Anyone discovered illegitimacies after doing Ancestry DNA? How do you figure it

[GingerVicky]

Thank you for that. I have just uploaded to a couple of them. I only had a quick look at GEDmatch once I'd uploaded it but the ethnicity estimate looks confusing. I need to read up about it properly later.
Can you view your matches on those sites without paying?

[Romilly]

GEDMatch is free Vicky. Again, there are lots of tutorials about how to use GEDMatch, but it's mainly about comparing kits and viewing on the chromosome browser where you match.

My Heritage is still free to upload to, but if you want to view your matches, you now have to pay a one off fee of £29+VAT.

I think that Living DNA charge the same amount for uploading.

FTDNA is also free to upload to, and you can see your matches, but if you want your ethnicity estimate and to use their chromosome browser, then you have to pay a one off fee of $19.

You can download from 23andme, but l don't think you can upload to that Site.

HTH, Romilly.

[GingerVicky]

Great thank you.

[Humphpaul]

Thanks to everyone who has replied and made suggestions all of which I plan to follow through  Cheers Humphpaul

[feliciello]

Hi all,
I have a 150 cm match, with no other shared matches at all. I have researched her tree back to all sets of great-grandparents, with still no clue at all.
Any ideas what I should do next ?
Maybe I'm being a bit dense but cannot understand why it's only the two of us match.
Any plan of action greatfully received

  what interesting case. Have you tried to extend your research to more distant relatives? I think you should get a wider sample before jumping to any conclusion. Anyway good luck to you and keep us posted

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[brigidmac]

Heb

I dont know how old you are but have you extended.trees back downwards thru living generations and looked at second msrriages
Just sorted out two 100cm+  matches for someone they were descended from her great grandmothers sister but their trees hadnt gone back that far .you have to do the wirk for them ...ie build up.from their kniwn trees

[PtE]

Just this week I have come across a mystery match who appears as a 1st-2nd cousin. As the family's of both her parents were slightly known to me when I was growing up, I have been doing some head scratching. None of her immediate ancestors match mine, but I do think that the connection would be in the most recent couple of generations. comparing her readings of 479cM across 21 with the son of one of my known cousins ..338cm across 13, I am inclined to think that the mystery match is my 1st cousin once removed. That suggests that one of her parents was the illegitimate child of one of my uncles. As the possible parties were all married to other people at the time, I'm not sure that I want to cast aspersions on anyone even though I have a strong suspicion of who were involved.

PtE

[GingerVicky]

Very intriguing.  I'm still trying to figure out a 215cm match. No tree, I messaged them but no reply. All I've got is a name and the fact that she's from this country. Frustrating.

[Nanna52]

I’ve come across a few of those on my unknown grandfather’s side.  Most frustrating.  The latest is 306 across 12 segments.  No tree and hasn’t answered my message.  Now I know how a two year old feels when they throw a tantrum.