Any way to add a sibling without adding parents? [closed]

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I have a sibling but have no idea who the parents are and do not want to add unknowns if I can avoid it.  So is there any way to add a sibling without adding parents?
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in WikiTree Help by M Gillies G2G6 Mach 4 (47.4k points)
closed by M Gillies
I would put a narrative and sources in the Bio or in Notes.
Thank you Kristina.

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Best answer
I had a similar problem recently. I had a document proving the siblings relationship, and had just the names of the parents from a secondary source (no solid proof of the connection to the kids). The system wont let you add a sibling without parents. So I used the secondary source and put the parents in, didn't like doing that but so no other way to deal with it.
by Lorraine Nagle G2G6 Pilot (208k points)
selected by M Gillies
Thank you, Lorraine.
Thanks for the best answer! Another solution someone suggested was to create the profiles for the siblings individually and then in the bio to list the other sibling under Research Notes as a relative. That way you would be able to find the other profile. If I didn't have the secondary source for the parents I might have had to do it that way, as a stop gap while I dug for sources.

Based on the replies that is exactly what I am in the process of doing!!! laugh

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No.          .

by Ian Beacall G2G6 Pilot (309k points)
That is what I thought but I wanted to check.  Thank you.

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