One record can be saved to multiple people in your tree. Save the record to one person first, then follow the steps below to attach it to a second person.
Ancestry® sources
- In your tree, click on the person to whom the record is attached, then click Profile.
- In the Sources column of their profile page, hover over a record and click View when View appears.
- Click View Record.
- On the record index page, click Save and select Save to someone in your tree.
- Select a tree from the tree menu.
- In the bottom field, start typing a name and select it from the drop-down menu. To add a new person to the tree first, click Add this to a new person.
- Click Attach.
Sources you upload
Photos you upload can be attached to multiple people, but source details must be added to people one by one.
- In your tree, click on the person to whom a photo is attached, then click Profile.
- On their profile page, click Gallery.
- Click on the photo.
- In the panel on the right, click Add and start typing a name.
- Select the name from the drop-down menu. The photo is now attached to that person.
