From Somerset to Australia

I have DNA matches with several descendants of 3 brothers who were born in Muchelney (Somerset) and emigrated to Australia in 1842. Muchelney is only 20 miles from Axbridge, so perhaps those 3 brothers inherited the shared DNA from an ancestor of my Axbridge ancestors.   I cover below the following: Charles Baulch and Anne

A DNA clue to the ancestry of Mary Ann Johncey (1810-1864)

A recently discovered DNA match has given me a clue about the origin of my 3 x great grandmother Mary Ann Jauncey (or Johncey) (1810-1864), born in Hereford. https://birdsofcressingham.wordpress.com/2021/03/18/cousin-marriage-even-more-clues-on-mary-ann-johncey/ I didn’t recognise most names or places in the tree for this match, but the top of one of this person’s ancestral lines is Agnes Devlin

Updated ‘ethnicity’ estimates from Ancestry

Ancestry have recently updated the ‘ethnicity’ estimates their DNA tests provide. Their updated estimates for me are: Why do Ancestry’s estimates change? Ancestry calculate the estimate for each region by comparing my DNA with DNA from a panel of people whose ancestors lived in that region for a long time. From time to time, Ancestry

They came from 11 counties

I used to think my ancestors came mainly from London, apart from my maternal great grandfather (who was born in South African but was of Irish origin) and my great grandfather from Norfolk. But as I have researched my family history more, I’ve found direct ancestors in at least 11 English counties (plus London /

Who was Mary Ann Johncey?

My 3 x Grandparents, Mary Ann Johncey (abt 1810-1864) and William Povey, married at St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey on 4th March, 1833. She was a widow and he was a bachelor. Her name was given as Johncey. The witnesses were A Graham [?] Greene and another person, whose signature appears, on 3 other marriages on