A potential mother or father on your family tree is a hint or collection of hints that point to a certain person. You can accept, ignore, or reject a potential parent suggestion.
For more information about hints, see Ancestry Hints. For help adding people to your tree, see Adding People to a Tree.
- In your tree, click on a Potential relative.
. - Click Review Details.
- To see records or photos attached to the potential parent, click Records or Photos. To see family members connected to the person, click Family.
- Choose whether to accept the potential relative.
- Yes adds the person to your tree.
- No deletes the potential relative hint, and you won't see it again. To confirm, click Ignore.
- Maybe leaves the hint as-is.