Ancestry ‘New Person’

Something weird is going on with Ancestry hints for my tree. This is an attempt to document what I am seeing.

I am researching descendants of one of my 3rd great-grandfathers using Ancestry hints. This afternoon, I was working with Sylvia Christy and her husband Clarence Boyer when the screens changed. Since I’ve already worked Sylvia’s hints, I’m using Clarence for this documentation.

Clarence Boyer in my tree

Hints for Clarence Boyer

Social Security Death Index record for Clarence Boyer

Since the data from the SS Death Index matches the information I already have documented for Clarence Boyer, I want to add this source to my Ancestry Tree. Thus, I click on the green YES box.

That opens this NEWLY DESIGNED window to ‘Add New Information to your tree’ with the green Save to Your Tree button. Notice that this screen is marking Clarence Boyer as a NEW PERSON. The right side of the screen shows what I already have for Clarence Boyer in my tree.

After clicking the ‘Save to your tree’ button, I get a screen telling me that the hint was accepted for Clarence Boyer.

If I go to his FACTS screen, I can see that the Social Security Death Index was added to the list of sources.

If I click on this source, it shows that the source is attached to several facts.

Everything about this process is similar to how it worked yesterday, last week, last month, etc. EXCEPT the screen to ADD NEW INFORMATION TO YOUR TREE. This screen LOOKS DIFFERENT. And, on this screen, Clarence Boyer is labeled as a NEW PERSON.

Is this a BUG?

Addendum:

When looking at an ‘Ancestry trees’ hint for Sylvia and Clarence’s son, the ‘New Person’ is again present on the blue side of the screen for those labeled as ‘not a match’.

And also there for someone who is actually a ‘New Person’