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Adding people & relationships

There are two easy ways to grow your branch.

From an empty slot on the tree

When a person is missing a parent, the tree shows a dashed “+ Add father” / “+ Add mother” card. Tap it and give the new parent a name — they're added to your tree and linked in one step.

From a person's edit menu

  1. Open the person and tap the edit (pencil) menu.
  2. Choose Add a relative.
  3. Pick the relationship (father, mother, spouse, child, sibling) and enter the name.
You can only add relatives to people in your own tree. To build on someone you found in a relative's tree, accept the matching hint first (it copies them into your tree), then add to them.

More in Family trees

Your tree vs. the family tree Getting around the tree (website) Getting around the tree (app) Editing a person's facts Adding life events (timeline) Aliases (also known as) Setting a profile photo Merging duplicate people (admin) Removing & restoring a person Renaming your tree Switching which tree you're viewing Exporting your tree (GEDCOM)