I missed class the day Islands were explained, but apart from obvious connections among family members, there appear to be other rules that cause other people to be lumped into the same island. I have many islands, as I track hundreds of different immigrant families that are mostly unrelated.
I'd like to name the larger islands, if I could figure out what the common factor is.
I tried the TOP function. I selected an individual shown in an island, clicked Top, then looked for a relationship of the found Top to someone else in the same island. Often the result is 'No relationship'. So it seems it will be necessary to break whatever it is that produces that situation.
In my own family file, the largest island has 31000+ people, but a search for All relatives of that TOP individual, including spouses and parents, finds only 20437. Looking at someone in that big island who is unchecked, I found them to be a son of someone who was checked. And looking at that family's children, only certain ones are checked.
Any explanation?
-Paul
I'd like to name the larger islands, if I could figure out what the common factor is.
I tried the TOP function. I selected an individual shown in an island, clicked Top, then looked for a relationship of the found Top to someone else in the same island. Often the result is 'No relationship'. So it seems it will be necessary to break whatever it is that produces that situation.
In my own family file, the largest island has 31000+ people, but a search for All relatives of that TOP individual, including spouses and parents, finds only 20437. Looking at someone in that big island who is unchecked, I found them to be a son of someone who was checked. And looking at that family's children, only certain ones are checked.
Any explanation?
-Paul
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