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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Unexpected close relatives- a conundrum
« on: Monday 23 March 20 07:55 GMT (UK) »
Having compiled an extensive tree and identified all my (small) number of first and second cousins I have been surprised to see two close relatives, apparently a 2nd (339 cM) and a 3rd cousin (167 cM), found by AncestryDNA.
Both are shared matches with my 2nd cousin once removed (145 cM) linked via my grandfather's elder brother. The two unexpected relatives appear to be from the same family, the 3rd cousins mother sharing the 2nd cousins surname.
On these figures are they more likely to be related via my grandfather, who did desert my grandmother, or my great grandfather?
She has yet to reply to a message while he said he knows little of family history but has 28 1st cousins
Both are shared matches with my 2nd cousin once removed (145 cM) linked via my grandfather's elder brother. The two unexpected relatives appear to be from the same family, the 3rd cousins mother sharing the 2nd cousins surname.
On these figures are they more likely to be related via my grandfather, who did desert my grandmother, or my great grandfather?
She has yet to reply to a message while he said he knows little of family history but has 28 1st cousins