Hi there. I wonder if anyone might be able to help.
My maternal grandmother was given away at birth and through the absolute wonder of DNA & Ancestry, we were able to identify her birth mother as Katherine Emily Bayliss. We have never identified her father. She was born out of wedlock and the individual who holds the key to solving the puzzle (very close match on Ancestry, which we know is from my Grandmothers biological father) is unwilling to help/co-operate. Anyway, there is a letter that Katherine sent to her mother at the time regarding a gentleman referred to as 'Sented'. She says that they 'had the new series and stayed up to 11pm' and had some 'stock in bed'. There is sadly no date on the letter. I just wondered if anyone might have any idea what the new series could refer to and if there is any common use for the word Sented that anyone was aware of, that might help me vaguely date the letter?
Katherine was born in 1898 and My grandmother was born in 1921. They were both located in the North of England at the time.
Additionally; my mum matches to the unwilling relative on Ancestry as Shared DNA: 406 cM across 13 segments
Unweighted shared DNA: 406 cM
Longest segment: 78 cM
She has a similar match amount to a granddaughter of Katherine's, so we are guessing that one of the individuals grandfathers is my grandmothers bio father, but does anyone have any further advice on this?
I apologise, I find the DNA matching thing quite complex as I have difficulty processing numbers. Any help gratefully received.
Hope all makes sense. Letter too large for me to attach apparently.
Beccy