Colour coding matches

[Rosinish]

Brigid,

A bit off topic but along the same lines...

I have a relationship match which was 'unexpected' but after a lot of working through things etc. I have worked out who he might be, where he belongs etc. although not 100% sure...

Having clicked 'Yes' on 'Do you recognize them', I then chose the side he belongs 'Father's side' which has 'Relationship Assignment' to which I clicked on (what I believe is our' relationship).

The next option is 'Confirm'...which I'm not going to do for now!

What I'd like to know is, would the relationship I 'think' he is, show to him or just myself?

I'm asking because I could be wrong & don't want to throw things off or cause mayhem as he was unknown to me until the match appeared!

Annie

[brigidmac]

Rosinish that's a good example

Relationship only shows to yourself

You can confirm father's side and click
"not sure " for exact relationship

How big is that match and have you put them into any other colour groups .

I keep a spare colour and use it for matches of .  X unknown ..whoever I'm researching at time

[Gadget]

I've done a few of those*, Annie, and I think it's only shown to you but they probably would come up in Thrulines.

* only selecting which side but not the exact relationship.  I've later gone back to some and added the correct relationship when I've worked out our relationship

[brigidmac]

I go back and added exact relationship when i find out too  Gadget .

currently helping someone look for birthfather
ancestry dna suggests the  top match is a cousin
at moment thru line has them as uncle which is possible if it turns out to be a half brother tree will be altered + thru lines readjust

Ive suggested they choose a colour for all the matches that are shared with this top match .

+ another colour for where they believe birth father is from .

[Rosinish]

How big is that match and have you put them into any other colour groups .

Brigid,

1st – 2nd Cousin 8% shared DNA: 578 cM across 21 segments

I have him in 2 different surname groups which was the reason I was able to narrow down the most likely relationship which is a wee bit different to 1st-2nd cousin!

I've done a few of those*, Annie, and I think it's only shown to you but they probably would come up in Thrulines.

* only selecting which side but not the exact relationship.  I've later gone back to some and added the correct relationship when I've worked out our relationship

Gadget,

I'm 100% sure he's on my paternal side, it's our relationship I'm not 100% sure of but having done a good bit of 'workings out', I'm almost certain but I guess there's a little niggle without confirmation from my match  himself who hasn't read or replied to my messages?

There are no names or dates showing on his 'unlinked' tree, all 6 (including himself) up to g/parent level are showing as living but my shared matches have revealed a lot without knowing anything else about him other than his name on his ancestry profile (which means nothing) 

I'm not sure 'Thrulines' will work for him with an 'unlinked' tree?

Annie

[brigidmac]

 Rosin + others who are wondering
 thru lines WONT work on unlinked tree

but you can cheat and add a provisional link to your dna linked tree
I can talk you thru that and show examples via email if you want .

its important to that his surname appear on your tree
+ you add a comment on their profile

for example for a single mother add a spouse as Bio and put the surname you believe him to be
Then add a comment that dna matches suggest this to be a son of + X+ his known parents but tag them as hypothesis, again with comments

[brigidmac]

rosin
off the bat
 depending on age compared to you
if its a non parental event
most likely to me a half aunt uncle
or half neice nephew
or half 1st cousin

[Gadget]

Have you looked at all your shared matches with him, Annie.?   

 3 or 4 years ago I found my great grandfather by working through the shared matches. I collected a little group that just matched each other and me. Luckily, one of then replied to a message and said something like 'they came from a little village in Wales' . I asked if it was X - the village where great granny was from. Reply was yes!  I then worked on their trees and found that many of the family had moved to Birmingham (Aston). Funny, so did my Great Granny.  It took me 3-5 months of searching, creating trees for them and testing but I finally found her beau!  I also have matches with whom I share common ancestors  a couple of generations before, which is further confirmation.   ...... and so we go on 

[brigidmac]

having a colour for a small specific location is definitely useful

and a colour for all matches of a match you are particularly interested in also works

my half cousin (only sibling of grandma )without a tree only has
shared  DNA matches to treeless and distant diverse matches at the moment but one had a surname which linked back to gmothers mothers side to early 1800s in small village of nottinghamshire

another seems to link to shipbuilders + carpententer who travelled from wales to birkenhead and USA from gmothers fathers side

lots of the american matches are enigmas dont match anyone else for now they have location colours match half cousin colour bubbles