diff --git a/gramps/src/ListColors.py b/gramps/src/ListColors.py
index 633f6bc07..8d7e6dd34 100644
--- a/gramps/src/ListColors.py
+++ b/gramps/src/ListColors.py
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ oddfg    = (0,0,0)
 evenfg   = (0,0,0)
 ancestorfg = (0,0,0)
 
+def to_signed(a):
+    if a & 0x8000:
+        return a - 0x10000
+    else:
+        return a
+    
 class ColorList:
     def __init__(self,clist,increment):
         self.index = 0
@@ -34,10 +40,10 @@ class ColorList:
         self.color_ok = 1
         try:
             cmap = clist.get_colormap()
-            self.oddbg = cmap.alloc(oddbg[0],oddbg[1],oddbg[2])
-            self.oddfg = cmap.alloc(oddfg[0],oddfg[1],oddfg[2])
-            self.evenbg = cmap.alloc(evenbg[0],evenbg[1],evenbg[2])
-            self.evenfg = cmap.alloc(evenfg[0],evenfg[1],evenfg[2])
+            self.oddbg = cmap.alloc(to_signed(oddbg[0]),to_signed(oddbg[1]),to_signed(oddbg[2]))
+            self.oddfg = cmap.alloc(to_signed(oddfg[0]),to_signed(oddfg[1]),to_signed(oddfg[2]))
+            self.evenbg = cmap.alloc(to_signed(evenbg[0]),to_signed(evenbg[1]),to_signed(evenbg[2]))
+            self.evenfg = cmap.alloc(to_signed(evenfg[0]),to_signed(evenfg[1]),to_signed(evenfg[2]))
         except OverflowError:
             self.color_ok = 0
         
diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
index d8a3c5cbf..ea1e5b45b 100755
--- a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ class Gramps:
 
     def delete_person_response(self):
         for family in self.active_person.getFamilyList():
-            if self.active_person.getGender == Person.male:
+            if self.active_person == family.getFather():
                 if family.getMother() == None:
                     for child in family.getChildList():
                         child.removeAltFamily(family)
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/Check.py b/gramps/src/plugins/Check.py
index 3098b8550..78cc38899 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/Check.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/Check.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class CheckIntegrity:
         self.bad_photo = []
         self.empty_family = []
         self.broken_links = []
+        self.broken_parent_links = []
         self.fam_rel = []
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -73,6 +74,17 @@ class CheckIntegrity:
         self.broken_links = []
         family_list = self.db.getFamilyMap().values()[:]
         for family in family_list:
+            father = family.getFather()
+            mother = family.getMother()
+
+            if father and family not in father.getFamilyList():
+                Utils.modified()
+                self.broken_parent_links.append((father,family))
+                father.addFamily(family)
+            if mother and family not in mother.getFamilyList():
+                Utils.modified()
+                self.broken_parent_links.append((mother,family))
+                mother.addFamily(family)
             for child in family.getChildList():
                 if family == child.getMainParents():
                     continue
@@ -153,6 +165,7 @@ class CheckIntegrity:
         photos = len(self.bad_photo)
         efam = len(self.empty_family)
         blink = len(self.broken_links)
+        plink = len(self.broken_parent_links)
         rel = len(self.fam_rel)
         
         errors = blink + efam + photos + rel
@@ -164,9 +177,9 @@ class CheckIntegrity:
         text = ""
         if blink > 0:
             if blink == 1:
-                text = text + _("1 broken family link was fixed\n")
+                text = text + _("1 broken child/family link was fixed\n")
             else:
-                text = text + _("%d broken family links were found\n") % blink
+                text = text + _("%d broken child/family links were found\n") % blink
             for c in self.broken_links:
                 cn = c[0].getPrimaryName().getName()
                 f = c[1].getFather()
@@ -180,6 +193,26 @@ class CheckIntegrity:
                     pn = m.getPrimaryName().getName()
                 text = text + '\t' + \
                        _("%s was removed from the family of %s\n") % (cn,pn)
+
+        if plink > 0:
+            if plink == 1:
+                text = text + _("1 broken spouse/family link was fixed\n")
+            else:
+                text = text + _("%d broken spouse/family links were found\n") % plink
+            for c in self.broken_parent_links:
+                cn = c[0].getPrimaryName().getName()
+                f = c[1].getFather()
+                m = c[1].getMother()
+                if f and m:
+                    pn = _("%s and %s") % (f.getPrimaryName().getName(),\
+                                           m.getPrimaryName().getName())
+                elif f:
+                    pn = f.getPrimaryName().getName()
+                else:
+                    pn = m.getPrimaryName().getName()
+                text = text + '\t' + \
+                       _("%s was restored to the family of %s\n") % (cn,pn)
+
         if efam == 1:
             text = text + _("1 empty family was found\n")
         elif efam > 1: