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On the Ismay ONS website it says is the citation that it was from FamilySearch's film 207622 ("Index to probate records, Newcastle-upon-Tyne"). It is not clear in the catalogue exactly what is found on that film:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/results?q.filmNumber=207622

It might just not have been proved, so not found with the usual probate court records. You might need to access the film (or find someone who could do a lookup) at a Family History Center to find out.

It does say that the records filmed were from City Archives, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Might be worth an email to Tyne & Wear Archives to see if they can help track it down.

FTDNA will send you a new kit, you will need to send another sample to FTDNA.

For the Y-DNA tests such as Y-37, they are testing short tandem repeats (STRs), which are different than the autosomal tests (such as Ancestry) which use single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Therefore, it would not be possible for FTDNA to determine your Y-DNA data from an autosomal transfer.

The basic Y-DNA tests will give you a basic haplogroup assignment, but be aware it might not be any more specific than the predicted haplogroup from 23andme. But what may get are matches that may share recent (i.e. from the last few hundred years) common paternal ancestry. If wanting more precise matching you may want to upgrade to BigY-700 - which you can always do in the future (usually without sending in another sample).

It is luck of the draw with whether you have any matches. I have only one distant match with my own kit, but it did confirm suspicions about my surname origin. Upgrading to BigY placed me on a lonely branch of the tree (closest Big-Y match has common ancestor c.479AD). But you do get more matches with time and at some point I am sure will likely get a closer match. I also got Y-DNA kits for a couple of male cousins on my maternal side and they have many more matches, so have been more useful in that regard.

Alexander

Hi, I have been able to trace most of the Slater children now.

Helen Slater, 1835-1927, m. David Hunter
Anna Slater, 1837-1919, m. Timothy Upton
Elizabeth Slater, 1839-1913, m(1). Robert Scrafield, m(2). George D. Hunter
H. Slater, 1840-1841
George Slater, c.1842-1871
Louisa Slater, c.1844-
Edward Slater, c.1846-, m. Sarah
Deborah Slater, 1850-1927, m. Edwin Wilks

I lost trace of Edward after 1880 in Chicago.

A few trees have Louisa as married to Asil Miles, but I don't think this is correct. I think they have the wrong Louisa.

Helpfully Elizabeth and Ann's death certificate both give their mother's surname as Bradley. There is no marriage between Henry Slater and Elizabeth Bradley in England, so I think that they must have married in New York. Henry's naturalization records show he immigrated in 1834 although I haven't been able to find a passenger list.

Still not sure what happened to Henry, seems he was alive when Elizabeth died in 1859, but no trace after that. I cannot find any of the family on the 1860 census.

Regards,
Alexander

Hi Lisa, thanks for the directory records, I didn't have all of those.

"Effusion" (not infusion) refers to the fluid buildup around the heart.