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Melvan Driscoll
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
and Brother of
[private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)]
Father of
Guy Driscoll and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2018
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Biography
I am a New Zealander. My paternal line (Y-chromosome): R-S675 (subclade of R-M222, subclade of R1b). My maternal line (Mitochondrial): V. I married my wife Pamela in 1978.
My Geni profile: https://www.geni.com/people/Melvan/6000000076800773893
Sources
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Melvan Driscoll and L.J., his half 1st cousin. Their most-recent common ancestor is Mabel Wakelin, the grandmother of both Melvan Driscoll and L.J.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Half 1st cousins, based on sharing 336 cM across 14 segments. L.J. is the daughter of Enid who is the daughter of the common ancestor Mabel Wakelin.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Melvan Driscoll GEDmatch MK9272590 and his 1st cousin G.R. GEDmatch YX1904288. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents Ernest Taylor and Sara Taylor. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 2, based on sharing 941cM across 42 half-match segments of autosomal DNA. In addition, they share 64.7cM across 4 segments on their X chromosomes. DNA test taker G.R. is the son of Jessie Taylor, the daughter of common ancestors Sara Hughes and Ernest Taylor.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Melvan Driscoll and G.C., his 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Martin and Mary Dennison, the great grandparents of both Melvan Driscoll and G.C.. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2nd cousins, based on sharing 280.5 cM across 14 segments. DNA test taker G.C. is the son of Margaret Watt, the daughter of Margaret Martin, the daughter of the common ancestors John Martin & Mary Dennison. Melvan Driscoll is the son of Hercules Driscoll, the son of Samuel Martin, the son of the common ancestors John Martin & Mary Dennison.
- From himself
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Melvan's formal name
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- 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 Melvan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melvan:
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100.00%
100.00%
Melvan Driscoll:
23andMe, GEDmatch MK9272590 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MK9272590 [compare], Ancestry member MDriscollNZ
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50.00%
Guy Driscoll
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BE6047199 [compare], Ancestry member GuyDriscollNZ
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Dianna Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Deborah Chisnall :
AncestryDNA
Featured German connections: Melvan is 21 degrees from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 27 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 28 degrees from Lucas Cranach, 23 degrees from Stefanie Graf, 20 degrees from Wilhelm Grimm, 25 degrees from Fanny Hensel, 31 degrees from Theodor Heuss, 20 degrees from Alexander Mack, 38 degrees from Carl Miele, 17 degrees from Nathan Rothschild, 23 degrees from Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering and 18 degrees from Ferdinand von Zeppelin on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
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Categories: Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222 | MtDNA Haplogroup V
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