How to Merge the Family Trees of Several Families

Why merge

Each branch of a family often has its own keeper and its own tree. Merging joins them into a shared genealogy that shows how the lineages became related, and where descendants can find all of their ancestors in one place.

How it works

You send a connection request, providing the link to a relative's memory page from the other tree and the type of kinship (spouses, parent to child). The owner of that page receives the request.

The consent of both sides

A merge happens only after confirmation. This protects you from anyone attaching your relatives without asking. You can confirm or decline a request in the "Requests" section.

After the merge

The two trees come together in the display: you see the shared genealogy but edit only your own relatives. The connection can be broken at any time, and the trees become separate again.

• Joins branches and lineages.
• A request by link plus the type of kinship.
• Only with mutual consent.
• Each person edits their own relatives.