Who When Where

Hi Norfolk Nan

Our match was only 8.5cM, which normally makes me run a mile! We did, however, have lots of shared matches, all of them larger than our actual match eg 45cM, 174cM. Illegitimacy and adoption was involved, but eventually her match to me was via through a sister and brother my 3rd, her 4th Gt Grandparent in the early 1800s.

Some of the shared matches were agreeable to sharing some data which also helped in the search. It was finding the correct birth Father that clinched it.

Mind-boggling! I'll never solve my knotty problem via DNA - it's part of OH's family tree and he won't do DNA. I'll have to stick with the old-fashioned way. Well done, by the way

Norfolk Nan,
Don’t forget your children. If OH is their father, their DNA will help bypass OH and get to his ancestors that way.
(I’m assuming Nan in your username means you have grandchildren and children)

Mick, yes I am a nan but no, OH isn't dad Second marriage for us both and he has no offspring. I'm creating the tree for his nephews and neices, or their children, if they are interested. And because I love the hunt.

Have you thought about the nieces and nephews? They share some DNA with OH, better than nothing

Worth keeping in mind ... On the otherhand, I could 'work' on OH...

Nan,
In your first post you mention some records that you've looked at. You don't mention church warden accounts, which sometimes name individual parishioners.
I was lucky enough to find a layout of pews in the Lyme Regis church warden accounts, which gave me the final piece in proving who was the father of my 3x great grandmother.

I haven't looked at churchwarden records but I think I will now, pinefamily. Thank you for that, every idea is very useful.