THEORY: The evolving nature of family history research

Did Thomas John Hannan and Mary McKernan know one another in Ireland before leaving for Dundee, or did they meet only after arriving in Scotland? It is tempting to wonder whether Hannan, like McKernan, might also have originated in Cavan or just across the border in Fermanagh. At times, the DNA evidence from Ancestry appeared to point in that direction. Things are not always as they appear. Read on … (the document is a working edition and is actively being revised for clarity and precision when possible)

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