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Re: Look up please need help
« Reply #54 on: Monday 15 January 18 21:14 GMT (UK) »
Desperate times hallmark. The DNA match is my heritage who has updated its system and produced lots of new higher matches. This one was put in a mirror tree to get mrca, lots of same surnames but no common ancestor. I spotted mcguinness in their tree and thought my search was over you gave me Annie, by fluke i contacted her son on ancestry who gave me the other missing name and his gedmatch number..no match.

Back to the drawing board..hoping all the Xmas present DNA  kits people might have received are going to come up with a match closer than 4th cousin...I'll not hold my breath. Thanks for the help.

Yes, that is why you are better off dealing in the facts that you have and building it from there.

Nailing 2 or 3 trees together in the hope that they grow together most often results in failure and complete confusion.

If you take the original snippet I posted..... How accurate is it?

The statement of 7 siblings.....True or False??

Anyone trying to help you by trying to find a name could be completely wasting their time.
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Re: Look up please need help
« Reply #55 on: Monday 15 January 18 21:41 GMT (UK) »
True..So not a waste of time.  They still belong in the tree,they are a cousin match still. Just me barking up the wrong tree and jumping to conclusions seeing a name.

 I am looking for an unknown birth father, there is no choice than to build mirror trees from DNA matches and try and find a common ancestor. I appreciate any help i am given.

Breen,keenan,Boylan
Caldwell,Thompson,Bell.
Bradshaw,Smith,Waldron

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« Reply #56 on: Monday 15 January 18 22:36 GMT (UK) »
They might belong on tree but in correct places and correct dates!!
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