Hi okay for David:-
1. yes it is complicated - much more than I ever expected.
2. yes at the moment I only have access to A's Ancestry matches but as I have pro tools I am getting those against the matches.
I did have an invite to A's Ancestry DNA results but that has got screwed up an is useless waiting on getting a new invit sent by my dau.
3. A's mother has a dozen siblings
A's mother's husbands:- 1. I do not know...I can try to find out
2. I have no idea as we know nothing concrete about him... he's the object of all this.
But, I believe I know who his mother was and i have researched all that family all the sisters and their husbands and their children.
4. Reference party. I believe today he would be co-respondent ? However I am not sure that's the full story there.
so: I can find about 4 or 5 more likely cousins in the 2nd to 4th range and get their backgrounds. I will take those off what matches I have access to. I think the best list to be from the niece's listing.
thanks Biggles I hear you.
Give me 24 hrs to see what I find.

Essnell.