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First I would look at the DNA matches who you have linked to in your family tree and verify that each of your Grandparents lines have your DNA matches linking to and beyond each of your Great Grandparents.  I did this by printing out a six generation chart and marking each Predecessor where a DNA match and I have them as a MRCA.

Depending where you have missing links I would ask Siblings and Cousins to take a DNA test.

Seek out Second Cousins and again see if they have taken or will take a DNA test.

By having close family DNA tested you can cross reference their DNA Matches with your own and use the results to narrow down the possibilities.

Keep options open and do not discount 1/2 relationships, as an example depending upon their age a 432 cM match could be the child of a 1/2 Niece or Nephew, the relationship could be that close and hence why having Siblings and Cousins DNA tested is always a good start to verify the validity or close relationships.

Alas Charting is not in my experience a useful feature of Roots Magic, it is by a country mile the worst software that I have with regards to said feature.

I have Roots Magic, Family Historian, Family Tree Maker, MacTree (Apple Mac only), & Reunion (Apple Mac only) and non of them does precisely what I want but Reunion is closest with the best Pedigree Chart.  Best not to ask why I seem to have accumulated so many different Apps.

I have not tried it myself but there are standalone Charting software available, the S&N Genealogy website has Charting Companion listed, this may give you what you seek.

BTW, a descendent chart goes from a specific predecessor forward in time and lists their descendants for as many generations as selected.  To clarify your kids and grandkids are your descendants, your parents, grandparents, GGP’s etc are your predecessors.

You get what you pay for.

Roots Magic 9 @ £36 for a fully working family tree building and usage software is hardly expensive.

It has the advantage of being able to download your full Ancestry family tree together with all the media via a few simple actions.

This is far better than using a Gedcom file.

I was hoping to smash down 2 brick walls but doesn't look like either will happen.  Both of my grandmother's had a father who was illegitimate so you know you're then stuck with no father on the BC. 

G. Grandfather 1 nobody has tested in that line. 

G. Grandfather 2 had me very confused as the matches all seem to have gone no further back than I have myself.

Now I admit to being very naive thinking it was like those DNA Family Secrets type TV programmes.  One line further back had all these half siblings so I spent 4 hours retracing all steps to see what I had gotten wrong.

I had been contacted by a young guy who is very into DNA and I told him I didn't understand. He told me that these tests are only as good as the people who you match with who've done the research.  For instance if 20 people have all copied and copied from one another that your G.G.Grandfather is Father Christmas then that's what you'll be shown on the Thruline.  He said "it's all just recycled user input".

Light bulb moment!! 💡
 

He is not quite right.

The only caveat that is need with a DNA match is identifying them by actual name, and said actual name does not necessarily need to be the user name you see.  Using shared DNA matches and cross referencing you can identify the match by birth name.

Ideally you want the Matches birth name displayed by them and at least one of their parents, but of course if they have built an accurate tree will help even more.  I have a 240 cM match who only had a tree of him and his Dad, that was enough, another 193 cM that had no tree, just his birth name took 5 minutes to link into my tree.  Conversely I have a 120 cM match that has been there for six years, all I have is his name and as there are over 150 births for a guy with his name that is not helping.

A tree can be a problem especially if they are a Newbie who have only built a tree as a direct result of taking a DNA test then said tree may be full of errors.

DNA can be a simple waiting game, keeping fingers crossed that a DNA match will eventually show who will lead to a few bricks being loosened at least.

It took me three years of persuasion before First Cousins took a DNA test, whereas look at videos online and they all have every Tom, Dick and Harriet in their close family tested

Most definitely check every year for the last ten years if possible, or as far back as the Bank can go.

I’d then contact My Heritage by phone and ask why the debit has been taken on an account that obviously has been dormant.

Set low expectations from them.

They are all the same, it is very difficult to cancel a subscription online and it is only cancelled when one receives an eMail confirming the cancellation.

As an example, I cancelled My Heritage as soon as I renewed and took a screenshot.

As with Ancestry, it is going to expire with no Auto Renewal.