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Old 08-05-22, 10:07
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Default Disappearing Common Ancestors

I hide most of my matches. Those I retain, I make notes about and colour code.

This week I had a new common ancestor match. Someone who has four ancestors in their tree, matches nobody amongst my matches, but does appear to shine a light on my mysterious Pierce ancestors.

I've done a flurry of research, and in so doing, have snapped whatever link it was.

Now, I don't know whether this was a false dawn or a genuine connection. But it does indicate that we should keep on checking - and explains some of my apparently bizarre comments from the past. Ethnicity isn't the only thing that can change.
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