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Question

So I came across a profile that has tons of duplicates. Should I leave it alone? Or should I suggest merges? There are so many duplicates, I am not sure how to start. My instinct is to follow the descendants down from the primary person Henckel-1 and find where they stop duplicating and merge the last ones in that string.  However, then do I suggest the merges on up  the path back to Henckel-1 or does the first merge need to be completed first?

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Great find. Definitely don't leave it alone. You can submit multiple generations at the same time. Otherwise you might wait months to complete multiple generations. I print the descendant chart for the top level ancestor(s) and use it as a checklist for the later generations.

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Hi, if merging was performed, there are duplicates that needs cleaned up! My Hinkle profile is affected. It's possible that Johann Keller's entries have not been merged. Send him another message and Let me know if help is needed. Thanks.

Answer 1

It's easier to merge from the top down. In fact when you merge two profiles where there are, for example, two profiles for the father, WikiTree tells you that you need to merge any parents first. Which means you end up going up the chain to the top-most duplicated ancestors and start merging there.

When the top-most generation is done being merged, you can usually easily spot duplicated children based on names. Merge any duplicated children, then work your way down each branch and generation.

Yes, it will take time, and it's a lot of work. But it's very worthwhile.

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Start by proposing merges for the earliest generation, and create unmerged matches for the subsequent generations to record the information about what needs to be done.

Answer 2

Let me know what I can do to help, I have Henkles in my family!