Delete a family

In View mode, open the Family Datasheet by clicking on the tab if necessary. In the listbox on the right-hand side, select the name of an individual who is a member of the family to be deleted, if necessary typing a search string in the edit field above to find the name.

When you select an individual in the listbox, if the person is a husband or wife in a family, this family will be displayed, otherwise the family of which the individual is a child will be displayed. If necessary, click on Husband's parents or Wife's parents on the Main page to find the family you want. Then switch to Edit mode by clicking Edit on the toolbar.

To delete the family, click on the Delete button towards the bottom of the window.

Deleting a family removes all references to the family in the data records. It does not delete records of the individuals who are members of the family. If you delete a family which has ancestor or descendant families, and do not replace it, some of your data may not be linked to the rest.

Before leaving View/Edit modes, you should also save the gedcom file to disk, by choosing Save from the File menu, or clicking Save on the toolbar. You will be prompted to do so.