We posted back in September 2021 about a mystery post card that Jane’s father has in his possession, click here to read that post. The earlier post mentions the names Sarah, Jack and Ada. Now we know for certain the real identity of Joseph Leigh Hunter; we know who the Read more
As AncestryUK has released Royal Air Force Operations Records Books, 1911-1963 this week. Below is Ian’s fathers enlistment record to the RAF, he joined age 17.
Jane shared another photograph, this time it Jessie Forrest McCallum’s parents seated. We think the photograph also contains Jessie’s sister, Isabella Hepburn McCallum and Isabella’s husband. Jessie Hunter, as she became, was Jane and Ian’s paternal grandmother.
It took cousins Jane and Ian years to work out that their paternal great grandfather lied about his true identity. It seems he took the trouble to make it difficult for his family to discover that his real surname wasn’t Hunter. The only thing he couldn’t hide or lie about Read more
Below is a comparison at GEDmatch of the autosomal DNA Ian and Bill share Below is a comparison at GEDmatch of the autosomal DNA Joseph and Bill share Below is a comparison at GEDmatch of the autosomal DNA Jane and Bill share
A shared match has recently appeared on MyHeritage showing that they share DNA with Jane, her father Joseph and Ian. Joseph shares the most DNA with the lady, he shares 105 cM as shown be below: We have removed some identifying information and presented the lady’s family tree below. Please Read more
CottonHistorian posted the following information and photographs on findagrave.com Some photographs of Mary taken at different points in her life CottonHistorian – Was John Nicholas Cotton 1958- 31 May 2021. Nick, as he was known, descended from Mary Cotton nee Lee. Jane corresponded with Nick by email in early 2021. Read more
Whilst trying to solve the family mystery of who Jane and Ian’s paternal great-grandfather was, Ian stumbled upon the following: Ian found this DNA connection as he had realised that records were never going to solve the family “Brick Wall”, so Ian was looking at anyone who shared DNA with Read more
Ian recently come across another spare Raspberry Pi 3B, which was in a cupboard. Being a bit of a techy and a music fan, Ian thought it was time to do something with it. So, it has become a music streamer for headphones in the study. Just download the latest Read more
