My Heritage matches

[Croy Girl]

I posted a few weeks ago that I was waiting on my Dna results from My Heritage. So I'm 71 % Irish Scottish no surprise there.But there was a unbelievable surprise. Lol.

To Explain.Still trying to get my head around it and figure it out.
Any help would be appreciated.

I was born in a mining village Croy Nr Cumbernauld.
My dad from Croy  .My mum Kilsyth next to Croy.We are all related somehow .
So my mum born 1916 .
Her best family friend was Annie O'Neil.
Annie married a Bill Lyons in Kilsyth.1947.
My sister and I still visit their son in Kilsyth.
Annie's Oneils sister Mary married Bill's brother Archie Lyons 1945 .Kilsyth.

Mary and Archie emigrated to.Australia .

Now this is the Surprise.
Mary and Archies daughter.granddaughter and her niece and have done their Dna With My Heritage.

So who did I Match with as Second Cousin once removed. 

Yes them.I phoned John in Kilsyth and he is also Shocked.lol.

So  I keep matching with their O'Neil and their great grandmother Ferns.

I've done my tree years ago and pretty good at it but now I'm going around In circles trying to find out how on earth we are related.
I know my grandparents lived Maryhill Glasgow same time as their grandparents or great grandparents. Then Kilsyth. 1910

So one of my grandparents siblings .My Great Aunt or Uncle is their connection. And we share same Great great grandparents.


My grandad  Mclaren from Paisley to Kilsyth 1910 is best bet.Irish .But his wife my gran and her sister were both Illegitimate and born 1877 and 1878 in Anderstone  Glasgow. Salvation Army.
I have a Mclaren Ancestor In New Zealand  my grandads great uncle left Paisley for Nz 1875.He has just done his Y Dna test and it came back he is related to the O'Neil Ireland and Neal of the 9 Hostages.
Sorry long post but any help appreciated 
I'm going to ask my mum's side to do their Dna .Check it's her side of the family related to the O'Neil s Kilsyth.

Skeletons in the Cupboard comes to mind. Lol

Marguerite

[Gadget]

Hi Marguerite

It might be best to post this as a new thread as this one is about Ancestry rather than My Heritage. If you'd like to do that, you could ask a Moderator by clicking on the bottom corner of your post 'Report to Moderator'

Gadget

[Croy Girl]

Thank you.
Marguerite.

[dawnsh]

Topic split as requested

[phil57]

1910 is not that many generations back. You need to fully research and record your matches trees at least that far back, in exactly the same way that you researched your own. If that is where the connection lies, you should find it without too much trouble. Hopefully your matches can give you some names and birth/death dates to get you started. If they have their own trees that they are happy to share with you even better, but don't just take their trees or information at face value. Work your way back through them checking everything to your own satisfaction so that you are sure of the facts. You may find you agree with them, but having checked, at least you will know for sure.