Can someone help with Erasmus Dryden merges

Question

Erasmus Dryden has 7 or 8 duplicates, a new member is the profile manager for one and has asked for help with these merges, many have duplicate parents as well.

Dryden-7 is the lowest profile the others are 65, 131, 155, 86, 302, 73, and 35 I have initiated merges for all except 73 which needs the dates checking. I know some of the profile managers are unresponsive from other merges I have done, one is orphaned.

Should I start work on this while my arborist request is waiting approval or does another arborist want to take it on?

Comments

dryden-4 nicholson had

dryden-5 cope had

dryden-7 wilkes had

dryden-73 pickering  had

dryden 69

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William, what do you mean by "had"?

Looks like most of the merging is now complete; some profile cleanup is still needed, as well as removal of all the "please approve the merge" comments in the right-hand column.

Great work everyone.

-- Jillaine

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i meant begat but i had a sudden doubt about the word.

I think there was a john the first (1456-1459) who preceded john the 2nd and has been mmerged out  of existence

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Duh. of course. I see it now. sheesh.

Answer 1

I see five remaining Dryden merges remaining:

1. Nicolas Dryden (Dryden-154) and  Nicholas Dryden (Dryden-44)    compare
    
2. Frances Elizabeth Swift (Dryden-6) and  Elizabeth Swift (Dryden-149)    compare
    
3. John Dryden (Dryden-69) and  John Dryden (Dryden-133)    compare
    
4. David Dryden (Dryden-273) and  David Thomas Dryden (Dryden-142)    compare
    
5. Margaret Dryden (Dryden-116) and  Margaret Dryden (Dryden-115)    compare
    

​I will start poking around, but there appear to be some incorrect parenting going on.  Brothers instead of fathers, dogs and cats getting married.  I am afraid.

Comments

Could I suggest contacting Sonja Ratliff-242 about  this family, she has I think more on them on her system than has been added to wikitree.

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Cathy love your comment on the cats and dogs! needed a little bit of funny this a.m.

Answer 2

rhian,

Still need help with these?

Comments

I have not got around to starting them yet, other things poped up. Sonja asked me to post the question for her, the task seemed difficult for someone who has only been here a couple of weeks. I do not mind getting stuck in but I would be doing it as a non arborist. As an arborist you might cut through the proceedured beter than me.

Answer 3

I cleanded up his merges/biographies and spouses.  Someone can tackle his children's merges. Don't forget their biographies, too.

Answer 4

I can start working on merging the children.

Comments

I made all the merge requests for the siblings that I could, removed some bad merge requests, and took ownership of a couple of the profiles and merged them.  It is a little better now.

Answer 5

I started on the merges earlier today. I cleaned up some of the profiles that were merged by some others today.