Uploading a Gedcom to Ancestry.

[Janethepain]

I have an extensive tree on Ancestry, which is where I hold the vast majority of my family tree & DNA information.
I manage My father's and my first cousin's dna accounts.  I have a skeleton tree on my Dad's account. My cousin has no tree. ( neither of them have pay for accounts with ancestry).

I want to upload my own tree to my cousins account, to see if that helps with or joint side (maternal) DNA investigations.

I know how to download a gedcom from my account, and how to upload it to my cousin's account.

However, before I press to upload, I am aware that I dont know how I link her in my tree to being the home person on her account.  Also I am unsure how I link her dna results to her record in the tree, especially as her name is different  in both.  She has used her married surname in her DNA testing account, while I did the usual, and set her up using her maiden name.

I expect these questions have been answered here before, probably lots of time, but I cant see it!!!

Thanks Jane

[Janethepain]

I just realised it might be possible to link my tree to Jane's ( thats her name too!!) account, without downloading and uploading, as both are in Ancestry, but dont know how to do that either!!!

Jane

[Pheno]

I think it is most sensible to just have the one tree to which all the dna accounts you manage are linked.  The more info available to other matches the better.

Pheno

[Janethepain]

I think thats what I am asking Pheno, I want to link my tree to my cousin in her seperate account, to which her Dna results are linked.

Jane

[Pheno]

No what I was meaning was make your account, for which you have a sub, the main one and link both
your cousin's dna and your father's to them in your main tree.  It is more helpful to others when trying to find a match to see as much of the tree and dna matches as possible.

Things have changed since I did it prior to GDPR so don't know precisely how to do now but someone will be along who can advise on the actual mechanics of doing it.

Pheno

[Janethepain]

Right, I understand. No problem with my dads,  but I would need to check with my other Jane, that she was happy with that.

Assuming that I can work out how to do that!! Looking forward to others advice!!

PS thanks Pheno!!

[Janethepain]

Well i've managed to load my tree to my cousins account - will see if I can do the other too!!