Chris Colwell
Honor Code SignatorySigned 8 Mar 2017 | 5,650 contributions | 246 thank-yous | 440 connections
Signed 8 Mar 2017 | 5,650 contributions | 246 thank-yous | 440 connections
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Chris A. Colwell
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1930s - 2000s)]
and [private mother (1930s - unknown)]
Brother of
[private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]
Father of
[private daughter (1990s - unknown)] and [private son (1990s - unknown)]
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Chris Colwell was born in England.
Chris Colwell was born in Leicestershire, England.
Biography
I was born in Leicester, England.
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| Chris Colwell |
I am the son of John Alfred Colwell and Sylvia Anne Pallant.
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| John Colwell & Sylvia Colwell |
I still live in Leicestershire and my brother and sister still live in the house in which I was born.
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| Me outside the house I was born in |
I have been in the knitwear industry all of my working life as a Knitting Machine Technician, a job in which I trained to Senior Craftsman level.
During my early 20's my work took me to Italy, Puerto Rico, Canada and the USA. Whilst I was in the USA I lived in New Jersey but travelled all over the country installing and repairing knitting machines, cutting machines and industry specific computers.
On returning to England I soon met my wife and we have been married for over 30 years.
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| Me and my wife |
We have grown up 2 children.
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| My Children |
I have had an interest in genealogy for about 20 years and originally started my journey using Friends Reunited.
After joining Wiki Tree in 2017, I realised many of the mistakes that I had made in my family history.
I was doing the same as many other people and copy/pasting from the many unproven trees that appear on line.
Early on I became a member of the England Project, soon becoming Team Leader for the Leicestershire project.
As I gained more experience I became a Trailblazer for the England Projects Orphan Trail, in which I am now acting as a co-leader for the OT1 part of the trail.
The majority of my ancestors come from the Leicestershire area or the surrounding counties, with a few hailing from Suffolk and Bedfordshire.
Having taken a DNA test as part of the founder population for My Heritage, I have found matches that confirm at least 3 of my Grandparents family lines.
My Heritage gives me an ethnicity of 99.2% English (although as many of you will know, this probably should not be taken on face value).
DNA matches also indicate that I have a fairly strong connection to the Netherlands, with many strong matches, but I have still to discover that connection.
My main brick wall is actually on my Colwell line. This ends with my 2x Great Grandfather William Colwell who is said to hail from Northamptonshire.
I have his fathers name as John on his marriage certificate and a possible christening in 1822 in Daventry, Northamptonshire for a William Caldwell, born to John and Elizabeth Caldwell.
But that is where the line ends and as yet I haven't found any DNA matches that give me any indications of his origins.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Christopher Colwell.
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- Chris's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
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- exact birthdate
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- images (2)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chris:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chris:
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100.00%
100.00%
Chris Colwell:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H760680 [compare]
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~0.78%
Derek (Rowlands) Goodwin
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bean210666
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~0.78%
Julie (Falkner) Earle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JQ9122875 [compare], Ancestry member pearlearle01
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Categories: Leicester, Leicestershire
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