Finding your place in Trove
The National Library of Australia recently secured funding to continue providing it’s wonderful Trove website, but I was surprised to learn that only 10% of …
Studying Family History
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How Amelia found the woman who had saved her life
Looking through the results of a DNA database, Amelia Lewis [E.2.6a.4b.2c.1d.2e.2f] was confused to see a “self” or “twin” living in the United States. After contacting her genetic doppelganger, she was amazed to discover the woman who saved her life.
Could Irish naming conventions bust your brickwall?
If you’ve hit a brickwall with Irish ancestors, you might get some clues from a recent article about Irish naming conventions and baptism traditions, provided …
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AncestryDNA Tips and Tricks
Over the last few months, AncestryDNATM has released a powerful new feature called SideviewTM Technology which appears in several places. You might have noticed some …
A Demographic View of the Hungerford Family – Part 2
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.
Two new members with unusual DNA
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 …
Father’s Day Specials
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 …
When does a secret stop being a secret?
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 …
A Demographic View of the Hungerford Family – Part 1
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.
Ellen Johnson DNA Update
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.
French records now available
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 …
The Winder Johnson DNA Project – the background
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 …
Ancestry DNA members – We need your help
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 changes in August – act now
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 …
Knight Hungerford ancestry – what the DNA showed
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 …
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John Knight DNA breakthrough
The family of John Knight (1812-1912) grew up with the story that he was the illegitimate son of Emanuel Hungerford [E]. Now, two hundred years …
Summer with SAG
This summer I joined the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) and attended four of their lectures and workshops – A Deep Dive into FindMyPast, AncestryDNA, …
The finer points of ‘FindMyPast’
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 …
A New Role for Phillipa Shelly Jones
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 …
AncestryDNA – finding family with ThruLines™
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 …