ancestryDNA​ new (at least, to me) features

[sugarfizzle]

That makes sense doesn't it Margaret? It just needs there to be several segments on many chromosomes.

Eric, Thank you for pointing that out! For some reason I was confusing segments with chromosomes. My only excuse is a lack of decent sleep last night. I was really puzzling how they reached 61 chromosomes.

Regards Margaret

[Eric Hatfield]

Temporary insanity doesn't need any explanation, for we all experience it regularly! I am particularly prone to it!

[LizzieW]

Temporary insanity doesn't need any explanation, for we all experience it regularly! I am particularly prone to it!

Especially when trying to fathom out Ancestry!!

[Janethepain]

I noticed this yesterday, but an not sure if it is very recent, or simply is being rolled out slowly, or did I just miss it before ? 

Anyway, on the matches listing page, each match has a note on the 'summary details' block, a note of basic dna details, - total number of CM shared, and across  a given number of segments.  There is also a compare logo, which when clicked, shows you a comparison of ethnic estimates (which can vary depending on whether the match  or you have loaded the update to the ethnicity results from earlier this summer),shared migrations, and shared matches between the 2 samples. This is undoubtedly an improvement in information, though we still don't know which chromasome these shared segments are on.

This seems very useful in analysing which part of your tree a given match  might be from!

Have others seen this?  What do you think??

[jillruss]

I think its good that Ancestry are prepared to add these elements to their DNA match lists and are not sitting back on their laurels.

However, I do so wish they would introduce some easy way of searching for a specific match username. I have loads of pages of matches (I haven't delved any further than page 50 yet) and recently had to go through the bloomin lot to find 3 possible matches that I'd been asked to check on by another match where we're desperately trying to find our connection! Luckily, I found two of them at the 13. cMs level but not the third.

Also, has anyone else's new matches dried up? Have Ancestry staff all gone on a late holiday?  I haven't had notification of any new matches for about a month now. Perhaps its the lull before the Christmas (did I really just type that word in October?!!!) storm?

[Gadget]

Hi Jill

The 'close matches' come through for me in dribs and drabs - say 4-5 a week - but the more distant ones appear fairly regularly.

You won't be informed about these distant ones but if you click on New, they will show up and if you click on Date they show as last 7 day, last 14 days, etc.

You can search on surname but it's not always accurate. Just click on Search Matches on the top right hand side of the listings. You can then enter surname.


Gadget

[Gadget]

Hi Jane

See

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=801386.0


Gadget

[Eric Hatfield]

You can search on surname but it's not always accurate. Just click on Search Matches on the top right hand side of the listings. You can then enter surname.

The way it seems to work for me is that if you search for a surname, it searches through the family trees of my matches and finds anyone who has someone with that surname in their tree. Sometimes that is also the surname of the match, but that is not what was searched for. If a match has no tree, then you can't find them in the search.

So I can sometimes find someone that way, and it appears to be the only way I can find them, but it only works to find the match name if they have a tree, and only if I know their surname (some people have a username that isn't their surname).

That's how it seems to work for me, and it makes things difficult sometimes.

[Janethepain]

Yes, I guess that might be linked to what I see.  I had noticed the unmatched trees earlier in October, but the note of dna details and the compare button only appeared yesterday.

However I have been aware of a problem in updating/downloading information to my log-in version of Ancestry DNA, represented by a constant rotating circle, - indicating 'trying to upload/download/update' etc. This has, and still does, go on for hours, so perhaps this indicated a wi-fi issue which has been going on for a while.

Whatever, the information is helpful, though not everything I need from Ancestry.  I tend to stay signed on constantly, and rarely shut down my computer, so perhaps that has been part of the delay!

Jane