Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
My matches are mainly 4 to 6th cousins. For me, I have matches back to the start of the 19thC and some even earlier than that.
My new grt grandfather was born in 1840 and his parents also showed up as a match.
Wow, a bit further back than I would have expected to be honest.
Is this dependent on how many family members further afield have actually had DNA profiles done at some point?