JulieAnnD
29-04-2018, 3:04 PM
Hi
I am trying to discover my mother's paternal family. From my grandfather's birth certificate we have his mother's name only - Kate Taylor - no age.
The baptism certificate is the same but gives the address of my grandfather's guardian's parents.
I have a theory that his guardian's illegitimate son was actually my grandfather's father and he certainly grew up with the family until his marriage at 22.
I have now identified a potential (half?) 3rd cousin of my mother's based on this relationship but there is no match shown via their respective DNA tests - should I read anything into this?
I have also found a potential 1st cousin 1 x removed based on a best guess of the "right" Kate Taylor - how likely is it that a DNA test would prove/disprove this relationship or is the fact that my grandfather would only be a half-brother and therefore it is a half-1st cousin once removed make it too remote?
I am trying to discover my mother's paternal family. From my grandfather's birth certificate we have his mother's name only - Kate Taylor - no age.
The baptism certificate is the same but gives the address of my grandfather's guardian's parents.
I have a theory that his guardian's illegitimate son was actually my grandfather's father and he certainly grew up with the family until his marriage at 22.
I have now identified a potential (half?) 3rd cousin of my mother's based on this relationship but there is no match shown via their respective DNA tests - should I read anything into this?
I have also found a potential 1st cousin 1 x removed based on a best guess of the "right" Kate Taylor - how likely is it that a DNA test would prove/disprove this relationship or is the fact that my grandfather would only be a half-brother and therefore it is a half-1st cousin once removed make it too remote?