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1501 Understanding relationship with Shared DNA of 1,501 cM across 50 segments... relationship?

My husband and I recently did Ancestry dnaAncestryDNA. He came back with a DNA match (shared wwith his mother) that simply says "close relative". He has no idea who this person is, and his mother claims she's never heard of him. (If you knew her, you'd understand why I said "claims", lol) Anyway - the

The person in question does not have a tree, and it appears they haven't logged on to Ancestry for more than a year -, so I don't hold out hope for an answer to messages. 

That said, any ideas on possible relationship? I'm

I am new, to DNA testing and clueless, so be nice if I'm asking stupid questions or not providing enough detail please 🙃interpretation of its results.

1501 cM across 50 segments... relationship?

My husband and I recently did Ancestry dna. He came back with a DNA match (shared w his mother) that simply says "close relative". He has no idea who this person is, and his mother claims she's never heard of him. (If you knew her, you'd understand why I said "claims", lol) Anyway - the person in question does not have a tree, and it appears they haven't logged on to Ancestry for more than a year - so I don't hold out hope for an answer to messages. That said, any ideas on possible relationship? I'm new, and clueless, so be nice if I'm asking stupid questions or not providing enough detail please 🙃

Understanding relationship with Shared DNA of 1,501 cM across 50 segments

My husband and I recently did AncestryDNA. He came back with a DNA match (shared with his mother) that simply says "close relative". He has no idea who this person is, and his mother claims she's never heard of him.

The person in question does not have a tree, and it appears they haven't logged on to Ancestry for more than a year, so I don't hold out hope for an answer to messages. 

That said, any ideas on possible relationship?

I am new to DNA testing and interpretation of its results.

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1501 cM across 50 segments... relationship?

My husband and I recently did Ancestry dna. He came back with a DNA match (shared w his mother) that simply says "close relative". He has no idea who this person is, and his mother claims she's never heard of him. (If you knew her, you'd understand why I said "claims", lol) Anyway - the person in question does not have a tree, and it appears they haven't logged on to Ancestry for more than a year - so I don't hold out hope for an answer to messages. That said, any ideas on possible relationship? I'm new, and clueless, so be nice if I'm asking stupid questions or not providing enough detail please 🙃