RootsChat.Com

My mother was born in India in 1919. She only had a baptismal certificate, no birth registration. Have you looked for baptism records? Apologies if you have already gone down this route.

Thanks for your reply
I have now found 1 match -3/4 cousin; 6 matches - 4/6 cousin; 3 matches - 5/8 cousin who all feature the same ancestor.  Generational differences no doubt account for the range. I have looked at most of their trees and can find no other commonality with my tree. Of course this is only as good as their trees are (and my own!)

I'll investigate your second piece of advice, first I need to understand what DNA painter is! I am very much a beginner with this but will enjoy the learning curve!

Ruth

I am very new to DNA testing and have only a very basic knowledge so please forgive me if I get some things wrong!
My paternal ggf was illegitimate, born in 1849, family story is that the culprit was an Italian Count  .
In an attempt to try and find the real bio father I have been looking at those DNA matches in the region of 4 to 6th cousin, then eliminating those who have a provable link to my researched lines.
I have found (so far) 4 other matches who have no common ancestors with me, but all have one common ancestor who was living in the same area, at the right time. He was married and had named his son (born the year before my ggf) the same two names as my ggf.
DNA matches show a 4th cousin 1%- 72cm, other 4-6 cousin 43cm

Is this sufficient to consider that this individual is the missing father?
I have looked for bastardy orders etc, but as my ggmother married 2 years later I doubt this was pursued.
Is there anything else I can do? I have contacted one of the cousins so that they can check both trees to see if there  is any other links.
Ruth 

More likely Black Ashford marble
https://geocollnews.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/a-john-vallance-collection-of-derbyshire-minerals-a-rare-survivor/

Thanks David , your explanation make things clear. A pity because I'd thought I could narrow down the search for my elusive Whyatts. They were not in the Heath register    John Whyatt has long been a brickwall! 

Ruth