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Re: DNA shared matches verses paper trail.
« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 12:31 »
Thank you every one for the messages and advice.  :-*
Yes Galium the one that went to Canada has the same birth date as the one that disappeared  from London around 1892 but the birth year is different. That is one of the main paper trail reasons i think i have the correct man.  Cannot find a marriage for them and cannot find them on shipping records. Census records info differs one census to the next.  My mum has multiple DNA matches via 2 of their children that i have been able to connect but i still have 4 second cousin DNA matches in this cluster that i cannot connect. ??? Honestly this family is so messy.
Skeleton in every cupboard. ::)
DNA is an amazing thing and i would not have known any of this except for mums DNA test.


 
NATT: Kent & Australia
HOUGH: Derbyshire & Australia
SEYMOUR: Chelsea London & Australia
AISH: Dorset & Australia
WALTERS/WALTER: South Australia & Victoria


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Re: DNA shared matches verses paper trail.
« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 13:46 »
I have several paternal relatives who have taken DNA tests but why they did is a mystery. They've copied other trees that follow the paper trail and ignore their results completely. None of the trees match mine as it is DNA based. The '10 people can't be wrong' mindset is impossible to overcome when they won't use their results or do any grouping or research but simply copy other trees.
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