The major advantage of taking a test on the Ancestry website is that, in addition to providing the above breakdown of my DNA makeup, it also reports the details of potential relatives identified by the analysis. Depending upon the strength of the similar factors in the results, the site identifies matches by potential relationships, categorised from close family/first cousin through second cousins right up to sixth cousins.  

It should be pointed out here that these indicated matches are only from individuals who have taken similar DNA tests directly or indirectly submitted them to the Ancestry site, the largest such setup in the world. Some members have public family trees on the site, which can be investigated freely for matches, whilst others either do not submit trees or choose to keep their details private.

In investigating matches proposed by the site, a general guide is that indicated second and third cousins share the same great-grandparents, whilst fourth to sixth cousins may have to go back at least another two to six generations to find common ancestors. It should always be borne in mind that the research of indicated DNA results is still an inexact science; potential matches should always be treated with caution and confirmed wherever possible by further examination. 

Nevertheless, the received results gave me a starting point for investigations: indicated relatives in Devon.