Category Archives: ancestry.com

200 “documented” DNA Matches and Rising

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Phil Grass

Recently I hit the count of 200 documented DNA matches. To celebrate this I though it worthwhile to write a little about this and how it has helped my genealogy research. Firstly it’s important to understand what I consider an … Continue reading →

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The Common Ancestors of the Bainbridges of Middleham

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Phil Grass

For genealogists with British ancestors the period before Civil Registration (in 1837) and useful Census (starting with the 1841 census) records can be a challenging period. There are, for most parts of the UK mainland, Parish Registrars. The brevity of … Continue reading →

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Ancestry.com Sideview ™ Review

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Phil Grass

Introduction In April this year genealogy giant Ancestry.com introduced “SideView ™” a key new feature to their DNA product offering. This technology aims to identify and use the DNA you received from each of your parents to further your genealogical … Continue reading →

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How to improve your DNA matches with your German relatives at Ancestry.com

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Phil Grass

Use these two simple tricks to help connect with your DNA relatives back in the “homeland”. I’m sorry, I just got carried away with writing click-bait titles. I have just got my wife’s DNA test results back from Ancestry. Her … Continue reading →

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Genealogy in a time of Covid – A personal review of 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Phil Grass

Introduction 2020 has been a year like no other – well unless you lived in AD 536. On a personal level we (my family) have been very lucky to live and work in a low Covid-risk environment. At a personal … Continue reading →

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Researching the Smiths of Great Ayton

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Phil Grass

Introduction When I first stated to write this (August 2020) the genetic genealogy world was at war with itself over a decision by Ancestry to remove some distant matches from peoples DNA Match List results. It’s all rather sad and … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing – Ethnicity Estimates – 2020 Edition

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Phil Grass

When I was young my identity was clear, I was from “the top end of North Yorkshire”. My Mum grew up in a village 3 miles from where I lived and my Dad in a different village 2 miles away. … Continue reading →

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Managing your DNA matches with Excel

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Phil Grass

Normally when I write something here it’s because I think I have something useful to say. This time I want to write about how I record my DNA matches in Excel. I’ll be honest, I’m sure I’m not the first … Continue reading →

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Ancestry 2019 Update – the new Common Ancestors feature

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Phil Grass

One of the key new features of the 2019 update to the Ancestry group of websites is the Common Ancestor feature. This is a little different, both in content and display, from Ancestry’s previous Shared Ancestor Hints feature. Common Ancestors … Continue reading →

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Ancestry.com 2019 website update – New DNA pages, better management options

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Phil Grass

Yesterday (15th Feb.) I received an update to how my DNA results were displayed. Somehow, I’ve been on of the lucky testers who get some of the Beta features before they are made available system-wide. Last year it was an … Continue reading →

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