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Hi,
I'm trying to make out the two names here, I've got Alexander Veitch (a shoemaker?) and Christina but can't figure out her maiden surname. Any guesses?

Thank you!

Hi guys, i've been struggling with a brick wall in my tree for quite some time and was wondering if you had any advice. I'm trying to find the parents of Mary Ann Hutchison born around 1801 probably in Edinburgh. Here is the information I have so far:


- Census records show Mary Ann was born in Edinburgh though I know this may not be entirely accurate as I have seen these have mistakes in the past.
- She married James Haywood in Edinburgh in 1828
- They have three children: James Miller (1830), Agnes (1832) and Thomas (1835).
- She died in 1868, still living in edinburgh.
- I have her death certifcate but sadly the parents are unlisted.


I can find no parish records for a Mary Hutchison born in 1801 in Edinburgh so I think either the year or the location is incorrect. It's probably the year as 28 seems bit old for a woman getting married in those days. However I also can't say for certain where she was born as I have distant genetic matches with descendants of the Hutchinson and Miller travelling families (but if we have a common ancestor it's probably in the 1700s and I haven't proven a connection yet.)

Is there anything I've missed? Any other sources I should look at?

Also James Haywood's occupation changes from policeman to labourer to  candlemaker to fireman at engine to soldier on various records. Was it normal for someone to change jobs that often back then or could this be a sign I've made a mistake somewhere?

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

Hi guys,
I found the death certificate of one of my ancestors, Mary Ann Hutchison, but no parents named on the certificate. Is it common for them not to be listed? I'm also having some trouble reading the cause of death so I have attached the document if anyone would like to have a look.

Thanks!

Hi guys,
Just wanting to get your views on my DNA results, I understand these things are kinda inaccurate so have to be taken with a pinch of salt so I've been trying to interpret them based on what I know of history and the history of various surnames in my family.

Would I be right in saying the autosomal tests look at DNA from up to 1000 - 2000 years ago? Think I read that somewhere. So I get very different results with different providers. They are:

Ancestry
73% Great Britain (with Scotland highlighted)
21% Irish
6% Europe West

MyHeritage:
40% Irish / Scottish
30% English
21% Scandinavian
4% Finnish
1% Italian

Gencove:
32% Scottish / Irish
31% Scandinavian (Norway, Iceland)
27% South West Euro (France, Spain, Basque)
6% Greek
4% Belarusian

Geneplaza:
62% Scandinavian (Norway)
26% North Euro (Scots, Irish)
6% Greek
5% Belarusian

FtDNA
95% Britain
5% Greek

Apologies for the big long list! So as you can see they're a bit all over the place. In terms of paper trail my family is 80% Scottish and 20% Irish so that fits quite well. I've been able to trace my heritage in some of the clans pretty much back to their origin as Norman invaders so that explains the Norweigan and French I think.

So that leaves me with the smaller % countries. Spanish and Basque both come up on gedmatch at the bottom of the top 20 population distances. Greek  doesn't come up on gedmatch at all but has been picked up on 3 of these tests (ditto Belarusian).

I'm not brilliant at history, particularly ancient history, is there any reason that my DNA may overlap with Spanish or Basque people? (maybe due to my French ancestors?) And is there anywhere the Greek could fit in?

Any advice appreciated, I've been trying to read as much as I can but I have a visual impairment so haven't been able to study all this DNA stuff as much I would like!

Thanks!