tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.comments2022-12-02T23:36:40.660+13:00Winging ItAlex Coleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-34499443751803107612022-12-02T23:36:40.660+13:002022-12-02T23:36:40.660+13:00Thanks for possting thisThanks for possting thisChimney Cleaning DeSotohttps://www.chimney-cleaning-repairs.com/us/chimney-repair-texas/chimney-cleaning-desoto.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-56881778451759152902022-06-24T12:18:29.207+12:002022-06-24T12:18:29.207+12:00Veery thoughtful blogVeery thoughtful blogAshleehttps://www.ashleemoody.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-46821341572863499422018-01-12T06:48:48.216+13:002018-01-12T06:48:48.216+13:00Thank you and have emailed you backThank you and have emailed you backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-55497980099608346902018-01-09T10:03:58.115+13:002018-01-09T10:03:58.115+13:00Hi Dawn - make sure you check out my main website ...Hi Dawn - make sure you check out my main website at <a href="http://wing-ops.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://wing-ops.org.uk/</a> if you haven't already. If you get in touch with me via email <a href="mailto:alex@wing-ops.org.uk" rel="nofollow">alex@wing-ops.org.uk</a> I can give you some more information on your Randall family, but yes, Frederick was Benjamin's eldest son by his first wife.<br /><br />AlexAlex Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-17689780727531973502018-01-09T05:56:49.576+13:002018-01-09T05:56:49.576+13:00Hi there, I found myself on your site due to searc...Hi there, I found myself on your site due to searching for the surname Randall and noticed that the surname Randall comes up quite a bit. My Nan was a former Randall and so far I have been able to go back to a Frederick and Hannah Randall on my family tree. Am now trying to see if this Benjamin fellow was Frederick's father? If this is the case it means I can go further back. Do you have anymore details on him? Was he married, who too, dates? etc. <br /><br />I must say I really enjoyed reading all about the straw plaiting times in Wing, couldn't believe I was reading a little about my ancestors of Frederick and Hannah, it really amazed me. My parents and grandparents are all Welsh born, including me and to think I have links to England is so fascinating. <br /><br />Thank you for your time.<br /><br />Kindest Regards<br /><br />DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-83486563524974401572017-08-23T23:41:24.506+12:002017-08-23T23:41:24.506+12:00I recognize a few of the names of those on our mat...I recognize a few of the names of those on our match lists either from GEDmatch or the "Big 3" testing companies. Of the few people I've contacted whom I don't recognize and who have uploaded to GEDmatch, there was zero matching DNA -- so I'm not bothering to do anything until they sort out their matching algorithm, which is seriously flawed. My sister and I both have matches that don't appear on our parents' match lists, but I haven't done the calculations for the %. I hope that MyHeritage does manage to get their act together and provide matches we can be confident in, and also, of course, provide the matching segment information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276270940572423898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-80797369012886220602017-08-23T13:10:49.242+12:002017-08-23T13:10:49.242+12:00I thought I was doing badly at MyHeritage with 71%...I thought I was doing badly at MyHeritage with 71% of my matches not matching either of my parents:<br /><br />https://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/parent-and-child-comparisons-at_26.html<br /><br />Your results are just crazy.<br /><br /> Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-66775864334736831922017-08-16T03:03:35.971+12:002017-08-16T03:03:35.971+12:00It would be interesting to see how this breaks dow...It would be interesting to see how this breaks down with single segment matches.Building Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866244335522724352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-69884947688205647842017-08-16T00:39:38.883+12:002017-08-16T00:39:38.883+12:00Alex, It's interesting that all your family we...Alex, It's interesting that all your family were tested on the v1 chip. I wonder if the move to the v2 chip might produce fewer non-matches between parents and children.<br /><br />It will be certainly interesting to do some comparisons at GEDmatch and FTDNA. As you've tested both your parents you'll be able to use phased kits at GEDmatch. This is an exercise I still need to do.<br /><br />As Jim says, a lot of the non-matches might well be false positives but at the moment we have no way of distinguishing between false positives and false negatives.<br /><br />Jim, Ancestry's Timber algorithm is downweighting high-frequency segments. While these segments might be real segments in the sense that they have survived phasing, it doesn't mean that they are genealogically relevant. The frequency of a segment is just as important as its size when trying to detect recent IBD. Segments shared by large numbers of people are highly unlikely to be recent.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-60619495749935838292017-08-11T10:05:56.960+12:002017-08-11T10:05:56.960+12:00Debbie, all three of the tests were on v1 chip so ...Debbie, all three of the tests were on v1 chip so in my case there wouldn't have been any impact from chip variation.<br /><br />Jim, thanks for your comments. I won't discard all those potentially-dodgy matches just yet! I'm interested to see what turns up in GEDmatch (or at FamilyTreeDNA for that matter) where other AncestryDNA testers have uploaded their kits and I can identify them both on Ancestry and GEDmatch - I'll definitely report back on whether the matching situation changes or not.Alex Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-58582178966049789882017-08-11T00:09:45.754+12:002017-08-11T00:09:45.754+12:00Alex,
We need to be careful about calling all of t...Alex,<br />We need to be careful about calling all of these Matches false (the ones that don't match either parent). Some of them are truly false and are not a segment from an Ancestor; but the rest of them are false negatives. That means they are really a true Match to you, and the "falseness" is just that the algorithm doesn't match them to a parent. There have been many reports that the AncestryDNA TIMBER algorithm sometimes doesn't report true matches up to 40cM or so. A false negative is really a true Match, although at the lower cM levels (say under 10-15cM, the Common Ancestor may be beyond our reach. Bottom line: our "false" Matches at AncestryDNA are not as high as they appear. It will be interesting to see what you determine through GEDmatch.Jim Bartletthttp://www.segmentology.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-86386799616895432102017-08-10T23:44:46.457+12:002017-08-10T23:44:46.457+12:00Thank you Alex for doing this interesting analysis...Thank you Alex for doing this interesting analysis. I was intrigued by your breakdown of your large mismatch. This does appear to be a case of a false negative in the parent but I'm just as confused as you are by what's going on here. I still don't have any sense of the ratio of false positives versus false negatives in our data. This exercise has, however, demonstrated the uncertainty of the matches on smaller segments which we will need to factor in if we are using these segments to make inferences about genealogical relationships.<br /><br />I'd be interested to know which version of the AncestryDNA chips you and your parents were tested on. I was tested on the v1 chip and my parents were on the v2 chip so I don't know what impact, if any, this had on my analysis.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-3493640375721608662015-12-09T03:24:01.577+13:002015-12-09T03:24:01.577+13:00I'm a Lathwell currently living in Maidenhead....I'm a Lathwell currently living in Maidenhead. My father grew up in Luton Bedfordshire where his father lived and his father before him. I believe my family tree ends back to Wing. It a difficult name to get any information on, so I'd love to know what you've found out.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Gary LathwellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-22301754866807087432015-11-29T11:22:33.571+13:002015-11-29T11:22:33.571+13:00Good to know, Elizabeth. There were only a few lin...Good to know, Elizabeth. There were only a few links that were 100% broken, most were working even though they were technically pointing at the wrong place. The good news is that I've finally wrestled everything into submission!Alex Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-58195095356201586762015-11-29T08:54:27.614+13:002015-11-29T08:54:27.614+13:00So far, so good! :-)So far, so good! :-)Elizabeth O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191827688514996520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-7970410601160226732014-05-03T08:12:24.593+12:002014-05-03T08:12:24.593+12:00There is a link to the blog in the About page. It&...There is a link to the blog in the About page. It's not that prominent since I don't blog that much, but I might rethink that since the new website doesn't have an easy way to identify new content at the moment and the blog is therefore the primary way to flag anything new.Alex Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-69512976061755203322014-05-03T07:04:46.704+12:002014-05-03T07:04:46.704+12:00Looks good Alex. The new website is fab, but you n...Looks good Alex. The new website is fab, but you need a link to the blog!Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-3366422719975420942014-04-26T11:14:41.229+12:002014-04-26T11:14:41.229+12:00Alex Dahling! Have missed reading your posts. So...Alex Dahling! Have missed reading your posts. So glad you are gearing up again - I look forward to reading all about your research!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-8586283851159876802014-04-05T20:29:17.700+13:002014-04-05T20:29:17.700+13:00I thought it was just me who felt this.I thought it was just me who felt this.KeyReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894097012924024789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-54496783286423554202013-11-04T13:22:17.666+13:002013-11-04T13:22:17.666+13:00Happy Blogiversary! I found your terrific blog th...Happy Blogiversary! I found your terrific blog through Geneabloggers. You have such informative, enjoyable posts. Looking forward to reading through your blog and receiving notifications about new posts.<br /><br />Warm regards, <br />Deb<br /><br />"A LIFETIME LEGACY State of Mind" blog: http://ALifetimeLegacy.blogspot.com<br />http://ALifetimeLegacy.com A LIFETIME LEGACY: Connecting generations and preserving memories)<br />Check out memory triggers on Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/ALifetimeLegacy<br />Follow @ALifetimeLegacy on Twitter and Facebook<br />Remember: “Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are growing old.”Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224956305011956775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-2251342834011584852013-07-26T02:56:58.674+12:002013-07-26T02:56:58.674+12:00an old book "Markham,s Masterpiece and the co...an old book "Markham,s Masterpiece and the complete jockey" includes a section of recipes by Thomas Harris Cow Leech. However this book is largely about horses rather than cows. this book originally dates back to 18th century but modern copies are available.<br />John DowsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-41950271156664062522013-04-18T06:14:13.220+12:002013-04-18T06:14:13.220+12:00Hi Cormorant - I have some more information offlin...Hi Cormorant - I have some more information offline about your Thomas & Ann Worster and family. Ann was Ann Parsons of Grendon Underwood. If you email me at alex@wing-ops.org.uk we can chat more about it.Alex Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504765135990427355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-51688685801064817652013-04-09T19:51:55.164+12:002013-04-09T19:51:55.164+12:00I have family tree connections going back to Thoma...I have family tree connections going back to <b>Thomas Worster, around 1812 Ascot, farmer, married to Anne</b>, children are : <br />+ William 1804<br />+ Frances 1805<br />+ Thomas 1808<br />+ William 1810<br />+ George 1812<br />+ John 1814<br /><br />can anyone help with further details ?cormoranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573871979144172244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-68734216175326181582013-03-27T06:44:32.006+13:002013-03-27T06:44:32.006+13:00I've spent the last week or so irritated with ...I've spent the last week or so irritated with Google because the reeder set up worked for me! I have trailed Feedly & it is taking a bit of getting use to. I have though downloaded Flipboard & whilst I am not over keen on the magazine format, Flipboard will continue importing it's GR feed. I tried this today and......I like it. Surprised, but it seems to be quicker reading which is great. Previously I used GR through the iPad app as Feeddler Pro.Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37084921.post-18438027515338840492013-03-27T06:34:44.169+13:002013-03-27T06:34:44.169+13:00I'm trying out Feedly too but it's taken a...I'm trying out Feedly too but it's taken a little bit of getting used to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948568246447072018noreply@blogger.com