Category Archives: Family Lines

Ancestry DNA – DNA Story

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Don Taylor

One of the kits I manage, I’ll call “JS,” has received his Ethnicity Estimate and he now knows he is 88% descended from England, Wales, and Northwestern Europe, 10% from Ireland and Scotland, and two percent from Germanic Europe. Pretty … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – Week 2019-22

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Don Taylor

Montrans in the News – Discovered during week 22 of 2019 Montran Monday By Don Taylor My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and again when she began in show business. The name … Continue reading →

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Not the Death Record for Hannah (Bell) McAllister, Mayholland

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Don Taylor

Some days, you are completely surprised by what you find. In the Case of Hannah Bell, I conjectured that she was widowed sometime between February 1852, when her son Peter was born, and December 1855, when she married Charles Mayholland. … Continue reading →

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Update To: Cleanup, HM Passport Office, and Joseph McAllister

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch Darling-McAllister By Don Taylor UPDATE – May 2019 I received the copy of the Death record of Joseph McAllister. Sadly, the Joseph McAllister who died in the St. Mary District, Carlisle, Cumberland County on 12 Dec 1855 is … Continue reading →

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Birth and Death of Peter McAllister

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister It is always great when you can get a copy of an original record rather than relying upon an index.  Thanks to the General Register Office, I was able to receive PDF copies of the actual registries for the … Continue reading →

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