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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 9% north east England - what does that mean?
« on: Yesterday at 16:10 »
you mentioned an Irish gene - apparently mum has Munster genes (she had no idea) which helps narrow down where in Ireland her John Lee comes from.  Doesn't pinpoint, but narrows the search area, I hope  ;D ;D

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 9% north east England - what does that mean?
« on: Yesterday at 15:01 »
Mmmm, not much help for sorting things out then...oh well ;D ;D

Thank you, btw.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / 9% north east England - what does that mean?
« on: Yesterday at 12:37 »

Sorry for the 'obvious' question but according to Ancestry's latest update I have 9% genes  from the  north east only on my father's side.  So far, that tree hasn't gone higher than Norfolk. The Davison name populates the north east but so far his Davison ancestors are from London right down to the early 1700s.  Can anyone explain what 9% might mean in terms of generations please? 

Thank you.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Layton - Davison marriage 1758
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 18:40 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you! Why didn't I see it?  Thank you so much  ;D.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Layton - Davison marriage 1758
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 18:28 GMT (UK)  »


It's def WYSIWYG for this transcription, no option to see the original, unusual for Ancestry. They frequently have London registers but not for this.  Ancestry didn't come up with anything useful for either person but I hope one of the other sites can help  ;D

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London and Middlesex / Layton - Davison marriage 1758
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 17:58 GMT (UK)  »


William Layton, bachelor, married Frances Davison, spinster, at St Andrews, Holborn, Middlesex on 13 November 1758.  That's all I know from Ancestry - no age, parents, witnesses or home parishes.  If anyone can find something for me to work with I would be very grateful.  I know nothing about either but am hoping they will provide something useful for my Davison brickwall. 

Thank you very much in anticipation.


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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Too good to be true?
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 11:39 GMT (UK)  »

Thanks all.   I don't take these very small and distant connections too seriously, particularly when there are no shared matches with others.  I mentioned it because I thought it was amusing and showed how imprecise the 'details' can be.  In both cases, the paper trail applies and I'm happy with that - it's old school and the best we ever relied upon until DNA was let out of the box.  All in all, it's an interesting additional source of thought and came about quite by accident, which makes it all the more amusing. 

Now if I could crack the significant 1c and 2c mystery DNA matches, I'd be a very happy bunny.  ;D

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Too good to be true?
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 08:35 GMT (UK)  »
I have another tiny match that is about 10cMs and an 8th cousin which I cling to as the only link to a particular line so yes, it happens. The FH software described this latest match as 9c6r and that just seemed so obscure when you read that every generation halves the DNA pool.  And Ancestry says a paternal match and it's definitely not! 

On the one hand there are hard and fast rules about how DNA is shared and I read a warning this week that we're unlikely to get proven links beyond the 4c level.  Clearly that's not true.  And clearly some genes are stronger little blighters than others as I've got several lines without any proven DNA links and others with quite obscure DNA connections. 

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Too good to be true?
« on: Tuesday 04 November 25 19:42 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, it's reassuring to know that it's either right or we are both wrong ;D

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