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Offline snowolf

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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #36 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 16:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi ,
Just wanted to ask  , my husband is asking me to get him a DNA kit through Ancestry, ( although i'm a member he is not ) would he have to join and set up his tree to get results...I have had my DNA done last year but cannot remember if i got results through post or was it through the DNA website itself ,or through here . ???
I can understand the ordering part (I'll pay for it & put his name for delivery ) :)
thanks for any help ,
Snowolf
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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #37 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 18:17 GMT (UK) »
He will need to create an account, but does not need to pay for a subscription. It will become a registered guest account. In the DNA section of his account settings, he can select the various permissions relating to his test, and appoint you as the manager of his test. In your own account, as the test manager, you can link his test to his profile in your tree, see and contact his matches, and swap between viewing his test results and yours without logging in and out of your account.
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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #38 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 18:30 GMT (UK) »

Just mentioning this one but am not entirely sure what else is available, this was just coincidence.

Noticed this offer yesterday for Ancestry DNA where you can add £1 for first 3 months, renews to a 3 month worldwide membership.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/offers/bundle

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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #39 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 20:08 GMT (UK) »

Just mentioning this one but am not entirely sure what else is available, this was just coincidence.

Noticed this offer yesterday for Ancestry DNA where you can add £1 for first 3 months, renews to a 3 month worldwide membership.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/offers/bundle

Sandra
That offer is always there, but the DNA tests are not currently on sale. The next sale may be Easter time, it usually is £20 off i.e. £59 +P&P.


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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #40 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 21:25 GMT (UK) »

Just mentioning this one but am not entirely sure what else is available, this was just coincidence.

Noticed this offer yesterday for Ancestry DNA where you can add £1 for first 3 months, renews to a 3 month worldwide membership.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/offers/bundle

Sandra

When I bought my test this offer was available. The trouble is I wanted to wait until my test results came in before taking it up.

I thought having access to Ancestry would be useful to look for information on how myself and any matches I have may connect, check their research etc. As it is a busy time it is possible that the three month “subscription” would be finished by the time I got my results. Having Ancestry for the weeks/months before my test results come in seemed a bit pointless.

After contacting Ancestry and explaining that I wanted to delay taking up this offer they said I could do that and gave me a reference number - presumably the conversation I had with them has been noted. It remains to be seen whether or not I will be able to get the three months for $1 deal. The two interactions I’ve had with Ancestry, one regarding this and the other regarding my account, didn’t inspire confidence.

When I activated my DNA test I got pop ups for this offer. Life will be easier if the pop ups return once the results come in and I can just click on it rather than having to work my way through their chat or talk to one of their humans.

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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #41 on: Wednesday 22 February 23 23:11 GMT (UK) »
Ancestry is my Wife’s account and we both tested our DNA within her account.

I did not need to open and register an account myself.

Things may have changed since we tested.

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Re: Buying a DNA Kit on Ancestry as a gift
« Reply #42 on: Thursday 23 February 23 03:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi ,
Just wanted to ask  , my husband is asking me to get him a DNA kit through Ancestry, ( although i'm a member he is not ) would he have to join and set up his tree to get results...I have had my DNA done last year but cannot remember if i got results through post or was it through the DNA website itself ,or through here . ???
I can understand the ordering part (I'll pay for it & put his name for delivery ) :)
thanks for any help ,
Snowolf
As said above by phil57, your husband will have to open his own free account, they will upload his results onto his account.  They  only  allow one adult's DNA  on the account ( the account holder) , its been this way for  at the very least 2 years now .
  He can then make you ( your account)  a manager . You can link him to your tree to make it all easier if you want too  ( if you have a tree linked to your dna results) .

I manage myself from a different account to what my dna is on..
Long story , the ancesty paid up  sub account which I hold , and have done for years and years  is in  my hubbys name ( Call him Mr Smith ' it's  not his real name)  as he initally bought the sub  as a birthday gift for me years ago and filled  his name and details out when purchasing it ( this is  18 years ago,(  I just checked my ancestry account and I joined in 2004 ) .  I have never bothered to change the account name  to my name, no point really..

Our son,  who is a minor wanted a dna test, which was  just over two years ago, may have been three years ago  ( as he was interested  in DNA at the time )- so instead of saying he was  a child( which  you can put the DNA on your account if it is a dependent minor , its just more than 1 adult they don't allow - but I wasn't happy giving  too much details of my young teen son  with his dna) We said his DNA  was actually Mr  Smith's DNA ( My Hubby's  DNA) - ie my child's dna is in the adult  account holders name .WeIl, I decided  to get one done too about a couple months after my son , and I couldn't add mine to my Mr Smith  account   lol ( as I am no longer hold the title of Mr Smith now , my child has taken that  postion from me lol)  .

So I had to open a free separate account for my dna  and get my Mr Smith  to manage it . - which Mr Smith  is really me of course.
I  have never used my free account ( only once to go to the settings and make Mr smith  account a manager ) .I manage it all  all from my paid up sub account. The  " Mr Smith  " account.
 Gawd help if hubby , Mr Smith,  ever wants a dna test lol ( he doesnt , I wish he would  though ), Mr junior  Smith will  be managing  both his parents - who is not really  Mr smith as Mr smith is me lol).

Its pretty straight forward, and not complicated at all ( unlike my smith story lol) .
Your husband just  needs to invite you with your account  to manage his results.
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