How to find duplicate profiles for merging

Question

Pretty basic question, but is there an easy way to find duplicate profiles that need merging?  I suspect there may be a duplicate for a profile I just completed, but not sure how to find it without a WT ID.  Thanks, Pamela Lohbeck-3.

Answer 1

Go to Search on the Find drop-down menu, and input the name.  You should get a list of all the WikiTree profiles with that name.  If you know the birth date you're looking for, then sort the list by birth date.  

Good luck!

Edit:  Now I see you're looking for a pretty ancient profile.  There are several with the same name in a somewhat similar time frame, and it looks like the others could use more research.  So as I said, good luck!

Comments

After having tried both the alternatives described by Ros and Kerry, I think it can still be useful to use the basic search I've described.

Answer 2

Or you could go to the foot of the profile you are interested in, and click on the link 'find matches for...'.

Comments

Thanks, Ros.  I've learned something new!

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And it was right in front of my face all the time.  Thankyou Ros!!

Answer 3

In addition to Ros's tip, to find matches for anyone/everyone on your Watchlist:  Open your Watchlist (under MyWikitree), then select Find Matches in the bar under Free Space Profiles / Person Profiles.

Find Ancestor Matches should get you there directly.