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Andrew A. Sansum

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Son of Philip Roberts Sansum and Eira Fay (Davies) Sansum

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Profile last modified 17 May 2024 | Created 19 Jul 2021

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Biography

Andrew Sansum has completed the England Project's Post 1700 Orphan Trail I.

Andrew Sansum has completed the England Project's Pre-1700 Orphan Trail II.

My interest in family history only started at the beginning of lockdown, up until then my interest in history of any kind being quite minimal! The last couple of years have been a period of personal growth and I've learned many new and interesting things about the history of the country I live in and the lives of my historical family.

My current projects:

My paternal - so English - direct-line (and interesting related characters) am still building and improving profiles.
My maternal line is much tougher and based in South Wales and is on the back burner at the moment on wikitree, although most of my family lines are documented back to the early 19th Century.
Nailing down all the Sansums of London (pre-1837) hunting clues for my own family. Sansums of London (England) 1700 to 1837
Soap makers of Bristol 1550-1750. I have many of these in my family tree and hope to broaden this out into a project shortly.

I trained as a physicist and worked as a research scientist in the field of particle physics until I was about 30. In 1990 my work shifted to delivering large scale computing for some of the UK's Science communities. Something I am still involved in full time today.

Most recently I am chasing down DNA matches and linking them up to my known (and unknown tree). The more I learn about using DNA for this purpose the more complicated I realise the task is!

Its been interesting to see that the skills needed as a research scientist and those needed as a computer systems engineer are not so very different from what is needed to track down historical sources and use them to build a coherent picture of past events. Its probably why I've found this process quite compelling.

Still learning!

Sources

First-hand information. Entered by Andrew Sansum at registration.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:

Andrew Sansum: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FTB47838, FTDNA kit #IN109733

Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:

Andrew Sansum: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K1a4a1f, FTDNA kit #IN109733

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew:

100.00% 100.00% Andrew Sansum: 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HK6980237 [compare] + MyHeritage DNA

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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Andrew:

Andrew Sansum is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 30, 2023.
Andrew Sansum is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 17, 2023.

Comments: 13

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Maddy Hardman

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!

I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!

On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!

Best wishes,

Maddy, England Project Leader

posted Dec 08, 2023 by Maddy Hardman

Andrew Sansum

Thank you Maddy - and the newsletter is a great read.

posted Dec 08, 2023 by Andrew Sansum

Suzanne St. John

Hi Andrew, Would you join the St. John Y-DNA project at FTDNA so I can compare your Y-DNA to the St. John families. Sansum has been shown to be a phonetic variation of St. John. https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/st-john/dna-results

posted Nov 14, 2023 by Suzanne St. John

I. Speed

Hi Andrew,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?

Also, we would really like to hear which team is currently your highest priority. If you are a member of more than one team, could you please rank them from highest priority to lowest? Thank you! If you don’t see yourself as being part of a team, please let us know.

We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.

On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!

Kind regards,

Ian, England Project Leader

posted May 26, 2023 by I. Speed

Andrew Sansum

Hi Ian,

Thanks for getting in touch. I’m very happy with my team choices at present. I’m currently working on biographies from Bristol and London and so I guess it’s fair to say that my highest priority is Bio Builders, but I’m really hoping to put more time into Livery Companies, but second priority for me at present.

posted May 26, 2023 by Andrew Sansum

I. Speed

Thank you Andrew. And thanks again for being part of the England Project!

Ian

posted May 29, 2023 by I. Speed

Elizabeth (Greet) Viney

Dear Andrew,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.

On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.

Best wishes,

Elizabeth, England Project Leader

posted Dec 06, 2022 by Elizabeth (Greet) Viney

Michele Bazley

Hi Andrew,

Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand the Pre-1700 Profiles page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many, and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines in the certification quiz.

Primary sources should always be added to pre-1700 profiles at the time they are created. If you don't have a source for a pre-1700 profile, it would be best to ask for help in the G2G forum before creating the profile.

Mickey ~ WikiTree Pre-1700 Greeter

posted Jun 23, 2022 by Michele Bazley

Andrew Sansum

Hi Michele,

Thank you for the Pre-1700 welcome. I wasn’t planning to start creating pre-1700 profiles immediately but was planning to work through style guides etc and get the post 1700 profiles I’m working on in order first. I dare say that could take a while yet, in due course once I’m happy I know what I’m doing I will get in touch with the England project. I have quite a few Bristol, livery guild members to enter eventually which I’m looking forward to doing but want to get right in terms of style and quality.

Thanks Andrew

posted Jun 24, 2022 by Andrew Sansum

Michele Bazley

That sounds like a very good plan.

Mickey - Wikitree Pre-1700 Greeter

posted Jun 24, 2022 by Michele Bazley

Ludwig Kraayenbrink

Hi Andrew,

Great to see you’ve become a Wikitree Family Member! Creating your family tree in Wikitree provides you the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other members.

Since WikiTree is different from other genealogy sites, we have a guided tour for new members at New Member How-To. Feel free to work through the How-Tos at your own pace.

If you have questions about how WikiTree works, let me know. It is wonderful to have you on board, enjoy, and good luck growing your branches.

Ludwig :) – Wikitree greeter volunteer

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Ludwig Kraayenbrink

Rosalie (Martin) Neve

Welcome!

I just wanted to say "hi" and to let you know that I'm available to answer questions about WikiTree.

Rosalie ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Rosalie (Martin) Neve

Andrew Sansum

Thanks!

I’ll get in touch if I get stuck

Best Andrew

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Andrew Sansum

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