Unlinked Tree or No Tree

[davidft]

Hi all

So So So So frustrating when you go to Ancestry DNA find links and they haven't linked their test to a tree, you get Unlinked Trees or No Trees........

Aaarrrghh!!!!!!! why did you bother doing the test in the first place uploading it to Ancestry if you're not going to link it to any information Aaarrrghh!!!!!!!

Sorry for the rant but it's just so frustrating.

BourneGooner

just to say have you checked the profiles of those matches who do not have trees as sometimes there is genealogical information there. OK it may be a longshot but worth a look.

[sugarfizzle]

I think we just have to accept that people have different reasons for DNA testing - their goal is not necessarily the same as your goal.

Some may have been given a test for Christmas or birthday, but have no real interest in the results. Some may be interested in the ethnicity reports, though they may be disappointed when their results come in. Others may be interested but have no knowledge of their family, as in the case of adoptees.

Whatever the reason for testing, the more people who do test, the more matches for everyone else, tree or no tree. Whether it is by looking at shared matches, by messaging matches, or by a bit of general sleuthing, you can sometimes find a connectIon.

So, frustrating - yes. But we just have to accept the nuggets, in whatever form, that come our way. If I found genuine connections with all of my many thousands of matches I would be overwhelmed with information.

Regards Margaret

[brigidmac]

 I think no linked trees still  come up with common ancestor links which you can see

Ive just spent hours colour coding matches ..There are a lot of dna matches from USA with no  name matches and no shared locations
Im.begininning to think that my mysterious maternal great grandma must have had another baby while she was in New York with her  legitimate son during WW 1