On November 10, 2008 we received a report of an expanded DNA test. Whereas the original test was on only 25 Y-chromosome markers, this new test was done on 37 markers. Only one of the 37 markers did not match perfectly between a male descendant of the miner James Wanlass (1825-1895) and a male descendant of the baker James Wanless (1827-1877).
DNA samples came from Irvin who is a 4th generation descendant of the miner and Robert who is a 5th generation descendant of the baker. If the miner and the baker (who both lived in the Edinburgh area of Scotland) were cousins, their common grandfather would have been in the 6th or 7th generation, from our DNA donors. The DNA evidence suggests that there is about an 80% chance that the unknown grandfather of the miner and the unknown grandfather of the baker are the same person. See the DNA report at:
http://www.southwickresearch.com/Genealogy/AncestorsOnly/WanlassHistory/WanlassHistories.htm
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