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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Close DNA match with no (known) family connection !!
« on: Wednesday 31 January 24 20:52 GMT (UK)  »
What "shared matches" do you have?

Can any of these be identified and built into either of your known trees?

Tony.


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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Close DNA match with no (known) family connection !!
« on: Wednesday 31 January 24 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Cimota,

Welcome to Rootschat. You will find lots of help here.

Using the shared cM tool on DNApainter https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4

would suggest to me that you and your match are: (a)Grandparent and Grandchild (unlikely given your respective ages); (b)Aunt/Uncle and Niece/Nephew (?); (c)Half Sibling (given the shared matches on your paternal side this looks at first sight to be the most likely)

Others on here with more knowledge and experience than me will be along soon to help.

Best wishes, Tony.

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry Comments
« on: Wednesday 31 January 24 15:14 GMT (UK)  »
Last November I received an email alert to a comment posted to my great uncle's profile on my Ancestry tree.

This turned out to be a link to a newspaper archive and a piece about Donald's marriage in 1937.

I don't think I would ever have found this myself and I am very grateful to the Ancestry user who took the time and trouble to search public trees to find someone with a family connection to the article.

I sent my thanks via a message rather than in the comments.

Tony.

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The Lighter Side / Re: RootsChat 20th Anniversary - 31 st December 2023
« on: Sunday 31 December 23 16:02 GMT (UK)  »
Happy Anniversary Rootschat!

Congratulations to Trystan and Sarah, moderators and all contributors.

Best wishes for 2024.

Tony. x


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The Common Room / Re: Improver
« on: Sunday 23 July 23 08:02 BST (UK)  »
My Mum trained as a hairdresser in the 1950s. I remembered her using the term improver and I've just texted to ask.

After an apprenticeship of three years she then spent a further two years as an 'improver' before being fully qualified. This two years could be done at either the shop where she trained or at another one.

Tony.

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Dublin / Re: Dublin emigration to France 1845-1848
« on: Wednesday 25 January 23 21:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi again,

Is it worth posting a look up request on the Europe board for a baptism or civil registration for James?

I had lots of Rootschat help with my Irishman with a French connection.

French records carry loads more info than their UK equivalents. Both parents were named and the father's occupation and name of his employer may be included.

I've bumbled around but can't find anything.

Rootschat members Shanreagh, Manukarik and Joger sorted it for me. Hopefully they could be tempted to take a look.

Best wishes, Tony.



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Dublin / Re: Dublin emigration to France 1845-1848
« on: Sunday 22 January 23 12:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there,

Just my first random thought.

Might an Irish labourer in the 1840s have been there building French railways?

Tony.

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How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here) / Re: Dilemna needing Sarah help please
« on: Saturday 21 January 23 21:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Newbie2023,

Welcome to Rootschat!

Stick with us. This site will add so much to your family history research.

I just spent a weekend at first browsing the threads and absorbing how it all worked.

Then I plucked up courage to post a question. Something I had been chasing round for days was sorted in about 20 minutes!

Sometimes these days I can even chip in and help but usually I am not quick enough! Just seeing how the old hands tackle a conundrum will help your skills.

Best wishes, Tony.

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The Lighter Side / A Distant Relative
« on: Wednesday 04 January 23 22:18 GMT (UK)  »
I've been having a lovely email conversation with two of my DNA matches.

Their great grandfather in some online trees has become confused with a first cousin of his with a similar name.

One of my matches has been messaging with a lady that has this great grandfather with the wrong parents in her tree. This lady responds to all messages and chats away about all things family history but her tree remains uncorrected.

Between the three of us we have a fairly solid paper trail and we have attached records to our respective Ancestry trees. I have attached to my public tree an image of the marriage of the first cousin showing clearly the correct father. One of the witnesses is the brother of this first cousin and these brothers can be connected to the correct parents with census and BMD indexes.

I have spent this afternoon roaming around this other lady's public tree and I have concluded that she doesn't actually feature in the tree herself but may be an aunt of the "home" person.

Assuming that there are no further errors in this tree I think that the "home" person might be.....

The fourth cousin twice removed to the wife of the first cousin of the half brother of my grandfather.

Should she be on my Christmas card list?  ;D

I love this hobby.

Tony.


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