* Duplicates which aren't duplicates

[Wendy]

I've imported an updated GEDCOM of my Ancestry tree into FH (6.2) and merged it to a previous project, but an error has occurred, in that I've got those looped ribbons attached to a group of ancestors who appear twice (once in the right place and then again on the top of the tree), as though they're duplicated. But on the focus window of the offending ancestors, they only appear once, so I can't merge them. The error seems to be linked to an incorrect birth date (a John, born 1884 is sitting alongside a wife born 1770, when this John also appears further down the tree). Changing his dates makes no difference - I just get an alert message about his dates being physically impossible to father his children! Not sure what to do next... Screen image below as attachment.
Thanks.

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Wendy

[johnmorrisoniom]

William Shelley (bn1794) has somehow been linked as a child of John Shelley (Bn 1884).

Select William Shelley (Bn 1794) and then select <Edit> - <Unlink from> - <Parents>

[LornaCraig]

John’s suggestion won’t quite fix the problem. If you unlink William (b 1794) from his parents you will still be left with his parents incorrectly married to each other. The error is that John Shelly (b. 1884) has been incorrectly married to Elizabeth (b. 1770). Elizabeth may well be the correct mother for William, and her husband may have been called John, but the Ancestry tree has linked her to the wrong John.

Select John Shelly (b 1884) and use Edit>Unlink From>Spouse. You will then see a window headed Select spouse family to unlink from. Select the family ...of John Shelly and Elizabeth, then click OK.

If you make a mistake you can reverse it using Edit> Undo...

[Wendy]

Oh, thank you, John and Lorna! I knew it must be something straightforward. John’s initial suggestion did set me on the right track so although I couldn’t initially find the “wrong” parents, I did learn something in the process! Now all seems to be correct. Your help is much appreciated!