Advice before merging these pre-1700 Henderson profiles?

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Henderson-27947 is a duplicate of Henderson-27940 (side-by-side comparison) so they should be merged.

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding?

Or perhaps someone with more WikiTree experience would like to complete the merge? Let me know if you do. Thanks!

WikiTree profile: Isobel Cassie
in Genealogy Help by John Plummer G2G3 (3.4k points)

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I have seen one of my ancestors marrying 2 women with the exact same names however it doesn't happen very often.  Neither profile is well documented so you may want to do a little research to make sure these are not 2 different people and if nothing is found, then go ahead.
by Stu Ward G2G6 Pilot (145k points)
selected by John Plummer
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John, you are manager of both profiles, which were added within a few days of each other.  Robin Lee, who proposed the merge, is one of the most knowledgeable WikiTree leaders and she clearly recognized that these are duplicate profiles.

There is only one difference between them, which is the children.  Since they are your family, you can probably confirm that all these children had the same father, so you can certainly proceed with the merge and be sure all the children are listed correctly after completing the merge.  All you have to do to complete it is to click the buttons indicating that you approve it for each profile.  When you approve the second one, the merge will automatically go through.
by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)

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