Mothers adoption.

[Jedi James]

Hi All.
I have a problem that i need advice on.
Hope this is the right place for it.
Well i will start at this point.
My Mother was born in 1942 out of Wedlock, She was Given the surname of My Nan, My Mother was later adopted by Her StepFather and her Mother. Tgyhe Adoption became complete in 1953.
How can i trace my Mothers fathers Side of the family. My Mother has done a DNA Test, it is on the Ancestry Web Site.
Look Forward to your replies.
Regards
Jedi Jamsa

[CaroleW]

Unless you mother knows the name of her biological father - where do you start?

Until somebody responds with a DNA match to her you have no basis on which to research.

[brigidmac]

dna matches dont have to be close to set you on the right trail

for example im a distant match to a war baby and we managed to work out who her father was by looking at shared matches

[Jedi James]

Hi CaroleW.
Thanks for your Message. My Nan would not tell her or any of the Family the Name of the Father of my Mother. Sadly my Nan has now passed away. Just have to wait to see if any Body has a match to my Mother.
Keep up the Good Work.
Regards
Jedi Jamsa

[CaroleW]

Don't give up hope

My cousin born 1948 & now living in Australia found out last year that her father had an illegitimate son in 1936.  The birth cert showed he had acknowledged paternity by attending the birth registration & signing the register.  Nobody in the family knew about him.
Unfortunately my uncle had a very common surname & was in the army in a different area to his home at the time so tracing him was not an option. 

However - my cousins daughter had put her DNA on record a couple of years previously & when the son's grandson also did a DNA test - bingo!!  Heck of a shock for my cousin & her brother to find they had a half brother (who was by then deceased)

 

[brigidmac]

are your mums dna results linked to a public tree ?

that always helps with searches .include all her known aunts, uncles and great aunts etc to broaden the search .

you will be able to see which matches are from your nans side
and which from birth father

it actually helps if you get a test too .

[brigidmac]

the war baby i helped knew her mothers name our mutual great grandfather was a Smith

im currently helping someone who hasa mutual great great grandfather JONES weve narrowed
down the identity of his grandmother but dont know which of her children was his parent yet .
it would help if more people had public  trees linked to their dna results

[brigidmac]

does your mother have adoption records ?

i suppose fathers name was blank on birth certificate .+he was not included on baptism.

have you started colour coding her dna matches by names and location ?

[Jedi James]

hi Brigidmac.
Thanks for your message.
This might sound Dumb, What is Colour Coding and can you explain to me.
I have not come across it before.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Regards
Jedi Jamsa