Phoenix
07-04-19, 08:53
Both best mate and I have Sussex ancestors but are not related per Ancestry.
However, we share several DNA matches, who appear to be people with Sussex ancestry.
While at work, I found a distant match for both of us, who also linked to a mutual match, who is Canadian.
I think that my route in is through the surname Stillaway. (Not that I have found that surname in my family) but...
Edith May Stillaway b 1906 Canada was the daughter of George James Stillaway
George James was the son of Thomas Stillaway and Permilia Martin
and Thomas was b 1853 Surrey, the son of James Stillaway of Henfield, Sussex
Henfield is spitting distance from Ashurst and Cowfold, where my Sussex ancestors lived.
Now, I have found another DNA match, whose name I forget:o
They had ancestors in the same area with a name that looks more German than English: Schtellway or some such variant.
Can anyone suggest easy ways to find them?
I've been hunting under place names, but that doesn't seem to throw them up.
However, we share several DNA matches, who appear to be people with Sussex ancestry.
While at work, I found a distant match for both of us, who also linked to a mutual match, who is Canadian.
I think that my route in is through the surname Stillaway. (Not that I have found that surname in my family) but...
Edith May Stillaway b 1906 Canada was the daughter of George James Stillaway
George James was the son of Thomas Stillaway and Permilia Martin
and Thomas was b 1853 Surrey, the son of James Stillaway of Henfield, Sussex
Henfield is spitting distance from Ashurst and Cowfold, where my Sussex ancestors lived.
Now, I have found another DNA match, whose name I forget:o
They had ancestors in the same area with a name that looks more German than English: Schtellway or some such variant.
Can anyone suggest easy ways to find them?
I've been hunting under place names, but that doesn't seem to throw them up.