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Thank you Rosie I've done that now

Although Francess states birthplace as Perth on all the Glasgow census her birth year varies between 1851 and 1861

 I believe the most likely is 1858 ...I dont see why she would lie on marriage unless she was younger than 17.
may have been born in England...or Ireland as there are DNA and paper links to other Mansfield s ?.
Or Canada if the regiment for her father is correct .

Could it be a glitch ?


What happens if you click on ethnicity rather than community

Do you get a circle divided into different colours or 1 colour for paternal and maternal ( If totally English )

I narrowed down a birth father for someone. But she had no matches to the brothers birth mother's side ...then discovered they had a half brother from a second marriage

She did match his birth mother's side

So that seemed obvious solution ...until a new DNA match ...the man's daughter ...informs me that he had a twin brother ! ....so now it's down to 2 candidates again .

That's only one generation away .

Whenever you narrow down possibilities to a set of brothers you also have to consider there may be half-brothers too.

Thanks for the information Nell
I can't remember where I saw Niven before except in the toddlers death

Thanks for the idea Lisa

What date was Francess death please ? I wonder why they changed surname sometimes .


Annie Begg born Glasgow is the daughter is the line through whom the DNA connection occurs

Her son was James Mansfield  REID
b 1902 Harrogate England