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Updated DNA Maps

Updated DNA Maps

If you’ve read this blog before you must know how much I love these things. They aren’t that much help when it comes to the nitty gritty of hunting dead people but I do love…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on January 9, 2021May 29, 2022
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Quarantined

So I am in quarantine. My lovely NZ Cruise was ended early by the COVID-19 global pandemic and today we received notice that there were cases aboard the ship. So now instead of a preemptive…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on March 20, 2020May 29, 2022
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Chasing Birds

While I have been chatting to my maternal grandfather’s cousins about that side of the tree, my dad has been chasing birds. Not the feathered variety, but those of his maternal ancestry. See our line…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on July 6, 2019May 29, 2022
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Updated DNA mapping

Updated DNA mapping

So I was terrible at the 52 weeks challenge. Are we surprised? Nope. But anyway, with the increase in it’s database Ancestry’s DNA estimates are being refined so I thought I’d have a look and…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on April 5, 2019May 29, 2022
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 2 – Challenge

It was a challenge to narrow down this week’s subject because many of my ancestors have proved elusive in one way or another and are thus a challenge, or have themselves faced what can be…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on January 13, 2019May 29, 2022
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1 – Firsts

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1 – Firsts

There are many firsts that I could pull out of my research to discuss in this topic, our ‘first convict’ the ‘first person I researched’, instead we will go with a different and notable first:…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on January 6, 2019May 29, 2022
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The Nancy Bird Question.

The Nancy Bird Question.

Nana’s 100th birthday was on the 7th of October and at a party of 130 odd people, the question most often directed at me was “Are we related to Nancy Bird?” My answer – “Well…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 20, 2017May 29, 2022
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New Year, Same resolution.

Every New Year I make the same resolution – I resolve to be more organised. To actually start writing things down, to stop relying on my often scattered memory (thanks thyroid) and to be a…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on January 3, 2017May 29, 2022
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DNA Mapping again

DNA Mapping again

This time of my paternal ancestry. I threw the kit at Dad and told him to spit. So from Ancestry: No surprises there; well actually I was expecting it to be a little more homogeneous…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on April 9, 2016May 29, 2022
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Biscuits & Beer

Biscuits & Beer

I have mentioned before that the Sinclair branch of my family tree has links to a certain iconic Australian biscuit maker, but it seems that same branch also has links to another iconic Australian. Samuel…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on March 8, 2016May 29, 2022
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