Ancestry & DNA to help with Research

It should have been highlighted a lot more, but ancestry.com just released an updated version of people’s DNA results. And it is excellent.
It doesn’t really help with research very much, yet is extremely accurate for a family tree. How do I know this? As a professional genealogist I have accurately traced my ancestry back over 10 generations on each family line. With documented source material. Because of these results I can accurately state that ancestry.com DNA accurately matches all of my ancestor’s original locations accurately. I have 52% Irish Scottish & 48% English. This is correct.
This is a great improvement. However, to get a better reading and help using DNA for Ireland and England it is better to use an English based DNA test. This allows many more possible DNA matches with many more people.
Ancestry.com is a must DNA test for the United States. But one needs to do a DNA test to cover the majority of people in the USA.
23&me.com offers one of the DNA tests and Familytree.com offers the other tests.
Ancestry.com and Familysearch.org are the tow company’s that have the best records for the USA. Findmypast.com has the best records for English and Irish research. Along with The Genealogist.com and familysearch.org
Familysearch.org has most of the Church of England parish records. However the genealogist.com has all the Quaker records for England. Then myheritage.com
If your ancestor came to the USA in the 1800’s to 1900’s and you can’t find their parents there is a way that could get through this problem. During the 1800’s many families couldn’t afford the trip to Australia a son might try for the USA as it was half the price. But one could earn twice as much if they made it to Australia.
If you have an ancestor that you don’t know the names of the parents because they died before death certificates became available, try and see if a sibling immigrated to Australia. Death and marriage certificates in Australia were much more informative. Since 1852 they name both parents, including maiden name, and where the person was born. And how old at death. They also list all the children of the individual at death.

November 21, 2019