dealing with conflation

Question

When I created a profile for Elizabeth Upton, the wife of Charles Barker Scott, the GEDCOM process suggested a match which seemed reasonable at the time and I accepted it c.f. note in her profile:-

"The original profile had Leigh, Kent as the birth location though there was no source data for this in the profile.  My wife's tree had Tonbridge as the birth location.  Since Leigh is in the district of Tonbridge, Leigh could be the birth location and Tonbridge where the birth was registered.  Based on this and despite there being no overlapping information I have decided to match the spouse of Charles Scott with the daughter of Stephen and Harriet."

I have now found my  wife's collection of certificates and in adding the data from the marriage certificates I find a conflict on the fathers of the two Elizabeth's c.f. 2nd part of research note:-

"In adding the marriage certificate for Charles Barker Scott, which I have just found, I see that Elizabeth Upton married to Charles Barker Scott is the daughter of Edward Upton; whereas [[Upton-2099|Elizabeth M Upton (1865-)]] is the daughter of [[Upton-1219|Stephen Upton (1837-1889)]].  Therefore I have conflated two individuals."

Before doing anything else I would like advice on how to proceed.  What I think is needed is the following.

1. Take a text copy of the existing  profile of the conflated Elizabeth from the editor.

2. Remove the link between Charles Barker Scott and [[Upton-2099|Elizabeth M Upton (1865-)]].

3. Remove the link between [[Scott-41223|Edith Frances Scott (1890-)]] and [[Upton-2099|Elizabeth M Upton (1865-)]].

4. Restore [[Upton-2099|Elizabeth M Upton (1865-)]]. to 18 May 2019 21:57

5. Upload a gedcom for Elizabeth Upton and create a new profile.

6. Update the new profile with any new data from the saved profile of step 1.

7. Update the original (restored) profile with any new data from the saved profile of step 1 if it relates to the original Elizabeth.  I don't think any subsequent changes do, but this needs to be  checked.

8. Reconnect the new  profile to Charles Barker Scott and their daughter Edith.

9. Remove the conflation research box.

Is this the correct approach?

 

Answer 1

Yes, but I would do it in slightly different order to make it easier.

First, add a new profile (use the Add link in the menu at top right of any WikiTree page) and then you can copy/paste the information for 1 person from the profile of the other person.  After that, you can make the changes to the original one to restore it to whom it should be.

Next, add a section for Research Notes to each profile and document the similarities between these two different persons to make sure nobody confuses them again.

Finally make whatever disconnections and connections are necessary to put them in their correct places in their respective families..

Comments

I'm glad I asked.  It is good to confirm I was on the right lines, it bolsters my confidence.  It is even better to find an easier route, so thanks for that.

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I have now got them straight (I think).  I have yet to see if I can add sources.  Thanks for your suggestion, I found it much easier than I thought it would be, largely due to your idea of cut and paste between profiles.

One thing I leaned was that if you have the profiles on separate tabs it is easy to switch between them, but if you make a change in one tab it will not be reflected in the others until they are refreshed, (obvious if you think about it).