DNA testing - genetic genealogy

[weste]

I had my results last week from ancestry and ftdna.Re ancestry results. I emailed one person and they've got back. The match was thought to be with one particular name, she's got 2 with that name and i've got one, they atre in a closeby area but not the same one. We may find a link however. I emailed someone else but no answer and it s nearly a week but may be they've gone away. I got an email from someone else who put their data into ged match. Ged match data suggesting a more recent link .Again can't see a link but is possible. Both maternal grand parents were illigitimate. On gran's line we know the mothers name and can go back. Problem is we don't know the father. On grandfather's name we think we know the line(name change) but his mother first name only, bridget and catholic. I was doing some genertion charts as that's how the results come suggesting you have a match in between generations and doing this makes it easier. Doing those charts really bring it home how many names are missing. The person concerned also ha a couple of gaps in his.  Waiting in for delivery of 2 dna kits ordered the and they tried to deliver tuesday, wow ancestry and dhl that was quick.Mom and sister in law are going to be tested and data crunched into gedmatch. Ged match is interesting when you get the hang of the site. I'm hoping there are enough similar matches between me and mom to give us a clue as to what line we are matching with.

[DavidG02]

Wow what a long thread 

Its interesting to see the thoughts of people  from even a few years ago. If I am honest I would say I would have been in the '' oh its expensive and I'm not really sure and anyway there is no-one in the pool'' camp.

Now I am excitedly certain of a positive outcome but it is still, to me, an expensive proposition.

thank you everyone for a good read