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Hern, Alex (14 June 2013). "Are there ethical lapses in the Times' story on William's 'Indian ancestry'?". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Although Eliza Kewark was indeed thought of as Armenian, it's not particularly surprising that she would have had Indian ancestors; the Armenian diaspora had been in India for centuries at the time of her birth, and even the most insular communities tend to experience genetic mixing over in that timescale.
"Street of Shame – It's in the Genes – Tempted by an unlikely tale about one of Prince William's forebears, the papers swallow yet more scientific hokum on genetic ancestry". Private Eye (1345). 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013. William's ancestor Eliza Kewark is usually described in historic documents as Armenian, and living in India. So to test whether she was from India and not Armenia, researchers would require a large enough sample from both countries to see whether her DNA is only found in India and is absent in Armenia. From the scant details available, it seems this was never addressed. There have been calls from the scientific community for DNA genetic ancestry companies to spell out the limitations of the information they sell. At the very least, newspapers should outline the uncertainties.

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Alexander Forsyth (1869–1963) (South Africa, partner of John Parker)^[1]^[2]^[3]
John Parker (1866–1921) (South Africa, first president of the National Society of Architects)^[2]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Alexander Forsyth". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b Picton-Seymour, Désirée (1977). Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: A A Balkema. ISBN 9780869610831.
^ "Forsyth, Alexander". Artefacts.co.za. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ John Parker, Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Bickford-Smith, Vivian; van Heyningen, Elizabeth; Worden, Nigel (1999). Cape Town in the Twentieth Century: An Illustrated Social History. Claremont, South Africa: D. Philip Publishers. pp. 47–49. ISBN 9780864863843. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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Genetic kinship chart

References

[1] "Alexander Forsyth". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[Picton-2] Picton-Seymour, Désirée (1977). Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: A A Balkema. ISBN 9780869610831.

[3] "Forsyth, Alexander". Artefacts.co.za. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[4] John Parker, Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[5] Bickford-Smith, Vivian; van Heyningen, Elizabeth; Worden, Nigel (1999). Cape Town in the Twentieth Century: An Illustrated Social History. Claremont, South Africa: D. Philip Publishers. pp. 47–49. ISBN 9780864863843. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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