219,353. Sorry, if you read this earlier, it might be a bit confusing, so I'll explain this first sentence: That's the number of people in a family tree that showed a DNA match with me. I don't mean 219,353 people match my DNA, but that one person in this huge family was a match. Of all these people, the computer picked out five names that this person, M.W., and I have in common. From there I discovered that a woman called Mary Harrison 1758-1847, is the link. After the death of her husband, John Mounsey, she lived, according to census details of 1841, in this very house!!!!!!!!
Before John's death, they lived in the grand mansion at Patterdale, which I showed way back on this blog.
Their daughter, Ann Mounsey, came to Australia and is buried in Murrurundi cemetery, a town where I used to live and teach!
Of course, it takes me hours and hours at the computer to come up with all this info. But when I make a discovery like this, it's well worth it! I cannot believe DNA analysis and computers are so clever. Mind-boggling.
I've emailed the administrator of M.W.'s account and am waiting for a reply. As far as I can work out, Mary's uncle went to US to live and I assume M.W. is there, too.
Their daughter, Ann Mounsey, came to Australia and is buried in Murrurundi cemetery, a town where I used to live and teach!
Of course, it takes me hours and hours at the computer to come up with all this info. But when I make a discovery like this, it's well worth it! I cannot believe DNA analysis and computers are so clever. Mind-boggling.
I've emailed the administrator of M.W.'s account and am waiting for a reply. As far as I can work out, Mary's uncle went to US to live and I assume M.W. is there, too.
2 comments:
This is amazing. Am curious now to see what my DNA would tell??
hahahahahahaha I thought the first!
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