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  • 28-01-2021 3:12pm
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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭


    Hi, would love to hear anyones thoughts about a mystery of mine. I did the Myheritage DNA test a while back. Just before Christmas I received a message there from someone who had just sprung up as a close match to me. She comes up as... my Great aunt or first cousin or first cousin once removed. We are both totally baffled by this as none of our ancestoral names are a match and we are both sure that we would know someone so closely connected. Thanks!


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    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,498 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    There was likely an affair resulting in a parent differing to the birth cert somewhere along the line.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,797 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    This would sound like, unfortunately, there was a "non-paternity event" somewhere quite near on one side or the other. If you're getting matches up both sides of your tree; its not yours.


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    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,498 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    L1011 wrote: »
    This would sound like, unfortunately, there was a "non-paternity event" somewhere quite near on one side or the other. If you're getting matches up both sides of your tree; its not yours.

    There's a euphemism I hadn't heard before, very much a polite and compassionate little bit of decorum.


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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    banie01 wrote: »
    There was likely an affair resulting in a parent differing to the birth cert somewhere along the line.

    Yes I think you are most likely right!


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    pinkypinky
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    Does she match other people in your family?
    It would be helpful to know if she matched a paternal or maternal cousin of yours to help determine which side.

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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Does she match other people in your family?
    It would be helpful to know if she matched a paternal or maternal cousin of yours to help determine which side.

    we have some similar matches, 3rd to 5th cousins... we dont recognise them. My mums dad had at least one daughter with another woman, Ive met her and we both reckon this lady who contacted me may be another...


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    hblock21
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    Whats cm's are you matching at?


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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    hblock21 wrote: »
    Whats cm's are you matching at?

    645.6 cm.... my sons is 3500 ish, so its a lot when you think of it


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    hblock21
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭hblock21


    Elizabetha wrote: »
    645.6 cm.... my sons is 3500 ish, so its a lot when you think of it

    At most your 1st cousins or 1st cousin once removed


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,622 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Yes, but that level could also be a great-aunt or half-aunt.

    If she's keen, you may need to agree to do some target tests.

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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Yes, but that level could also be a great-aunt or half-aunt.

    If she's keen, you may need to agree to do some target tests.

    yes thats true, the other lady I mentioned that is my half aunt has done the same dna test. If she comes up as a match with me and this lady who shows up as my great aunt, questions need to be asked lol


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    Mimon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭Mimon


    All my matches from abroad come from countries that Irish people emigrated to. Apart from one from Sweden. Was contacted by the Swedish match and neither of us can figure it out.


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    spurious
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    banie01 wrote: »
    There was likely an affair resulting in a parent differing to the birth cert somewhere along the line.

    Or an adoption/fostering arrangement that the child never became aware of.


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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    spurious wrote: »
    Or an adoption/fostering arrangement that the child never became aware of.

    yes, all possibilities


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    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Does she match other people in your family?
    It would be helpful to know if she matched a paternal or maternal cousin of yours to help determine which side.

    She matched distant cousins of mine, no of which I recognise.


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    A New earth
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭A New earth


    If you upload both of your tests to Gedmatch and FTDNA (both free) you might get some close matches. Ancestry has by far the biggest database so if you can afford any more tests it would be well worth doing one there.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,797 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    GEDmatch's new terms and conditions are a tad problematic, however.


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,622 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Well, if you want to figure it out, you'll have to test other people in your family. Start with a first cousin on each side.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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