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Title: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Saturday 14 July 07 21:06 BST (UK)
hi..my oakes family i have traced back to ralph oakes b 1754 .he and his wife lived in backford,cheshire.they had 3 children,all babtised in st oswalds church,backford,cheshire....and from these ancestors i have my tree up to my latest grandaughter born in 2005.
i have had my DNA done for family tree dna (www.familytreedna.com)
i am a little dissappointed that my results show 423 people on ftdna with a 12/12 match to myself...i took a 67 match dna, so i`m obviously hoping to find a 66 or 67/67 match..this will give me someone from an exact  ancestor line as mine....2 of the 12/12 matches for me were mentioned about 7 times....ie   there were 7 matches named ROSE ...and 7 matches named PARROT.
has anyone with these surnames got any oakes members in their family?.....thankyou...allan
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: wallyf on Thursday 06 November 14 14:10 GMT (UK)
Allen,

It isn't clear from your post whether your surname is Oakes but I thought I'd get in touch with you anyway. 

Several of us who have tested with FTDNA and found near-identical Oakes dna in our paternal line, motivating us to get active in the Oakes surname project at FTDNA.   That project has more than one haplotype represented, suggesting more than one family line but those of us who are most closely matched are trying to trace back to a common ancestor.  We'd be very interested in learning more of your family line and anything you'd like to offer us in the way of your DNA information.  Maybe we can help you research also!

By the way, a 12-marker match is essentially worthless -- going to 67 markers is definitely a good decision if you want to pursue this stuff further.   The 12 markers should have provided a haplotype prediction though -- what is yours? 

- Wally -
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Friday 07 November 14 08:03 GMT (UK)
Yes Wally - my name is Oakes and I had a 67 marker DNA test 7 years ago with FamilytreeDNA.
My Haplogroup is I - M253
 :)
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: NickT on Wednesday 12 November 14 22:14 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Lots of Parrotts in my tree but no Oakes.  Please see attachment for details.

Nick
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: JO07 on Friday 23 January 15 16:14 GMT (UK)
I have extensively looked at the tree commencing with Ralph Oakes/ Mary Holland and how it has branched out and migrated throughout the UK but there is no evidence of the involvement of people with names Parrot or Rose.

I note that Wally says a 12 marker match is worthless, and my endeavours are not inconsistent with what Wally says; however, I cannot comment on the rigour of DNA analyses.
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: JO07 on Friday 23 January 15 16:38 GMT (UK)
I have extensively looked at the tree commencing with Ralph Oak es/ Mary Holland and how it has branched out and migrated throughout the UK but there is no evidence of the involvement of people with names Parrot or Rose.

I note that Wally says a 12 marker match is worthless, and my endeavours are not inconsistent with what Wally says; however, I cannot comment on the rigour of DNA analyses.
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Friday 23 January 15 18:06 GMT (UK)
Hiya JO ....thanks for the input .....do you think it is possible to find Ralph Oakes and Mary Hollands parents ??
I have a possible father for Ralph - but no-one for Mary Holland
if someone was to come up with the same name for Ralphs father as I have it would give me a boost .
the man I have as a good possible is b 1675 and died 1722 ..
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: JO07 on Friday 23 January 15 19:14 GMT (UK)
No, Ralph's father was born in 1658, his father in 1620 and his father around 1600.

Ralph and Mary Trelfa moved to Backford around 1770  with all of their children, except Thomas.
And some of their descendants returned to Middlewich where most children were baptised, others then moved to Liverpool City centre.

I understand from a co- worker, that Mary Holland's parents were Daniel (1678) and Elizabeth Downes and his parents, Johann and Sara Cooke, though I have not seen documented evidence.

Can you say more about the DNA testing, it is potentially ground breaking in the hands of top class researchers.
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Friday 23 January 15 21:11 GMT (UK)
OK thanks....so now I am in limbo - do you have the father /grandfather and g grandfather of Ralph Oakes
b 1658
b 1620
b around 1600...............

Garston is in South Liverpool  .hence my username Garstonite...my Daniel Oakes came here to Liverpool from Neston and his ancestors went from Backford to Neston around 1800.
as for my DNA 67 marker - I have never had a match in 7 years - the nearest I have had is 67 - 3 ...in other words a match 3 generations away from that man .....
 :)
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: JO07 on Saturday 24 January 15 08:24 GMT (UK)
Many of Ralph/ Mary Trelfa descendants moved to Liverpool long before Daniel was born, some via Backford, some via Middlewich and via London.
As an example, you can see son, John's marriage to Ann Cumberland in Toxteth in 1785 and his death at Walton on the Hill in 1812 on Lancs Parish Clerk site. ( it says his parents are Ralph Oakes and Mary Trelford!).
Following all the descendants has involved a massive undertaking with a multi pronged approach using FindMyPast, Church Registers, Wills and Ancestry and could not be done without help from a co-worker.
Ralph's father was John and he is a product of his second marriage, the other children from his first marriage.
How much does a FTDNA cost? Looking at the site, it seems costly and your result not very informative.
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Saturday 24 January 15 09:07 GMT (UK)
Thanks JO ....mine cost 130 dollars with familytreedna - presumably USA based -
all I can say is that I think DNA sites are a rip off coming up to 8 years and I have so many - literally over two thousand matches off Familytreedna 12 / 25 / 37 /67 .......but still no 67 /67 full match ...and in all honesty - I don't expect to get one either ...my best suggestion to you is to visit
www.familytreedna.com and view their site
a waste of money in my eyes - but we are all different ...some people may find it worth the money - me - I find it overpriced and a little confusing
I have just checked my DNA test - completed 18th July 2007
51 matches for 67 marker - nearest is Genetic Distance 3 / furthest Genetic Distance 7
70 matches for 37 marker - nearest G D is 2 / furthest GD is 4
over 1000 matches for 25 marker - from 0 G D
over 1000 matches for 12 marker - from 0 G D
but these are more or less obsolete in 2015 because they are now saying NARROW DOWN YOUR MATCHES with a Y111 DNA marker ...for 129 dollars


Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: jakx13 on Tuesday 17 May 22 00:26 BST (UK)
Hi Ralph Oakes was my 6th great grandfather. Stephen Oakes was my great great grandfather.
Title: Re: the oakes family from cheshire-any ROSE or PARROT in your tree?
Post by: garstonite on Saturday 21 May 22 08:15 BST (UK)
Hiya Jakx - and a warm welcome to Rootschat - great to have a connection -
can you give me more info on Stephen please - or - come down from Ralph - which son of Ralph is your ancestor from Please - can you give his name and date of birth ,so I can check my tree - cheers  :)