McCALLION.

[WCI]

Marie.   Thank you for that information.   You will have to forgive me, I am new to this research and DNA.   My Ancestry name is WCI.   I have had a look and can't find 6 figure number, perhaps you can point me in the right direction.   I will also look into gedmatch now.

Wendy

[DoireM]

Wendy,

When you purchased your DNA kit, there would of been an number allocated to that kit.  When you sent off your kit to Ancestry this number would identify the sender.  Have you checked the box your kit came in?  A letter followed by a six figure number.

Marie

[WCI]

Marie.   I think i've done it, just uploaded raw data to gedmatch.  (A820706) - haven't worked out how to use it yet though.   Wendy

[DoireM]

No match on DNA.

[WCI]

I saw that, thats a shame.   Have you had many matches/success from gedmatch, i'm not fully uploaded yet.   

[DoireM]

Yes, I believe it's the way forward.  I find you definitely need paperwork to prove you are the right family.  Loads of people do not put up a family tree or go private.  Can't for the life of me know why they spend money on a kit and close off access.

[forthefamily]

Hello Wendy and welcome to Rootschat.

I have done the DNA autosomal test.  My number is A851049.  Do you know where your James came from?   If you give us as much info on your McCallion family, I am sure we can help you.

Marie

Marie

Having read your posts over the years I've often wondered if we were related in any way. I put my DNA on GEDmatch...A276160...and lo and behold we have a distant connection 

"Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.9"

My great great grandmother was a Catherine McCallion (abt 1815 - 1897) who married a Michael Devlin of Foffenagh (Rock). That's probably not the connection but it is interesting. We don't know anything about Catherine despite looking.

mab

Added: You are a match for me on Ancestry too...well that is interesting It's says our matches are Bradley, McCallion and Murphy.

[DoireM]

Hi mab,

Thanks for connecting.  My Murphy line is Co. Clare.  I have double Bradley's from the Parish of Iskaheen and my McCallion line is from there too.  Catherine is a name that comes down my McCallion line in the past three generations!

Marie

[forthefamily]

I don't know where my Murphys come from in Ireland. They are in Much Woolton Lancashire in the 1861 census. My great grandmother Annie Murphy was born there, emigrated to Philadelphia, married a McBride from Doaghmore, Fanett and died in Philadelphia in 1890. Their daughter was sent back to Donegal to be raised by McBride family members, went to Glasgow eventually and married a Bradley from Meenamullaghan

mab