Hi Paul It's a massive leap to deduce adoption or a name change from your current failure to locate a baptism, let alone the lack of a DNA match with Ancestry subscribers called Edgar who have taken a similar test (which must be a tiny fraction of the possible descendants). Can you give us a list of the parishes whose registers you have checked so far? You may have to face the possibility that John was not baptised, either at birth or later. Do Canadian marriage records not mention fathers' names? Best wishes Caroline Sent from my iPad On 5 Sep 2013, at 21:59, Paul Edgar <paule@austin.rr.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > One of my Granfathers, John Edgar B around 1800 in Chatham, Kent > England. I have searched and searched online for any information on his > exact birth or christening. Depending on which Canadian record I look > at, I gather sometime between 1799 and 1801. > > He was married around 1828 in Quebec City Canada and I have found that > record, which means he immigrated sometime before then. His occupation > was listed as mariner at the time he was married, but I haven't found > any records on immigration either. > He was married twice after that, as a widower each time. > > Lastly, I have done a DNA test on the male side, and am not a match to > any known Edgars on Ancestry. Was he adopted, was his dad, did the name > change from some other name, etc. > > Anyway if anyone has a few minutes and records they could look thru for > that time, I would be very grateful. > > Thanks, > > Paul Edgar > Texas USA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message