Still can't link with my first cousin

+3 votes
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I am Alexander 11278 and my first cousin is Alexander 11291 and it's still saying that we do not have a relationship.

What do I do to fix this?

Thank you,

Linda Alexander
in WikiTree Help by Linda Alexander G2G1 (1.9k points)

3 Answers

+5 votes
Linda, Do your parents and your cousin's parents and your shared grandparents all have profiles in WikiTree and are all the parent/child connections in place between you and your grandparents, as well as between your cousin and his grandparents?  If so, then the relationship between you and your first cousin exists here.  If not, then all the profiles and relationships that are on the path from you up to your grandparents and back down to your cousin need to be here for WikiTree to be able to know that you are related.

If all the profiles and relationships are here and you still don't see the relationship then it could be a privacy issue.  If any of the profiles on the path do not have public family tree then that would prevent you from seeing the relationship.
by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
+7 votes
You have duplicated trees going back to Samuel Alexander 1797-1870; starting with him, you need to merge the duplicate profiles in your Alexander line. Then the relationship will show up.  

I'll propose the first few merges to help you get started.
by Sharon Casteel G2G6 Pilot (163k points)
+4 votes
Wikitree doesn't show a 1st cousin relationship because you don't share any grandparent profiles.  Do John Alexander-11338, his grandfather, and John Hamilton Alexander-1071, your grandfather, represent the same person?  If so, they need to be merged, then your 1st cousin relationship will appear.
by Kerry Larson G2G6 Pilot (233k points)

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