This is part 3 of 3 in a series about tracing Jane McNabb. See here for part 1.

Last time, we followed a DNA trail to find that Arabella Janet Melville, who married James McKendrick Jack on 31 December 1891 in Christchurch, seems to be a daughter of Jane McNabb’s parents, Francis & Catherine.

Now that we suspect Arabella and Jane to be the same person, can we find some documentary evidence to prove it?

This is part 2 of 3 in a series about tracing Jane McNabb.

Last time, our trail of Jane McNabb had gone cold – there just seemed to be no New Zealand documentation about her; we only knew she was still alive as of 1928 by inference from the list of living children in her father’s death certificate. Was she even still in New Zealand?

My father – a great-grandson of Francis & Catherine McNabb – tested his DNA through MyHeritage. By the way, having your parent test their DNA will give a clearer picture of their ancestors, than testing yourself. You only have half of each parent’s DNA, and the half you don’t have from one parent might have held the vital clues you’re looking for. If your grandparent is alive and willing to help your journey with a DNA test, even better!

This is part 1 of 3 in a series about tracing Jane McNabb.

Francis & Catherine McNabb, my great-great-grandparents, came to New Zealand in 1873/4 aboard the ship Isles of the South with four children – recorded as: Jane (7), Edward (5), Catherine (3) and Mary A (5 months).

Francis & Catherine were from near the village of Drumquin, County Tyrone, Ireland. His parents were Michael McNabb & Jane Mullins, while her parents were Patrick Farnan & Catherine Percy.