Matthew
Fortune
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Son of John Fortune
and Anne (Sommers) Fortune
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Helen St Leger (Gillies) Fortune
— married
24 Apr 1809 in St Cuthbert's Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Helen St Leger (Fortune) O'Neill
Died
at age 48
in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2017
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Biography
Matthew and his father John were tavern-keepers in Edinburgh. Their first tavern was Fortune's Tavern on Old Stamp Close in the Old Town. Their second tavern was Fortune's Tontine Tavern at 5 Princes Street in the New Town.
Sources
- http://royal-mile.com/closes/close-oldstampoffice.html
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/81229056/person/42436899983/facts
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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