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Andrew Lancaster wrote: ".....Perhaps I should stop here and ask if this is helping?...." Actually Very helpful, Andrew! So... I gather that SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphism) testing would involve a completely different set of restriction enzymes than would be used to test STR stutters?...

Hi again, Donald - You're very fortunate to have located your Livingston cousin. I'm pleased to read that your research led you to a living relative, rather than a story about a relative that had recently passed! I appreciate the advice about picking up detailed maps of Scotland. Studying over them,...

Hi Ralph, Welcome back. We may be distant cousins. Seems the closest match in my cousin's results at the 67 marker level distance of 3 is a descendant of Donald and Mary Livingston of Lot 65, QUeens County, Prince Edward Island. They were of course also from Morvern as was our ancestor my great-gre...

..... I also found it interesting that in the 1841 Census I noticed that these families seemed to prefer the Mckinlay spelling to the Mckinley spelling. regards, Donald Hi, Donald - Interesting comment on the family’s ‘preference’ for one spelling variation over another. In my own limited research ...

While the DNA project is very interesting to me, I feel perhaps a bit thick when reading forum posts on the subject. I tried looking up “L21 mutation” using Google – but only found descriptions of when and where it developed – not what it is or how it is discernible. I purchased a layman’s book on D...

Good Afternoon, Donald - Will John Collins' research on Donald and Mary of 9-Mile Creek be made available in the board database? I'm obviously very interested in adding anything I can to my small collection of information on them. I've also pondered over the possibility of a family link between Dona...

Very impressive work on both the updated crest, and the badge! I'm definitely interested in purchasing one for my bonnet, as soon as they go up for sale. We unfortunately were unable to attend the gathering - due to a serious auto accident. Haven't really had much of a chance to visit the website or...