Ernest
Alexander
Shanks
Born about in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Gavin Shanks
and Jessie (McLeod) Shanks
Brother of
John Gavin Thompson Shanks, Agnes Elizabeth (Shanks) Kinlock, Allen William Shanks, Laura May (Shanks) Kelly, Gavin James Shanks, William Cornwall Shanks and Evelyn Jessie (Shanks) Flynn
Husband of
Laura Robinson (McPhail) Shanks
— married
about 1917 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 46
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2015
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Biography
Ernest was born about 1895. He is the son of Gavin Shanks and Jessie McLeod.[1]
He married Laura Robinson McPhail about 1917. [2]
He died about 1941 aged 46 years old. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Ernest Alexander Shanks, child of Gavin and Jessie; citing Birth Certificate 1895/14423.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Ernest Alexander Shanks and Laura Robinson McPhail ; citing Marriage Certificate 1917/949 .
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Ernest Alexander Shanks, aged at death 46Y; citing Death Certificate 1941/22816 .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ernest by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Ernest:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ernest by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Ernest:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
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