Suggestion 143 No location, has Relatives location

Date: 26 Jan 2024
Location: Worldwide
Surnames/tags: data_doctors db_error_142

Description of Warning - 143: No locations, Relatives have locations.

There are no birth or death locations on the person's profile, and there are locations entered on relatives' profiles.

Content of info column: Relative's locations

Possible Causes

• Location wasn't entered.
• Profile is unsourced.

Action Steps

1. See Uncertain_Locations Help, and specifically Almost any location is better than no location.
2. Find sources that include the locations for birth, marriage, and death. (Finding all is preferred, but not all may be available).
3. Make location estimate and set its radio button as uncertain, and
4. Add a Research Note describing how you estimated the location.

Warning Status

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If there are related errors for the profile, you will also see them on status page.

Full description is available on Status Help Page.

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Technical Stuff

All open and public profiles are checked if they have no locations entered. Profiles with 131-134 No dates suggestions are excluded. Profile is also excluded if Marriage Location is entered on any marriage and there are no Birth or Death locations entered on any relative in the nuclear family.

Suggestion reports

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