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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry Pro Tools shared matches slow loading
« on: Saturday 28 February 26 14:39 GMT (UK)  »
Mine does always wheel a bit but nothing like enough to irritate me.  Better that than the instantaneous garbage I get from MH!!

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Is this DNA result worth pursuing?
« on: Monday 02 February 26 16:49 GMT (UK)  »

Also if Ancestry is suggesting"4th cousin or 1/2 3rd cousin 1 x removed" then the relationship is likely to be really quite distant as Ancestry is always way too optimistic in its relationship "guesses".  Just put the cM number into dnapainter and see some real probabiities for possible relationships

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Is this DNA result worth pursuing?
« on: Monday 02 February 26 15:27 GMT (UK)  »

If you have Protools that allows you to look at Shared Match levels then most definitely suggest using WATO tools at https://dnapainter.com/

It was designed to help with exactly what youre trying to do.  If you need them, their own explanation videos are not the best but there are some better 3rd party ones out there. Andy Lee's is a good one. Always remember endogamy and pedigree collapse which you do hint at can really $%^& things up!!!


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The Common Room / Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« on: Monday 02 February 26 13:11 GMT (UK)  »

Have you tried FindMyPast Birth Records?  Much more flexible searching than GRO but with all the attributes inc MMN

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Shared Matches below 20cM
« on: Friday 30 January 26 13:36 GMT (UK)  »

Thanks.  Perfectly clear now

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Shared Matches below 20cM
« on: Friday 30 January 26 13:07 GMT (UK)  »
Ahhhh, I think I know where I am getting confused!!  Under Shared Matches, MY Matches go down to < 20 cM but the SHARED Matches stop at 20 cM

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Shared Matches below 20cM
« on: Thursday 29 January 26 16:59 GMT (UK)  »

I reckon I've never been able to see Shared Matches < 20 cM and I certainly havent been able to see them this week. And I've had Pro Tools for ever too!! Ancestry seems to be a very inequitable company at times!!! ???

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The Common Room / Re: Findmypast newspapers
« on: Wednesday 28 January 26 17:27 GMT (UK)  »

Extensive though FindMyPast/BNA and Newspapers.com maybe, I can only imagine they cover a small fraction of the UK historical newspaper archive.  The two key local newspapers relevant to my own family havent had a single word archived at either site!!   

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Shared Matches below 20cM
« on: Wednesday 28 January 26 17:19 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ikas on Wednesday 28 January 26 15:18 GMT (UK)
Quote from: ggrocott on Saturday 20 December 25 11:34 GMT (UK)
That's a shame, I made good use of it while it lasted!

It has happened again. Anc is showing shared matches below 20cM. Make the most of it while it lasts!

Not there for me!!!  Ah well......

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