Lilian's Tree

 This month I set my research tasks on my husband's side, looking at the Bird, Kidney and Ironside branches on his maternal side. I had found a blue hanging folder in the filing cabinet and started my research there. I was very surprised as I found that in both 2021 and 2023 I had already done research on these lines.  So glad I had dated the work or I wouldn't have know how old it was. Sorting that folder and recording what certificates I had gave me very good picture of what I had and what I needed to do. Paul's aunt had obtained several certificates and I spent time trying to figure out where the people fitted into the tree. The result was, they didn't, so I removed the certificates from the family folder and they are now in the research folder, with notes about them. Paul's 3x great-grandfather was James Ironside, father of the artist, Adelaide Ironside, through his first wife, Martha Redman. This tangent had been sorted, so I was able to concentrate on the chil...

 I've been busy designing new business cards with my new logo.  I wanted to update from the angel I had used since I stated to something a bit more modern. I've gone with a tree, in purple. So I've gone from this; To this,  This is the business card; I've still stuck with the same colour scheme, on the website but the new logo is in place.

 Back in 2018 I joined the MyHeritage family tree website and did my DNA with them. It's a good site and I have found very useful information and made good DNA connections. There was a problem, when I accepted a tree and ended up with people I didn't know and wasn't connected to. This resulted in me having to remove individuals, one by one and I now no longer accept people's trees. The ability to colour photos is useful as is the ability to group DNA matches and both have been used, with interesting results. Yesterday, (12/08) I had a big new DNA match and got excited, as you do. 739.6cM and a name I knew BUT and here is the problem. MyHeritage has listed her as my 1st cousin but she is my half-niece. I know this for a fact, I watched her grow up. She isn't a cousin. I contacted MyHeritage asking if I could change the relationship as it was wrong and below is their reply. I understand that the probable relationship that is shown for one of your DNA-matches is not co...

 After my last post about the Tunk's Family and the mysterious son, I can now give an update. The death certificate arrived while I was away and confirmed my suspicion that George Jnr's birth was a transcription error. My family now have three daughters and a son. All sorted. You can read the previous post here,  July