video so that you can understand how to create a
the harper line of my research if I'm going to be looking for
different grandparent groups. Be sure to subscribe to our
now about what line I should be looking on for that new match
going to go into the orange group. So I will update these
Julie because she fits with the other harpers that I've already
videos and trainings and live streams that we do for our
that's why I want you to tell me in the comments below what
Deb is in fact a first cousin well then I don't necessarily
wanted to add in later because she didn't show up initially.
Well by looking at Julie compared to Joe and Mabel and
information you may add to your Leeds Chart that you find
and finds different uses for different information. So,
number of Senda Morgans is low enough but also because she
valuable and how you use that. Now, if you haven't created a
haven't actually seen that online because I know that each
add to a Leeds Chart and that's what's great about having these
tools is that everybody puts their own little spin on them
channel and if you want to join, then click on the join
people in to any color group once I find them and what's
Deborah I can see that she matches Joe and so she's
button and for just two dollars and ninety-nine cents, you're
Deborah is related yet. However, if I do find out that
before because of intermixing with these populations. I
have some connections in your family that you didn't know
grandparents. So that's why we have both of those grandparents
the same color as the paternal side. If it is then you might
cousin we're going to be related through a common set of
Deborah is my lead for the Maroon group. I don't know how
that Becky shares three colors the maroon the teal and the
with so for instance I may have had this match Julie that I
Leeds Chart and use that in your research because it is a
going to be able to see all the different perks and extra
simple way to help divide up your matches into those
new people in and that is what I like about this so I can add
with my new matches as well and that gives me some information
easy is I just have to find which lead people they match
only shows one color not multiple colors from this group
found there is probably a lot more information that you could
Leeds Chart before, then, watch the proceeding video and this
so for instance this Julie I know I want to be looking at
fairly certain she's not a first cousin one because the
the other thing that you can always do is you can always add
see is you shouldn't see that the maternal side is also about
want to use her I would want to use somebody else however I'm
the maroon is also on the maternal side since she a first
out unless your grandparents are related what you shouldn't
of the maternal grandfather and the maternal grandmother and
which one goes with which side. Based on some of these shared
from that but with the green and the maroon I don't yet know
figure out which the grandfather and the grandmother
orange now it turns out that the teal and the orange are two
cousins complicate a Leeds chart so for instance I can see
then that might mean that the maroon is also from the
maternal grandfather just another generation back the
though can be attributed to a maternal either grandfather or
other thing that we can then see with these is how first
things to be aware of. For instance, I have Deborah here.
of my grandparents actually come from four really distinct
lines. So once you have this done, then there are some
identified with Becky. Now as you're going and finding this
in with most of my grandparents. So for instance
little bit further how they're related. Now you can see across
there's a grandchild of one of the people among that. Um so,
some trees. I have been able to identify where these colors fit
instance, other relationships that they may have. So, I was
common ancestor or ancestral couple and from another target
doing with all of this information is I'm taking and
the top because of just this information I've gathered from
that is the path between my match and their most recent
I'm forming the group's with the colors but then I'm trying
this yellow that corresponds to this person's paternal
grandmother. So depending on how they're related. Now I've
people. Here's a set of people who are first cousins and then,
one of these, what I have is I have two lines. I have one line
been able to basically look at the teal and the orange and
can see that because I went below that 90 centimorgans, I
matches for instance Thomas he shares the maroon and the teal
paternal grandmother. I didn't actually have any matches that
could be a to a paternal grandmother. These other four
grandfather. Now the others you'll notice are not for a
also included some information in the notes column. For
person and that most recent common ancestor couple. I've
as opposed to each one individually. So, what I'm
this whole group of people is going to be looked at together
to form other groups within those colors to help isolate a
talking about finding some first cousins between different
actually have some fourth cousins on this table. For each
first, second, third, fourth cousins in some cases and you
column each of these known relationships whether they're
common ancestors might be. And people that put trees online
grandparents. And so most of that information probably is
want to do now is we want to actually identify who these
to fill in this chart has just been from the DNA. Now it's
identifying how these relationships relate to us.
relationships is helpful as we're going through and
of every single one of them is and so finding the close
tree is. Likewise if I a set of cousins that I found, two or
actually be related through their father as well as their
particularly with children we don't need to then go and
Now, so far, all of this information that we have used
might be a grandparent and grandchild. That information is
relationships for all those known relationships. I've
research the children if we've already got the parents
information. So in other words I can find the parents tree and
their close family members. Here is my final chart and what
gone through and I found that some of these people are
that is closely related. How am I going to find this out?
heritage will tell you how closely related though the
grandparent. That can happen when your lead person is not a
want to identify these close relationships is because
there because Estelle only shares 50 centimorgans, but
these others share 60 centimorgans so they may
Now that I have everybody prioritized, the next thing I
means that two of these groups at least are from the same
of the yellow group. So I'm going to do that with all of my
charts probably not perfect. In other words you probably don't
one group and then, I've labeled the teal as the number
with Deborah and that is why Kellen is orange for the number
children for instance Sarah is the child of Deborah and if you
groups. Which if I only have four grandparents and that
actually look at it it's pretty cool because Sarah shares about
person. Whichever one they share the most with. So, for
see that I have these groups basically all together. Now,
done. So, looking at Kellen and Pamela right here. What I want
the lead person and how much DNA they share with the lead
individuals with multiple color groups. Now, how am I going to
number two group. And in order to do that, I need to look at
to do is I want to decide which group is the primary group, the
can actually sort by the color for that column. In other
to grab that column and move it around and then it will move
program like in docs, what you have to do is you actually have
have actually moved these around. Now, some programs you
adding information is I want to now prioritize these
three groups. If we're trying to put the groups together,
you'll probably notice that what do we do with some of
these people like Kellen or Charlie or Linda that fall into
included some that I don't know the relationship but I know
target version of this whole Leeds Chart. The next thing
you can see is I've gone through and I've included the
relationships I'm actually going to put that information
grandson he is a first cousin three times removed to the
however we would have included Linda and Cole they are well
spread out all over the chart. That's going to help me see
order. In other words, I want to put all of the maroons
together and put all of the teals together so that I
I already know what the child's tree or what the grandchild's
number one group, and which one is the secondary group, the
are a great resource as the first step in figuring out who
these children I've put a C in there. Now the reason why we
doing more research. So, here on my chart I have done is I've
that common ancestor is. In many cases for second and third
cousins you're only looking back to grandparents or great
cousins or first cousins once for well if we were just going
particular parents of them are but I know who the grandparents
some relationship information and while I may not know what
by the centimorgans 400 centimorgans we wouldn't have
is also a first cousin once removed and Cole is Linda's
that I had enough information in my groups in order to do
might have more than one color? Well it's because your Leeds
have a quick abbreviation of relationship like one C for
Ancestry don't give you that information and so you may not
half the amount of DNA with Mike who is the overall target
Depending on which website you're on, some of them will
personal knowledge of the people creating the tree or
going to be time to go and find some more information. What we
instance, this orange group, Joe was the lead person. So,
part of how that fits and I've labeled in the relationship
how I use both of these columns. In one of them, I just
the orange group because she shared more DNA with the lead
three cousins. Well, once I figured out who the
second cousin but rather a third cousin and so that group
Russell are all children of Estelle now there's a problem
person as Deborah does also found out that Larry Logan and
going to be accurate because it is very recent and based on
that I want to do is I want to get these color groups in
included Becky at all because she's above 400 centimorgans,
put the children next to the parents and for each one of
mother. But in each of these I've gone through and I have
grandparents of those cousins are, I may not know who the
people who have more than one color. Now why do you think you
necessarily have four groups. In this case I have five
is really representing a great grandparent not a grandparent.
be able to include it or you may come across it as you're
going to have to come from the website. Others websites like
matches matches are. So, you might find that some of these
give you information. For instance, 23 and me and my
people are siblings or they might be first cousins or there
what can we do for them. Well, that comes to our next step of
common ancestor and how I or whoever I'm working on this for
want to do is go through and identify anybody in the group
first cousin whereas in the relationship column, I'll
First off, I'd mention that these three people were first
column and I have the relationship column and what
is related to a common ancestor but this information is really
prioritize those individuals? Let me show you what I have
person the orange group then she shared with the lead person
two group. Same thing with Pamela. I have also put her in
Kellen actually shares more with Joe than Kellen shares
around wherever you want it to but however you do it, you can
for some of these some of these are probably much more distant
haven't changed anything else about this chart. So all of the
actually list the names of how that match is related to a
in here now Becky I know is a first cousin once removed Linda
them a lot better. So, here you can see what I've done is I
useful because what we can see is a couple of things here.
actually have these groups together as opposed to being
matches are in order from the largest down to the smallest
that I have what I call just the relationship abbreviation
below that 400 centimorgans but because I actually know these
further research now if you're looking carefully you'll see
you some ideas of some other information that I use on my
I'm going to do later is I'm going to actually show you what
soon as I'm able to figure it out so here what I've done is
I've added column B which is the centimorgan information and
information that you can add to it in order to make it so that
you can see on this I went actually below 90 centimorgans
talking about the Leeds method chart and some of the extra
relationships but what I wanted to do is I wanted to make sure
thing that I always add to my Leeds Chart is I'm going to
order to make this a better tool. Today, I'm going to give
include a column that has the sentiment and a column that has
Leeds Charts in order to help me in my research. The first
I've added column C which is the relationship information. I
that relationship is right away I'm going to record that as
other information that you may have already added to your
With any basic tool, we always want to see what other things
we can add to make this more useful and speak up the process
of research in a lot of cases. Now, if you've had experience
understand your DNA, climb your family tree, and write your
with genic genealogy, you can put in the comments below some
Leeds Chart or that you think might be useful to add to it in
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finding out how these matches relate to you. Howdy, I'm Andy
method chart and today, it's time to add some more
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In a previous video, I showed you how to set up a basic Leeds
you can identify how these matches may be related to you.
ancestor story along the way. Today, we're going to be