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Ian

Ian Report 28 Mar 2008 19:20

I imagine there's a thread on this subject somewhere, but I'm blowed if I can find one, so here goes.

Recently I managed to track down my long-lost sole first-cousin on my father's side (i.e. my uncle's son) only to find that:
(a) He died three years ago, and
(b) His mother once told him that he was the product of an extra-marital affair she'd had.

The aforementioned mother was known to be less than honest on occasions, so I'd like to ascertain the truth of the matter: was my cousin really my cousin? He was survived by a son and a daughter, both now adults, and I'd like to discover whether I share common ancestry with them. Does anyone know of a DNA-testing organisation within the UK that I could use to do that, please?