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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 for the Tom Winder project, and one, out of the blue, who fulfilled Peter Sherlock’s search for mtDNA of Catherine Loane. Please login to continue reading. If you’re not a …
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 millenia. How far does your father’s surname go back? You don’t have to display your real name and can use a different email from usual if you prefer. You might …
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 contrasts the negatives of knowing her great-great-grandmother was betrayed against the positives of finding new cousins who had their mystery resolved. As a professional who works with people to examine …
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 recent acquisition of Filae, a leading French genealogy company, MyHeritage has just announced the release of 463 million historical records from France, covering births, marriages, deaths, and two censuses, providing the most comprehensive …
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 his wife Ellen Johnson (c1803-1887). They had one surviving son, Thomas Jr, while three of their daughters married three of the sons of Captain Emanuel Hungerford. Family legend handed down …
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 members have taken tests specifically to help with our three priorities right now: to confirm that John Knight was a child of Emanuel and not one of Emanuel’s brothers, to …
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 only share 6-7.9 centimorgans because there are many matches in this range that are not valid 5-8th cousins. They could be as distant as 20th cousins. These false matches tempt …
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 test to confirm this link to the Hungerfords. Our former HAFS president John BS Hungerford did the same so we had a comparison. The results were exciting and a bit …
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 hundred years later, we have proof. Who was John Knight? John Knight was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1812. He came to Australia in 1828 on the Alexander Henry …
This summer I joined the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) and attended four of their lectures and workshops – A Deep Dive into FindMyPast, AncestryDNA, and meetings of the Intermediate DNA group and Advanced DNA group. All sessions were held at their historic sandstone building Richmond Villa at Millers Point, which is a experience in …
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 you might already know. I have to confess, I have only used my subscription occasionally over the last few years, because I can find so much on Ancestry and Trove, …
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 at Associations Forum and has previously worked as a solicitor. She has a Bachelor of Arts/Law, Grad Dip in Education and Certificate in Genealogical Research. Philippa brings with her a …
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 that are more remote and don’t share recognisable surnames. ThruLines™ combines the data in your DNA matches with the data in the family trees that you and your DNA 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 said: Breathes there a man with soul so dead,Who never to himself hath saidThis is my own, my native land? Land or heritage or something passed down from preceding generations; …
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