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kelvin
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Ancestor narrative report for family

Post by kelvin » 30 Aug 2022 17:22

Is there any way of generating an ancestor narrative report for a family instead of for an individual ?

You can generate an ancestors diagram, or ancestors & descendant diagram for an individual or a family but, as far as I can see, not a narrative report which is only for individuals.

I know that I could effectively do it by generating it starting with 1 of their children, but I don't want the narrative of that child to be included. The family in question had 11 children and I just want the report for the selected family & their ancestors, ie a paternal and maternal ancestors report, which I can then distribute to descendants of each of their children.

I know also that I could select the husband and wife and generate the report for both of them, but then it creates a lot of duplication for them especially if you include spouse notes etc plus 2 indices and 2 source lists.

Perhaps I have missed something obvious. I not hopefully someone can be more creative than me to achieve what I want.

Many thanks in advance

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Re: Ancestor narrative report for family

Post by tatewise » 30 Aug 2022 19:17

Yes, I see what you mean, but I don't believe there is a solution for you to use.
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Re: Ancestor narrative report for family

Post by Jane » 31 Aug 2022 10:27

If you select both the records for a single report and then change the Source tab to End of the Report, it will combine up the source listing.

You do get a little overlap on the two spouses, but the index and source lists are combined.
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Re: Ancestor narrative report for family

Post by kelvin » 31 Aug 2022 13:35

Thanks for the replies.

It seems like something that would be genearally useful for others so is it worth adding it to the wish list ?

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