One record can be saved to multiple people in your tree. Save the record to one person first, then follow the steps below to attach it to a second person.

 

Ancestry sources

  1. In your tree, click on the person to whom the record is attached, then click Profile.
  2. In the Sources column of their profile page, hover over a record and click View when View appears.
  3. Click View Record.
  4. On the record index page, click Save and select Save to someone in your tree.
  5. Select a tree from the tree menu.
  6. In the bottom field, start typing a name and select it from the drop-down menu. To add a new person to the tree first, click Add this to a new person.
  7. Click Attach.

 

Sources you upload

Photos you upload can be attached to multiple people, but source details must be added to people one by one.

  1. In your tree, click on the person to whom a photo is attached, then click Profile.
  2. On their profile page, click Gallery.
  3. Click on the photo.
  4. In the panel on the right, click Add and start typing a name.
  5. Select the name from the drop-down menu. The photo is now attached to that person.

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