From studying Frazer DNA matches, I was able to locate one of my Frazer Branches that was more obscure than my obvious line. Here is the closest way to my Frazer ancestry:
My grandmother was Marion M Frazer and her father was James Archibald Frazer. It appears that James’ father George had two Frazer parents. To confuse things more, James’ mother was a McMaster whose maternal great-grandmother was a Frazer. It is this Frazer/McMaster Line that I would like to look at.
My Match with BV
I have a pretty good match with BV considering that she is a 3rd cousin twice removed. Perhaps because of the different ways we are related. Margaret Frazer was married to William McMaster. The family moved to Ontario from Ireland. However, my ancestor, Fanny remained in Ireland and married yet another McMaster.
My Clusters with BV
Here are the DNA clusters that I have with BV:
Before I get into it, it seems my best DNA tree is on the McMaster side:
A 3 Match Cluster
Sometimes simple is better. Here is Robert:
Robert is from the James McMaster Line I was mentioning above. mt must be Robert’s sister:
Here is part of my McMaster DNA Tree:
I added in mt today.
A 4 Cluster Group between BV and Me
I hope that this cluster will be as easy as the first. ck manages B.V.’s kit and is her daughter. It is not obvious to me how Steven and Alannah fit in. Alannah has a pretty good tree:
Johnston is a name associated with Frazer in Ireland. This could be the connection. I have this connection in my tree:
Catherine could be a daughter of William and Mary or John and Jane.
Moving on to a 20 Match Cluster
Here I see 4 clusters. But clusters three and four overlap on Clif and Cluster 1 and 2 overlap on BV and John. This is not surprising considering the Frazers and McMasters intermarrying in my ancestry.
Cluster 1
This is similar to the 3 match cluster above going back to William McMaster and Margaret Frazer. The difference is the addition of Matthew. I know who Matthew is:
Matthew is my third cousin.
Cluster 2
Matthew gives a hint as to Cluster 2. They should be descended from George Frazer and Margaret McMaster. They are all in my Frazer DNA tree already:
I left out my branch, as those matches would be closer than I set the DNA limits.
Some overlap makes sense as we have a McMaster/Frazer cluster next to a Frazer/McMaster cluster.
Cluster 3
I know who Gladys is:
Our connection goes back to two Frazers. Namely, James and Violet:
Kathryn is first cousin or niece to Sandra:
It appears that most of the others that I can’t figure out in this Cluster are close relatives to Sandra and Kathryn.
Next is Clif who straddles Cluster 3 and Cluster 4. Here is his tree:
He is also shown as related to Gladys and could be her 1st cousin twice removed. I assume that his connection is on his paternal side which is missing some information.
Clust’er 4
I don’t have a good handle on this cluster. I have been in touch with the administrator for CA’s DNA and she says there is a Frazer connection on her maternal side.
A 26 Match Cluster
These 4 clusters seem someewhat discrete. Cluster 4 does not match with Cluster 3 and Cluster 4 does not match with Cluster 2 except for Clif who I have already mentioned above.
Each cluster seems to go back a generation. Does that mean that Cluster 4 is even older? One common name in that cluster is Acheson. That family lived near my ancestors.
Summary and Conclusions
- I am still having fun using Ancestry Clusters
- It is quite helpful being able to choose a person of interest as that focuses the clusters to the area one is interested in.
- There were no outstanding new revelations, but it is helpful to look at the DNA in a different way
- There are still other Frazer lines that I may like to cluster.