dna

Hypotheses please! I am trying to connect some dots that might lead to why some chunks of DNA turn up among people whose genes SEEM to originate only from England, Scotland and Canada. There is one exception: There are some descendants of my 3rd Cousin X 1 removed, surname Cadby, who was in a...

Our PBS ran a two part show, I think it was last week called "Tutankhamun: Allies and Enemies" https://www.pbs.org/show/tutankhamun-allies-enemies/ The part that got my attention was the back and forth about the identity of his mother: It was amusing to me that some folks said the DNA...

This fellow was born 25 Dec 1897 in West Ham, Essex. His Army enrolment says he was a Driver for the Royal Field Artillery and I can read "Poland" as one of the places he was posted. Then I came across this POW index card: Name: A W Cudby Rank: Driver Army Number: 104449 Regiment...

This person has got me in a right tizz. I thought she started life as Maria Glenister, daughter of Sophia when I found her in the 1871 England Census as Mrs Maria Stevens with someone named Sophia Glenister. Then I looked at the person who married James Stevens in 1845 and it was Maria Bates...

Now, with new lots of distant cousins coming into play I have oodles of names to delve into, trying to find the connections. Seems everyone is from the USA lately [ 5th - 8th cousins]. Reading Colin's post recently...

This was a story on a local news feed here that I'm going to try to post. I read the article, but didn't view the video yet. I think it's hosted on Wordpress, which can be a little slow to load. http://wkrg.com/2017/12/25/friends-for-60-years-find-out-theyre-biological-brothers/ Very touching.