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Canada / Re: Clifford N Clarke descendants
« on: Saturday 26 April 25 17:22 BST (UK) »
Found her - thanks to dbree for the research!
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Canada / Re: Clifford N Clarke descendants
« on: Friday 25 April 25 18:51 BST (UK) »We aren't allowed to post details of living/possibly living people and some of the ones you've posted could very well be alive. Recent Canadian vital records for all Provinces have restricted access to recent ones. Have you tried contacting both your match and her mutual matches?OK, thanks. I'm happy to accept DMs. My match isn't responding to messages, other matches are very distant. I'm the closest by a long way.
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Canada / Clifford N Clarke descendants
« on: Friday 25 April 25 17:54 BST (UK) »
I'm trying to track down a DNA match of mine, Patricia McLeod. Putting the cM values of known shared matches into DNAPainter indicates that she is likely the daughter of one of Clifford Norman Clarke's children. He's my great uncle.
Clifford (b. 1887 d. 1970) emigrated to Canada in 1902 and eventually lived in Calgary, Alberta, with wife, Joyce Dingwall Luke. They had 5 children that I've been able to discover:
JG b.1924
KN b.1926
ED b.1928
SA b.1931
CH b.1935
Not having access to Canadian records at the moment I'm a bit stuck, so would appreciate any help!
Clifford (b. 1887 d. 1970) emigrated to Canada in 1902 and eventually lived in Calgary, Alberta, with wife, Joyce Dingwall Luke. They had 5 children that I've been able to discover:
JG b.1924
KN b.1926
ED b.1928
SA b.1931
CH b.1935
Not having access to Canadian records at the moment I'm a bit stuck, so would appreciate any help!
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Friday 20 December 24 16:53 GMT (UK) »
Just to tie this up..
I got a copy of Margaret E's birth certificate, no father's name, as expected. However it did have her address which turned out to be a Salvation Army hostel, the Salvation Army were able to provide me with the details of her time in the hostel and the 'alleged father' is named. Turns out to be Gavin D's great grandfather!
I got a copy of Margaret E's birth certificate, no father's name, as expected. However it did have her address which turned out to be a Salvation Army hostel, the Salvation Army were able to provide me with the details of her time in the hostel and the 'alleged father' is named. Turns out to be Gavin D's great grandfather!
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Tuesday 03 December 24 12:29 GMT (UK) »We're trying to track down a relationship shown up with my wife's (Annette D) Ancestry DNA match and would appreciate some help/advice.
Annette's DNA matches show Guy M as 1st cousin 1x removed or half 1st cousin (497 cM | 7% shared DNA), and his sister Daphne M as 1st cousin 1x removed (378 cM | 5% shared DNA). Paternal side
Guy & Daphne's mother was Margaret E (married to Willam M)
Margaret E's mother was Florence E, her father is unknown
It therefore seems likely, we think, that Margaret E's father was either Annette D's grandfather on her father's side, or one of his brothers.
I'm not well versed with cM & % - is it more likely to be Annette D's grandfather, or one of his brothers?
Using Ancestry Pro Tools I now have the shared DNA of Guy M and the great grandson of one of Alfred D's brothers, Gavin D, which is 275cM
Putting the cM figures into DNA Painter, which I've just discovered, gives a 71% probability that Margaret E's father was Alfred D
Does that seem reasonable?
Well... I've now put in the shared DNA for Guy M and the daughter (Kaaren B) of one of Alfred's daughters (Pat D), the shared cM figure for her and Guy M is 230.
That changes the percentages to 48% probability that Alfred D is Margaret E's father, and 49% that Gavin D's great grandfather is Margaret E's father.
That seems to indicate that Margaret E's father was another of Alfred D's brothers I think? More DNA matched needed!
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Sunday 01 December 24 11:37 GMT (UK) »We're trying to track down a relationship shown up with my wife's (Annette D) Ancestry DNA match and would appreciate some help/advice.
Annette's DNA matches show Guy M as 1st cousin 1x removed or half 1st cousin (497 cM | 7% shared DNA), and his sister Daphne M as 1st cousin 1x removed (378 cM | 5% shared DNA). Paternal side
Guy & Daphne's mother was Margaret E (married to Willam M)
Margaret E's mother was Florence E, her father is unknown
It therefore seems likely, we think, that Margaret E's father was either Annette D's grandfather on her father's side, or one of his brothers.
I'm not well versed with cM & % - is it more likely to be Annette D's grandfather, or one of his brothers?
Using Ancestry Pro Tools I now have the shared DNA of Guy M and the great grandson of one of Alfred D's brothers, Gavin D, which is 275cM
Putting the cM figures into DNA Painter, which I've just discovered, gives a 71% probability that Margaret E's father was Alfred D
Does that seem reasonable?
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 11:08 GMT (UK) »Agree that the information is insufficient but other factors which may help are where Annette's grandfather and his brothers were at the relevant time.Unfortunately that doesn't help in this case, Annette's grandfather & his brothers were all living within about 8 miles of where Florence E was likely living, so it could potential have been any of them!
I had a similar dilemma but the fact that 2 of the 3 possibilities had emigrated well before the relevant birth provided a clear solution to my problem
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Tuesday 26 November 24 13:33 GMT (UK) »Three matches isn't enough to work with and answer the query I'm afraid so adding in shared matches is required. These might help point the way but much depends on the matches that are available.Yes, I realise that more matches would help. We've found a distant cousin, descended from one of Annette D's grandfather's brothers, who's had a DNA test, just asking him if he'll share the results.
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Ancestry DNA match question
« on: Monday 25 November 24 17:13 GMT (UK) »
We're trying to track down a relationship shown up with my wife's (Annette D) Ancestry DNA match and would appreciate some help/advice.
Annette's DNA matches show Guy M as 1st cousin 1x removed or half 1st cousin (497 cM | 7% shared DNA), and his sister Daphne M as 1st cousin 1x removed (378 cM | 5% shared DNA). Paternal side
Guy & Daphne's mother was Margaret E (married to Willam M)
Margaret E's mother was Florence E, her father is unknown
It therefore seems likely, we think, that Margaret E's father was either Annette D's grandfather on her father's side, or one of his brothers.
I'm not well versed with cM & % - is it more likely to be Annette D's grandfather, or one of his brothers?
Annette's DNA matches show Guy M as 1st cousin 1x removed or half 1st cousin (497 cM | 7% shared DNA), and his sister Daphne M as 1st cousin 1x removed (378 cM | 5% shared DNA). Paternal side
Guy & Daphne's mother was Margaret E (married to Willam M)
Margaret E's mother was Florence E, her father is unknown
It therefore seems likely, we think, that Margaret E's father was either Annette D's grandfather on her father's side, or one of his brothers.
I'm not well versed with cM & % - is it more likely to be Annette D's grandfather, or one of his brothers?