Description of Error - 309: Mother is also a sibling
This person's mother is also his/her sibling. She cannot be both. If there is no 301 error (Mother is self) reported on the same profile, the problem is with the father's children. Father's children should be corrected.
Content of info column: Empty
Possible Causes
Connecting a profile as child that is already connected as husband, or connecting a profile as husband that is already connected as child.
Action Steps
One relation should be deleted or replaced with correct one.
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Technical Stuff
A person's mother cannot also be that person's sibling. It is checked for all profiles with public tree and defined both parent-child relations.
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