From: mb@nospam.net   
      
   On 11/12/2023 09:57, Colin Bignell wrote:   
   >   
   > I think when is a question that cannot be answered by DNA. It needs   
   > traditional research.   
      
      
   But often there is no paper trail so DNA is the only way.   
      
   One of my GG Grandmothers is probably Irish from her name.  Her father   
   died before the 1841 Census and had a very common forename and a very   
   common Irish surname.  The chances of finding any record of him are   
   minimal but some Irish ancestry has been linked to a particular area or   
   village through DNA.   
      
   Another GG Grandmother is also almost certainly Irish and I think I know   
   where from but probably need a DNA match to someone to confirm.   
      
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