At 05:59 PM 21-01-14 -0600, Rosemary Jones wrote: >In the options, under the tab "Names/Dates/Places" there's an option to use >AKA, if available, as an additional entry in the index. >Is Ancestry including the AKA's as additional people in the index? >Just a thought. >Rosemary Hi Rosemary. I thought AKA meant "Also Known As" and refers to people who have a nickname or alias. The people I'm deleting are unknown and have simply been used as 'markers', which was a convenient tool in my previous genealogy program, but not necessary in FTM. Most of these, but not all, are unnamed spouses. The 'marker' I used was: ?? -?? (?? = unknown given name; -?? = unknown surname). I'm deleting anyone whose given name or surname are known (eg. ?? Brown, or Mary -??). Where there is more than one spouse (and children), I'm retaining the marker. I'm also eliminating unknown progenitors, which I used to name as 'Ancestor Brown', 'Ancestor Phillips', etc. I have many of these and it is just taking up space. However, I'm keeping some where there might be a story related to the Surname, or possible notes regarding where the unknown ancestor might live. Many Thanks and Cheers. John M. > > >________________________________ > > > From: John Maynard <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] > > > > > >Except that I've encountered one serious problem. I'm doing some > > >house-cleaning, deleting individuals on my FTM Tree, such as un-named > > >spouses, etc. Unfortunately, when I TreeSync my database to my online > > >Ancestry Tree, the deletions don't happen. > > > > > >I have trimmed down my database to 96,703 individuals on my FTM Tree. > > >But my online Tree is showing 96,836 individuals. What is happening? > > >- Can anyone help? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

At 12:55 PM 22-01-14 +1100, John Maynard wrote: CORRECTION: >Most of these, but not all, are unnamed spouses. The 'marker' I used >was: ?? -?? (?? = unknown given name; -?? = unknown surname). I'm NOT >deleting anyone whose given name or surname are known (eg. ?? Brown, >or Mary -??). Where there is more than one spouse (and children), I'm >retaining the marker. > >I'm also eliminating unknown progenitors, which I used to name as >'Ancestor Brown', 'Ancestor Phillips', etc. I have many of these and >it is just taking up space. However, I'm keeping some where there >might be a story related to the Surname, or possible notes regarding >where the unknown ancestor might HAVE LIVED AND OTHER CLUES. > >Many Thanks and Cheers. John M. > > > > >________________________________ > > > > From: John Maynard <[email protected]> > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > > > > >Except that I've encountered one serious problem. I'm doing some > > > >house-cleaning, deleting individuals on my FTM Tree, such as un-named > > > >spouses, etc. Unfortunately, when I TreeSync my database to my online > > > >Ancestry Tree, the deletions don't happen. > > > > > > > >I have trimmed down my database to 96,703 individuals on my FTM Tree. > > > >But my online Tree is showing 96,836 individuals. What is happening? > > > >- Can anyone help? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."