Ancestry DNA match question

[brigidmac]

It's very difficult to distinguish from a set of brothers

I had a lucky break once when I learnt that 2 of the matches great uncles were half brothers and I could look for matches to the families of their respective mothers
2 were twins which also skews the results

Another time there was a big age difference between the single mother and the potential fathers . The younger of them was more likely especially as he was also a travelling salesman.

Distinguishing another set of brothers was by elimination as the grandson of 1 didn't have a high enough match to be a 1st cousin or half first cousin .

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress

I think this could be very useful practical example for others

[brigidmac]

Ps
If annettes parent or child tests you will get  extra generation parameters to play with . This can also help eliminate some of the relationship possibilities

For example a child could either be a cousin 2R or a half C1R
Or a second cousin
Which may differ more widely in cm range

The parent could be a cousin .a half cousin or an aunt uncle to your match or even.a half sibling

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious

Or if my logic is flawed ...it's early morning here .

[Andy_C]

Just to tie this up..

I got a copy of Margaret E's birth certificate, no father's name, as expected. However it did have her address which turned out to be a Salvation Army hostel, the Salvation Army were able to provide me with the details of her time in the hostel and the 'alleged father' is named. Turns out to be Gavin D's great grandfather!