I want to separate the trees into mine and my husbands so it’s easier to move around in . any suggestions welcome . I have over 1700 in the trees so clumsy to negotiate. They are very unlikely to connect as they are Suffolk and Sussex.
People will tell you not to split it but it’s up to you.
Make a Backup.
Create a New database and name it.
Select you (or husband) in the main database and Drag & Drop into new database.
The Menu will pop up asking you what people you want to put in new database.
Select Ancestors (and descendants).
Make sure it has all the correct people.
This will NOT remove them from you main database. You will have to delete them.
I would personally just Color code a branch so you know they are related to you or your husband. Red = You Green = Husband
Minor variation on the theme. Make two new databases instead of one. For one of them, drag and drop yourself plus your ancestors and their descendants. For the other one of them, drag and drop your spouse plus his ancestors and their descendants. That way, you don’t have to remove anybody from your original database and your original database will remain unchanged. You can continue to keep it or not.
It’s your choice, of course, but I’m in the camp that recommends strongly against splitting your database in this manner.
@dolly --I agree with @thejerrybryan as far as making 2 separate databases and keeping the original intact for a while at least–just in case something or someone is missed in the transition…
This link will tell you what will transfer and what will NOT on an RM 10 drop and drag…
As for splitting your database-- I’ve always have had separate databases on my lines BUT the split is at my parents-- my dad and his brother married mom and her sister–so for me it makes more sense-- I also include the parents of my parents in each database-- as for hubby, I did the same on his maternal side BUT on the parental side, I have different branches with some overlap-- just easier for me…
@MadDog’s suggestion of color coding ( and or making a group and color coding) is also excellent…
I would also suggest that when making hubby’s, you detach yourself from your parents and vice versa when you do yours–so that you all show up in in the family BUT that is up to you…
Once done, make sure you check to see if everybody transferred and that you don’t have any duplication.
Thank you, I think I’ll try the colour code first as the other replies are reluctant to split, it would also be difficult to check all have transferred .
Thank you. I’ll colour code to be safer
Thank you your advise.
you’d might be surprised to find connections to spouse once you reach enough people – you are get to better than 50/50 chance – it was within the last 5 years I found that my wife uncle by marriage (not her blood uncle but blood aunt ) both me and our children are 8th/9th cousins (yes not very close). Same with her sister-in-law (via her brother , my brother - in law). Both me and our children are related by "blood " where she is not . By the time you get to 10K people these thing start popping up.
There are way with groups and/or coloring (by lines etc) to keep focus only on the one side. Something to consider if you can make it work with your work flow.
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