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UNKNOWN GRANDPARENTAGE MYSTERIES

Harry has several ancestors born out of wedlock and is keen to find more about their parents

HARRY: I have taken the Ancestry test and have added it to MyHeritage. I would be grateful for any help or advice on dealing with my lost ancestors.

I am providing details of my maternal grandmother, paternal great-grandmother, maternal great-grandmother and paternal 3 x greatgrandmother, all of whom were born out of wedlock.

I am looking for possible clues for the parentage of my maternal grandmother Susannah Hannaby, my paternal great-grandmother Mary Hutchinson (1858-1939), Jane Newton (1823-1904) my maternal great-great-grandmother, and Mary Young, a paternal 3x great-grandmother born 1806.

Based upon one DNA match I think I have found the father of my maternal grandmother Susannah Merrell née Hannaby (and possibly her older sister). My main stumbling block is really my maternal great-grandmother Mary Dixon née Hutchinson. I wondered if you could possibly provide any guidance for me.

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