I need help cleaning up a merge where the original profile was a gedcom import

Question

I've read https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:GEDCOM-Created_Biographies and the responses to a few questions on G2G about  cleaning up gedcoms, but I'm struggling and need some one-on-one help.

Comments

Wendy, I did some cleanup of just the Ancestry part, using some new techniques I use now (see the Ancestry cleanup part of Cleaning up Ancestry GEDCOM imports with the 'References First' method).  If you aren't happy with it, you are welcome to revert it!

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Thanks Rob. My biggest problem was that I had no idea what all the guff about Source: [[S-and a big number]] or Repository: <span-id=R-number> meant, so I didn't want to get rid of it, in case I got rid of the wrong stuff. You've cleaned it up beautifully. Thanks.

Answer 1

What I do in this case is to first create the basic text box:

== Biography ==

=== Birth ===

=== Death ===

=== Marriage ===

== Sources ==

<references />

Then I go down to the sources and clean them up.

Comments

* Source: S-2136157145 Repository: #R-2146953822 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9424714&pid=103

This one goes under a new topic because it is not a good source, but someone may want to look at it for clues:

'' See also:''

* Ancestry Family Trees.  Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

 

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Then I place the information and source citations under the correct heading.  For example:  In the bio section was

"She passed away in 1923.^[2] "

== Biography ==

=== Birth ===

=== Death ===

Sarah passed away in 1923. ^[2]

=== Marriage ===

== Sources ==

< references />

Another example:

"Birth:

Date: abt 1834

Place: Wroughton, Wiltshire, England^[5][6]"

== Biography ==

=== Birth ===
Sarah was born in Wroughton, Wiltshire, England about 1834 according to census records. ^[5][6]
=== Death ===

Sarah passed away in 1923. ^[2]

=== Marriage ===

== Sources ==

< references />