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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Shared Matches Shared Cluster - Ancestry
« on: Sunday 03 April 22 14:48 BST (UK) »
Please bear with me as I ramble some thoughts
I was scrolling through some names and I noticed I have a group of 7-9 DNA matches who all share matches with each other and no other - some have trees, some have extensive trees others have none.
Of these 7 have the same matches and the other are missing a name or two
I have determined they all hail from Ireland . I havent used a painter but just comparing tree names ( if they have trees) and only two of the 9 have a shared tree name - Camblin
This doesnt mean that Camblin doesnt occur in other trees - just that the tree doesnt exist or its visible. Camblin may not be the common ancestor either. I just used Camblin to highlight two of the matches have that link
I have come across other smaller clusters usually no more than 3 and I wondered if anyone else has a larger cluster of shared matches
Alternatively - what can I do to narrow the common ancestor or do I need to message each one hoping they have a bigger tree available?
I was scrolling through some names and I noticed I have a group of 7-9 DNA matches who all share matches with each other and no other - some have trees, some have extensive trees others have none.
Of these 7 have the same matches and the other are missing a name or two
I have determined they all hail from Ireland . I havent used a painter but just comparing tree names ( if they have trees) and only two of the 9 have a shared tree name - Camblin
This doesnt mean that Camblin doesnt occur in other trees - just that the tree doesnt exist or its visible. Camblin may not be the common ancestor either. I just used Camblin to highlight two of the matches have that link
I have come across other smaller clusters usually no more than 3 and I wondered if anyone else has a larger cluster of shared matches
Alternatively - what can I do to narrow the common ancestor or do I need to message each one hoping they have a bigger tree available?