Linda, I took a DNA test with Ancestry back in February. Many of my supposed matches relate to subscribers who either haven't posted their tree on Ancestry or alternatively have private trees. Just in passing my autosomal DNA sample tested by Ancestry provided some interesting ethnicity suggestions which were contradicted when I uploaded my DNA sample for analysis by FamilytreeDNA the latter being in partnership with the US National Geographic Magazine which on balance I think trust more. David Meredith.... Nottinghamshire. ________________________________ From: linda via<mailto:eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: 20/03/2016 23:48 To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com<mailto:eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LIN] Quiet on Lincs Hi all, I have put my PLOWRIGHT/HOOTON tree on Ancestry as it appears no one is interested in taking it up when my time comes. I wonder how many trees on Ancestry are there but the one that has compile the tree is not around anymore? At the moment it is "a private tree" however, it appears if you do the DNA thing your tree has to be "public" or it won't produce the connections one wishes to find. Is that the case? Linda BC Canada I am as mystified as you are Murray as to why so few reply I do know there was a problem with the Ancestry internal email system and people were never getting the messages, hence no replies I have done some tests at different times but they got through (I messaged known people and emailed to alert them to reply and also in reverse) But whether there is still a problem is hard to say Certainly its very strange that so few respond and its not just us as its been mentioned in several places previously A lot of the people are it seems accessing Ancestry on a regular basis or perhaps that triggering system is not working as it should and more people are not actually using Ancestry at all and the accounts we are contacting are dormant? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hi David and all Thank you for your response, David. I guess I need to take another look on the Ancestry site to understand why there are no responses. Perhaps I don’t have enough tree posted or I’m not understanding what their posting. I did the testing primarily because I have two separate surname researchers who are stuck and asked if I’d do this to help them connect to my line. They both have been very good to help me so thought this might help them. The ethnicity that came back for me is totally what I expected so I’m quite happy with that part of the results. Years ago my now research partner and cousin proved his connection to my manoral Suffolk line by DNA so I’m not new to this. I do realize Ancestry’s DNA system of pairing up is a totally different method. If anyone can give me some direction as to how I can understand these results I would be most grateful. Linda B.C. Canada Linda, I took a DNA test with Ancestry back in February. Many of my supposed matches relate to subscribers who either haven't posted their tree on Ancestry or alternatively have private trees. Just in passing my autosomal DNA sample tested by Ancestry provided some interesting ethnicity suggestions which were contradicted when I uploaded my DNA sample for analysis by FamilytreeDNA the latter being in partnership with the US National Geographic Magazine which on balance I think trust more. David Meredith.... Nottinghamshire. _____ Hi all, I have put my PLOWRIGHT/HOOTON tree on Ancestry as it appears no one is interested in taking it up when my time comes. I wonder how many trees on Ancestry are there but the one that has compile the tree is not around anymore? At the moment it is "a private tree" however, it appears if you do the DNA thing your tree has to be "public" or it won't produce the connections one wishes to find. Is that the case? Linda BC Canada