* Second and Third Marriages

[SilverSchnauzer]

I have entered myself, my siblings, and my parents. My question is how to enter second and third marriages. My father was married twice before marrying my mother. There are several ancestors in my family tree that were married more than once. Do I have to enter those marriages in order or will the software put those other marriages in order? Thank you in advance for your help.

[Jane]

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Above you will see a screen grab from the property box, two tabs and a + to add extra spouses.

Once you have more than one spouse clicking on the curved arrows on the right will re-order the spouses.

[SilverSchnauzer]

OK, when I add another spouse for my Dad I use the Link existing record option?

[Jane]

No only if you already have his spouse in the Project, but unattached, mostly that only get's used when someone marries a relation such as a Cousin's marriage.

[SilverSchnauzer]

OK I will try that thank you

[tatewise]

See how_to:sorting_children|> Sorting Children, Spouses & Facts into Order for methods of correcting data that was not entered chronologically.

[SilverSchnauzer]

Thank you Mike I will do that the next time I enter my family's information and double check what I have entered. This was very helpful.