I discovered that I have a different bio dad and family. How do I change my tree to show that?

Question

I discovered through having my DNA tested that the family I thought I was part of is not even related to me except through marriage to my mother. I want my tree to reflect my bloodline. What do I do to change and reflect that?

Thank you.

Bonnie Lawrence

Answer 1

Hi Bonnie,

First, WikiTree only allows one set of parents to be connected to you.  Your choice is:

a)  stay connected to the family you grew up with, but edit your father to mark him as non-biological.  There are check boxes for that on your edit page, on the right-hand side where it lists your parents.

b) change your father to your actual biological one.  I think WikiTree prefers showing biological parents, but doesn't require it.  Again, on your edit page, you would click the [remove/replace father] link to connect to your bio-father.

Either way, you might want to explain the circumstances, and indicate the other father, in your biography.

Hope that helps.

Comments

Thanks for the star, Pip! 

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Another option is to disconnect the profile that was connected, but connect them in the bio with an explanation of why they aren’t connected biologically.

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Agreed, Janettee, that is another option.

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I don't think I read your earlier response thoroughly, sorry about that!