5 years had passed since Ian first discovered the brick wall, though he tried to crack it a few times. Ian retired in late 2016 and seriously started to try to crack the “Leigh Hunter” brick wall. Ian came to the conclusion that he would never make any progress using Read more
Ian received his Ancestry DNA results, all these new relatives he shared DNA with. How to proceed with any of this information? Ian started with people who shared the greatest amounts of DNA with him. He placed these matches into a family tree. Ian tried to discover his connection to Read more
Ancestry – Lots of people build trees at Ancestry, so there should be plenty of potential people who might share DNA with you. There are country specific sites. Ian considers one major failing at Ancestry is the inability to see detailed information about shared DNA, i.e. which chromosome and where Read more
A new relative popped up on a DNA site matching Ian. Ian wondered whether she was the daughter of a musician, that Ian has been a huge fan of since the 80s, based upon surname. Ian sent a message to the lady, though he didn’t anticipate a response. The young Read more
Still no closer to solving the family mystery, Jane was keen to try and help, as Ian struggled to try and work out which side of the family some of the DNA connections could be on, Ian still suspects there is some crossover, i.e. people that he is related to Read more
Jane ordered an Ancestry DNA test for her father, this will prove to be very useful as it puts us a generation closer Getting an earlier generation to test is exceptionally useful because it is normal for the shared DNA to get “watered” down through generations. Though this is not Read more