person/15474/2 "2026-02-25T21:28:02Z")

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Unlink, it will remove both, but then add the child back by selecting an existing person.