I am, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to watch the presentation.
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Helen7
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Further to my 'both sides' match reported earlier, this person also matches with me on My Heritage, where they report 4 shared segments and 50 cM (higher than Ancestry's unweighted figure). Maybe Ancestry have used the discarded fourth segment in the assignment? I also have a match with the same person on GEDmatch but there are only 3 matching segments there. I also have a match with this person's niece on all 3 sites, with just one matching segment (16 - 20 cM). Ancestry have assigned the niece as paternal side, but my shared match with the aunt is definitely on my maternal side. The extensive trees of aunt and niece contain no surnames or birthplaces in common with my relatives as far as I can see, so I think I'll have to give up on this one!
I very much doubt it.
What you get at GEDmatch will depend on the settings.
Good idea! As I pointed out in the newsletter not long ago, the reason why most people test is to knock down 'brick walls', and that's where the main focus should be.
Helen7
LostCousins Superstar
Well yes, I normally leave it at the default minimum segment size of 7 cM. But reducing it to 4 cM still gives 3 matching segments.
Which surely makes you wonder how MyHeritage came up with 4? (There are, of course, other settings you can change at GEDmatch.)
Helen7
LostCousins Superstar
Out of curiosity, I looked at the match via the Chromosome Browser/One-to-One Comparison at MyHeritage/GEDmatch and they both show the longest matching segment on Chr 3 with 2 shorter ones on Chr 13. MyHeritage shows a further matching segment of just 6 cM on Chr 22. This last one does not show at all on GEDmatch (even with minimum segment set to 3). I know you can change different settings at GEDmatch but the one for minimum segment size seemed most appropriate here.
It's the easiest to understand, certainly - but you have to wonder how MyHeritage found that extra segment.
Helen7
LostCousins Superstar
Nieces and nephews - and grandnieces and grandnephews - will correctly show as 'both sides' as they will share the same ancestors as their aunt/great aunt on both maternal and paternal sides.
I have just noticed that the matches 'By parent BETA' for a DNA test that I manage have been updated. It says 'Updated Dec 2022' at the top left and approximately 550 previously unassigned matches have now been assigned to a parent.
My own DNA says 'Updated Oct 2022' at the top left and there are no changes to the number of unassigned / assigned matches (apart from the steady increase in new matches, which are all still unassigned).
I'm hoping this means that everyone's matches are currently being re-evaluated and some will move from unassigned to assigned?
My own DNA says 'Updated Oct 2022' at the top left and there are no changes to the number of unassigned / assigned matches (apart from the steady increase in new matches, which are all still unassigned).
I'm hoping this means that everyone's matches are currently being re-evaluated and some will move from unassigned to assigned?
Bob Spiers
LostCousins Superstar
That caused me to check my own and the handful I manage, and I see my own and that of my daughter's also shows 'Updated Oct 22', yet my wife 's and a cousin's as 'Updated Sept 22'. The sole remaining Tree I manage shows as 'Updated Nov 22' and the only one to mention any newly assigned matches. This tiny snapshot seems to verify that all are being re-evaluated as Sue suggests.
jorghes
LostCousins Superstar
I'd say so, my tests have the following "updated Oct 2022" and also a "Nov 2022" and a "Dec 2022"...
But then they have always said that they are constantly updating the DNA results (ethnicity wise), so it would make sense that they do the same for any new features.
Most of the tests I've checked so far show September or October - but at least one cousin has just been updated to December. In this a message was displayed to tell me about the update.
Many Ancestry features, including most DNA-related features, are dependent on processing carried out when there is spare capacity.
Many Ancestry features, including most DNA-related features, are dependent on processing carried out when there is spare capacity.
Mitch_in_Notts
LostCousins Member
Mine was updated yesterday. My 11,721 unassigned has dropped by 2!! which have now been assigned. My (adoptive) parents remains at September and October.
How useful are people finding SideView? I generally only look at the assignment when I am searching the trees of matches for the surnames of my 'brick wall' ancestors - I prioritise any cousins on the right side of my tree, and ignore the ones on the wrong side.
I do that too, but I also find it useful as a further confirmation of research already done and also as a pointer if I have been struggling to see where a match might fit in. One match in particular is adding weight to the evidence for breaking down one 'brick wall' now that we both know for sure which branches of our trees to focus on.
Helen7
LostCousins Superstar
It can be useful, as Sue_3 says, when confirming research and pointing to where a match might fit in. Personally, I find SideView much less useful than Shared Matches, as those often home in on a particular area of the tree quite nicely. I have a new match with a very small tree, still listed as 'Unassigned' but from the 4 shared matches - all linked to my mother's paternal grandmother - I can easily see what part of my tree they link to.
