How to Add a Person to My family Tree in Myheritage

Family trees can be a great project as it helps you connect with the past and know more about your ancestors. MyHeritage helps its users in adding more family members and extending their family trees. To better understand how to add a person to your family tree in MyHeritage, follow these steps one by one.

Step 1: Access Your MyHeritage Account

To begin with, visit the website www.myheritage.com and enter your email as well as your password in order to sign in. However, if you do not possess an account at this time, you will need to register to create an account in order to begin making your family tree.

Step 2: Go to Your Family Tree

Now that you’ve signed in, go to the top of the screen and select the “Family Tree” button. Now you will be redirected to your family tree that you have made so far and see the family members you have previously entered.

Step 3: Decide in Which Place the New Relative Should Be Placed

Choose how you will place the person, add a parent, sibling, spouse, or a child to some existing relative. There will already be something to click, and then the name of the person, if you would like to add a new member to an existing relative’s family. An additional menu will show up that allows the use of the voice to say “Add father,” “Add mother,” or someone’s name followed with “Add spouse/child” at the end.

Step 4: Hit the ‘Add’ Button and Provide the Required Information

Once you’ve decided on how to address the relationship, proceed to the “Family Member” screen and press the ‘Add’ option. A new screen will appear, requesting new information with regards to the person being added into the family. Please provide the full name, the date of birth, if deceased, when did that happen, sex, addresses, and whatever pertinent information you have. If you want to, you can also provide extra materials, such as images or life event videos.

Step 5: Keeping It So as to Avoid Losing the Information

Make sure that the information you have just submitted has been saved into your computer. To make sure that the information has been saved in the system, click on “Save” and the new person will be integrated into the family tree via MyHeritage. They will, without any additional input by you, be connected according to the relation you choose.

Step 6: Revise the Content and Faithfully Edit It If Necessary

It is advisable to check the newly added entry and ensure that there are no errors. There is also an option for those who wish to edit some of the details later. Just click on the person’s name in the family tree as it appears and select the ‘Edit’ option.

Advice on How to Expand Your Family Tree

• Solicit Information from Relatives: Find older family members and interview them for stories, names, and dates. They may be in a position to avail information which cannot be available in online databases.
• Include More Pictures: Including photographs makes a family tree more interesting. This is further enhanced by the fact that memories can be preserved for future generations.
• Always Utilize MyHeritage Tools: Some of the MyHeritage tools you should utilize are Smart Matches and Record Matches which will increase your chances of knowing about your relatives and help in expanding the family tree.

Outreach to MyHeritage Support

Should there be issues experienced when one is working on adding a person, a family tree feature MyHeritage Customer Support Services can be in place for assistance. Details of how they can be contacted can be found from the MyHeritage web pages, or relevant articles can be searched from the Help Center.