My Irish Great-Great-Grandfather: A Teacher & An Undertaker? | On The Red Dot: Family Mysteries

[@viviankwan1101]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful story. It reminded me of my search for my own ancestry and I couldn’t help but feel emotional (too) when Daniel found the marriage certificate of his great-great-grandparents. We all come from somewhere. This video gives thanks to the love ones who came before us.. without whom… we would not be breathing and alive today 🙏

[@user-wt2ip3bo3t]

An honest question, something I've never understood about this search for your own ancestry. I'm not talking about immediate family like parents, but great-grandparents etc: What does it change? If you find out that your great-great-grandma was a) an Italian princess or b) an Italian prostitute - what does it change about your own identity?

[@viviankwan1101]

@@user-wt2ip3bo3t For those of Eastern Asian descent, (in my case, ethnic Southern Han Chinese who migrated to Singapore four generations ago), finding our ancestral connection allows us to include our names in the ancestral records. I was not able to connect with the right ancestral family group. Therefore, other than my paternal grandfather, none of our names are included in the lineage. That branch of the family tree is broken. No changes or impact to our daily lives Just at it gives us the opportunity to connect back with our extended families..

[@user-wt2ip3bo3t]

@@viviankwan1101 thanks for answering

[@tejashirah1434]

As a Singaporean Eurasian from the Dragon/De Souza family, thank you very much for sharing this beautiful story!

[@andrewho18]

One of the best episodes of this series! But it feels like there could be a part 2 to this!

[@stargazeronesixseven]

😮🙏 Brought back many old & fond memories of Malaysians & Singaporeans' colleagues that had Eurasian ancestries ... The Fernandez , Collins , Cochranes , Texeira etc., ... Their families were pioneers in Malaya , Penang , Malacca & Singapore's Teaching Institutions , Lawyers , Town Planners , Railroad Masters , Postal Services , Minimarts , Supermarkets , Governmental Administrative Departments , Electricity Power Station & Water Treatment Plants Management , Plantation Estate Supervisors , Shipping & Aviation Pioneering Senior Management & the setting up of many SPCA , Zoological Gardens back then too! 🙏 Thank You So Much CNA for these tear inducing walking back to many Malaysians & Singaporeans ancestry memory lanes ... 🙏🌷🌿🍎🍊🌍✌💜🕊🇸🇬🇲🇾🇬🇧🇳🇱

[@Ali_art]

No way! Cochrane of cheras?

[@JA-ow7yb]

your ancestors were just traitors

[@rogeretiennedelacruz3000]

Matthias Wong looks mixed too. Great that Daniel was able to trace his first European and Asian ancestors. I cannot locate my ancestor and Malay ancestors

[@headlesschicken111]

indian guy is so proud of having irish ancestry

[@tejashirah7429]

Amazing story, as a fellow Singaporean Eurasian, thank you for sharing this story

[@jm8cheil]

Loved this one very much! Thank you for sharing about the Scully family! God bless you all

[@susanlee630]

Will there be a follow up? Thank you for this interesting story.

[@ewright4108]

There's an obituary dated 18th August 1936 of a Robert Scully in Straits Times. Died from malaria.

[@SayanHaqueOfficial]

Wowowowow❤❤❤❤❤

[@dominicm255]

Thanks CNA. Watching from NZ. Wholesome TV. My ancestors arrived in the late 1850s. They were from different walks of life.

[@DaveOConnor-li3qk]

Wonderful story sending love from Ireland ❤❤❤

[@sikado777]

the way he talks to his mom be like a journalists and a field expert

[@bobafett5757]

*Great documentary need more of it especially those Peranakan roots that link their ancestors to Malay and even Arab Middle East root also Isreal root*

[@julesoxana]

Free Palestine✝️🇵🇸🍉

[@katetang1372]

Great family tree .. I knew about your surname Scully since I was a kid 50 year’s ago. Thank you

[@shawnascully]

Come to Melaka there’s a Scully tree here too! 💓

[@laurelnotley9541]

My beautiful and now passed away cousin Theresa was Eurasian from Singapore. I miss her. I miss her Mee Siem and her Mrs. Ellis Handy Cookbooks too.

[@midlifesmart]

Beautiful story.

[@lissachu3581]

very interesting and beautiful story

[@HermanMuda]

Love this episode

[@DavidHoughton17]

What an interesting story ! My dad was a close friend to a former Singapore cricket player with a family name of Scully. I wonder if there is some relation too ??

[@pinkfriend1]

Is the scully book sold anywhere I would love to have a read about the interesting scully family

[@Chrstabelho82]

Maybe part 2?

[@TLCTLC-cg6cm]

Her name was Theresa Scully nee Danker. So her maiden name was Danker, meaning she also has a German ancestor, right? Scully was the Eurasian husband ancestor, not mother. I think.

[@chdk55christidonny6]

❤ TQVM CNA INSIDER

[@alifrizuan7480]

This kind documentary remind me of shows like Who Do You Think You Are? and Roots

[@TLCTLC-cg6cm]

So cute❤

[@EmeraldsQuartzLight]

Horrifying wake up please

[@Djiejejdj]

Wtf what? Horrifying because?

[@Djiejejdj]

​@@EmeraldsQuartzLight Gaza is horrifying..

[@Djiejejdj]

​@@EmeraldsQuartzLightdrama much

[@rcs3681]

So well spoken both of them are. How rare to find local Singaporeans speaking so eloquently.

[@devd851]

As an Indian Mine started from Africa

[@bobafett5757]

*Waiting for CNA to release latest 2 parts documentary on elderly dying alone in SG featuring trauma cleaner*

[@Leah-br6xu]

Awe

[@JasbirSingh-DailyFootyNews]

Nice story but Daniel Martin looks more Indian than Irish 😂

[@queen84sasha]

He looks Filipino...not Indian not even Chinese or European... Catherine Goh prolly Peranakan not full Chinese..

[@seans5586]

He looks Malay peranakan European mix. No signs of south Asian descent

[@bobafett5757]

He looks more Red Indian and also cross between Arab and Insreali and Mongolian cos he got unique Pan Asian look thats enigmatic

[@Ali_art]

​@@bobafett5757 you just describe a malay guy

[@Ali_art]

@@bobafett5757 have you met a malay?

[@SayanHaqueOfficial]

woww

[@CH1LDOFTHEMOON]

This story need's a part two. Time to find your cousins?

[@bernadettepillai]

Yes my hometown Taiping & the church I was baptized as a baby 😁

[@SayanHaqueOfficial]

Wo❤

[@Potatasandwich12]

My chindian/malay brother welcome to THe squad😂

[@j.c.8493]

You are saying he is half Chinese, half Indian or Malay? Eurasians are a completely different mix. There is no clearly defined look or race-dominant features and relatives and siblings can look very different in skin tone and features. He has Irish ancestry. I think you should phrase it properly? He is mixed and is an Eurasian. 👍🏻

[@somerslim25]

Eurasians play a big part in singapore nation builder, just like the other races

[@retr0gaminghub]

His great - grandfather marriage💍 was 126 years old

[@julesoxana]

13:38 God im Prayoing she wasn't his student😭

[@queen84sasha]

Would've been funny if her name was Scully nee Mulder 👽😂

[@allies7184]

Now you need to get a Maternal DNA test and Yline test done. Those can tell you more of where your ancestors came from. The test you took does not display the dna from your mother's mother's side, nor your father's father's side.

[@nasha21]

You are able to claim Irish Citizen

[@misterbig9025]

I thought it's a 23andme thing

[@lazandsen]

It is definitely an ancestral dna type of programme. There is a series on telly in the UK called Who Do you think you are.

[@lazandsen]

This CNA programme is a Who Do You Think You Are type of programme.

[@tenga3tango]

Oreo lah.

[@Awordforangeleaves]

I don’t care

[@SoBiased]

Must look into CECA ancestors too

[@ngrobert5054]

Type CECa