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Hi, sorry for not responding sooner. Through DNA matching I have discovered that my original assumption about my being related to Temporance Agombar was incorrect. My family tree does have some...

Hi Craig, I'm sorry for not responding sooner, I've been busy with work and not logged into any of my ancestry accounts for some time. James Isaacs, son of Hyam Isaacs and Catherine Levy, was my...

Dear Phillip, gosh thank you for that information, it's very interesting. Do you know where I might find any more information about Catherine Levy's family.... who her mother was, where Catherine...

I don't know if anyone can help with this..... my great-great grandfather James Isaacs from Bethnal Green Spitalfields area apparently had a mother called Catherine who may have lived in Shadwell,...

Hi David,
Yes, just go to www.ancestry.co.uk/dna/ and you can order the kit. The test is very easy to do and after you've sent it off, you get the results back in about 4-6 weeks.
Let us know how...

Good morning David,
Have you or your cousin done the Ancestry DNA test? If so, this could provide some of the answers, although as I'm finding, answers lead to further questions! If you've not...

Hi Denise,
Many thanks for your response. So far, I have confirmed DNA matches with descendants of Zoseman (Ebenezer/Syes) Isaacs who was the older brother of James Isaacs, and also firm DNA...

Hello Denione, I'm still trying to puzzle out the truth about my ancestry, especially as some recent DNA matches have thrown up some curve balls! I hope you don't mind my asking but of interest,...

Thanks to all of you… Philip, Alma and Denise for your comments which have been immensely helpful. I’ve not yet read Denise’s thread but will do so. Alma correctly pointed out my misunderstanding of...

Hello Alma,
Thanks so much for your quick reply and for explaining about the profession information. I hadn't noticed that, I'll have to take a closer look!
Notwithstanding that, I have a DNA match...

Dear Philip,

I have the 1814 baptism document in front of me now, and it states….

Hyam, Son of Asher and Betsey Isaacs …. Fruit dealer

Amelia, Daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Woolf…. China...

Hi again.
According to my most recent research, Amelia Woolf/Isaacs was most definitely my great-great-great grandmother. I've all but given up (for now) trying to work from the present time...

Dear Alma and Philip, thank you so much for your persistence in trying to help me unravel the mystery of my family tree. I'm so excited to tell you that in the past 24 hours I've made the most...

Dear Philip, thanks once again for your time and attention to detail in answering my many questions. I realise that nothing can be taken for granted. With regard to my Lewis ancestry, yes Joseph...

Dear Alma and Philip,
Thank you for all the information you’ve provided since I last logged on. I wish I had more time to devote to researching this!

Hyam Isaacs (greengrocer) was apparently...

Yes thank you, it's helpful, although this is still a mystery I wish could be unravelled. My father and I recently did the Ancestry DNA (spit) test, and it transpries that my father has 12% European...

Hi Alma,

Thank you so much for taking the time to research and reply to my questions. I'd like to apologise for the time taken to send a reply, but I've been rather snowed under with work!

You...

My great-great grandfather was James Isaacs and I've seen a copy of his marriage certificate (married in a church) in which his father is described as Hyam Isaacs, Greengrocer. He had a sister called...