AncestryDNA Tips and Tricks
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HAFS has, over the past three decades, accumulated a massive amount of information, providing a comprehensive family history and an extensive Hungerford family tree. It is timely, to therefore look at some demographic data pertaining to our Hungerford family.
Welcome to all new members of course, but we’re excited to have two new members that help with our research – one that provides Y-DNA …
FamilyTreeDNA currently has specials on the pricing of their Y-DNA tests and upgrades. These tests are good for researching your roots over the centuries and …
Over the last twelve months, our cousin and HAFS member Philippa Shelley-Jones [E.2.3a.6b.5c.2d.1e] has been writing about secrets which emerged about her great-great-grandfather Garland. She …
HAFS has, over the past three decades, accumulated a massive amount of information, providing a comprehensive family history and an extensive Hungerford family tree. It is timely, to therefore look at some demographic data pertaining to our Hungerford family.
Earlier in the year, we wrote about a project to discover the ancestry of Ellen Johnson and Tom Winder, who are ancestors of many Hungerfords in Australia. Here are our first findings.
If you have ancestors who are of French origin, then you might be excited by this news from the Society of Australian Genealogists: “Following their …
Two of the most enduring genealogical mysteries in the Winder and Hungerford families are the parentage and ancestry of Tom White Melville Winder (c1788-1853) and …
Many of our family members have taken an AncestryDNA test in the last few years and these have provided some interesting discoveries. In particular, several …
AncestryDNA is making several during August 2020 to improve accuracy and validity of matches. From late August (no specific date) they will remove matches which …
Following the story that John Knight appeared to be the son of Emanuel Hungerford, John’s great-grandson Alan Knight did an AncestryDNA® test and a Y-DNA …
Knight Hungerford ancestry – what the DNA showed Read More »
John Knight The family of John Knight (1812-1912) grew up with the story that he was the illegitimate son of Emanuel Hungerford [E]. Now, two …
This summer I joined the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) and attended four of their lectures and workshops – A Deep Dive into FindMyPast, AncestryDNA, …
Professional genealogist Michelle Patient recently took a group of Society of Australian Geneologists (SAG) members for a deep dive into FindMyPast (http://findmypast.co.uk), a service which …
Philippa Shelly Jones [E.2.3a.6b.5c.2d.1e] was recently elected to the Board of the Society of Australian Genealogists. She is also the Editor of the publication ASSOCIATIONS …
ThruLines is a powerful feature of AncestryDNA that automatically shows how you are related to your DNA matches. This is especially useful for those matches …
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by Dr Thomas Hungerford OBE (former Patron of HAFS) (Originally published in HAFS Journal Vol 1 No 1 – May 1991) Sir Walter Scott …
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