A Kerivan Match to My Wife’s Aunts

I’ve had a few messages from Jack. He shows as a potential 2nd cousin match to my wife’s aunt Virginia. Here is Jack’s tree at Ancestry:

 

Here is Virginia’s tree:

Due to the dates, it could be that Jack’s great-grandfather George E Kerivan was the son of Virginia’s John Kerivan. If I expand Virginia’s tree, I get this:

That means that Jack and Virginia have the common ancestors of John Kerivan and Alice Rooney. That would make Virginia and Jack 2nd cousins, once removed. Here is a top down drawing of how Virginia and Jack are related:

When I run shared matches at AncestryDNA between Jack and Virginia, John and Gaby also show up.

More of Jack’s Relatives at AncestryDNA

I also see Donna and Dott at AncestryDNA. Here is Donna’s tree:

That would make Donna Jack’s mother or aunt.

Here is Dott’s tree:

 

How Does Sandra Fit In?

Sandra is a 2nd cousin once removed to my wife’s Aunt Lorraine (and her Aunt Virginia and her dad).

It turns out that Thomas was an older brother to George and Lillie. Thomas married Catherine Collins:

I had a message from Ancestry from Jack saying his mom is Donna. That means that the tree would look like this:

More Specific Information at Gedmatch.com

My wife’s family and Gaby have uploaded their DNA results to Gedmatch.com. John and Gaby have also. If Sandra, Jack, Dott and Donna uploaded their DNA to Gedmatch also, we would be able to see exactly where the Kerivan and Rooney DNA is coming from. We would be able to see on which chromosome they match.

Summary and Conclusions

• My wife’s family has great matches with Jack, Dott, Donna, and Sandra on the Kerivan/Rooney side.
• These matches are on the order of 2nd cousin. Second cousin is an important relationship as it defines a grandparent side.
• If Sandra, Dott, Donna and Jack were to upload their DNA results to gedmatch.com, we would be able to see exactly where the Kerivan and Rooney DNA is coming from. It is possible that there would be more Kerivan matches found also at Gedmatch.