Mergeing one Ancestry tree to another

[Chrissy Confused]

After setting a challenge on here, one of the teams have sent me a tree using Ancestry, is there a way I can just merge the 2 trees together.

Thanks

[Elaine ..Spain]

Do you have any software on your computer, such as Family Tree Maker?

[Chrissy Confused]

Yes I FTM, Elaine

This isn't going to get complcatied is it?

[Elaine ..Spain]

This isn't going to get complcatied is it?

:D:D

Firstly can I give a few words of warning before merging trees.
Be very careful that the information you are going to merge is verified, otherwise you could easily end up with a lot of incorrect entries.
You also have to be careful that you do not end up duplicating people. When you merge trees you will get a warning message that there appears to be individuals who have the same details and offers you the opportunity of merging them. This is all well and good, but if the details on your tree and the details of the tree that you are merging into it are slightly different, then the warning message may not appear - so you will end up with two entries for the same person.

Before you do any merging it is very very important that you back up your tree - just in case something goes wrong - or you don't like the end result.
The merging of two trees is irreversible.

Instructions on how to merge via FTM can be found on the help line
Answer
It's not difficult if you follow it step by step - but make sure you have a backed up version of your current file before you start.

[Elaine ..Spain]

Sorry - forgot to say - the tree that you have received from Ancestry is probably in gedcom format. Open it first into FTM before you start the merge procedure.

[Chrissy Confused]

Thanks Elaine

But I was hoping to do it on Ancestry, before adding anything to FTM, if that makes sense

[Elaine ..Spain]

I don't think you can merge it on Ancestry.

[Chrissy Confused]

Thanks Elaine looks like I will have to do it one by one:(



Might be gone for quiet so time ;) lol

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Ancestry doesn't even allow you to upload a tree to "overwrite" (replace) an existing tree, uploading a GEDCOM to ancestry simply creates another tree.

For example if you add 100 names to your existing tree on FTM then upload via GEDCOM to ancestry it doesn't replace your existing Ancestry tree, it creates an entirely new tree which happens to be the "old" one with an additional 100 names included.

If you want to display the new tree with the additional names but not have tehe existing tree online you have to delete the existing tree from the site.