Genealogical Useful Resources

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

Uploading the Ancestry test to MyHeritage – widening the pool of relatives

November 2018, Ian uploaded his Ancestry DNA test to the MyHeritage.com website. Hoping that someone connected to his paternal line might have a DNA test at MyHeritage. Ian was still searching for the Hunter family that we think Leigh and Joseph Leigh belonged to. We found plenty of people with Read more

It means nothing to me, an unexpected relative!

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

More evidence that Joseph Leigh Hunter was born Matthew Lee

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