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
By the middle of November 2018, Ian still hadn’t had any luck on his paternal line. After looking into what other tests might be available, he purchased a Y-DNA from FamilyTreeDNA. Ian ordered the Y-DNA12 test as he didn’t want to spend much money, as no progress had been made 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