Ancestry

[Born Hunter 17,843]

Seen this article this morning.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/28/how-british-are-you-mapped-dna-testing-shows-the-most-anglo-saxo/

 

Other than it grinding on me that they keep calling Anglo-Saxons, British, lol! I like this sort of stuff.

 

I've been thinking of doing one of the DNA heritage tests. Anybody else done one?

 

In short; Yorkshire was found to have the most Anglo-Saxon blood, closely followed by the East Mid's which also has the most Scandinavian. Unsurprisingly London was the most diverse! LOL

 

I think my fellow East Midlanders will be happy with that, eh lads?

 

 

 

Can we make an effort not to turn this thread into the usual political bollocks and bitching please gents.

[Accip74 7,112]

I'm half Yorkshire & I had a Scottish grandfather.........be interesting know where that leaves me. Would I have a test? Probably not.......maybe when I'm older :-)

[Born Hunter 17,843]

I'm half Yorkshire & I had a Scottish grandfather.........be interesting know where that leaves me. Would I have a test? Probably not.......maybe when I'm older :-)

 

I've just done a rough fag packet calculation........ if you carry the one and round up I'd say that leaves you approximately half Yorky, quarter Scot and quarter unknown.

 

[Accip74 7,112]

 

I'm half Yorkshire & I had a Scottish grandfather.........be interesting know where that leaves me. Would I have a test? Probably not.......maybe when I'm older :-)

 

I've just done a rough fag packet calculation........ if you carry the one and round up I'd say that leaves you approximately half Yorky, quarter Scot and quarter unknown.

 

Thanks Born..........I feel like I have 'closure' now.....haha

[Nik_B 3,790]

Interesting, what was here before the Saxons invaded were we more related to Celts etc or was it something else?

[Born Hunter 17,843]

Interesting, what was here before the Saxons invaded were we more related to Celts etc or was it something else?

 

To the best of my knowledge it was the tribes of Britons, who were the descendants of the original settlers of the UK from the last ice age. I think they are Celts but I'm not sure?

[marshman 7,758]

I would love to do the DNA tests but I reckon if had to have a bet my blood would be from the Asian steppes .

[kanny 21,220]

My mums side is quite traceable they originate from Lancashire but on my dad's side its a bit more murky as they were barge gypsies my grandfather being the last to be born on the water.

[Tiercel 6,986]

I think these test kits are only around the £70-100 quid mark ?

£79 on the first one on google.

 

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TC

[darbo 4,779]

My mum had her family tree done going back to approx 1750 all born bred lived in prescot merseyside watchmakers /clockmakers .worked on lord derbys estate must all have been home birds never moved anywhere. The old fella has traced a bit of his just got as far as his grandmother came over from ireland then he packed in looking anymore.

[Born Hunter 17,843]

My mum had her family tree done going back to approx 1750 all born bred lived in prescot merseyside watchmakers /clockmakers .worked on lord derbys estate must all have been home birds never moved anywhere. The old fella has traced a bit of his just got as far as his grandmother came over from ireland then he packed in looking anymore.

 

Similar story for what I know of my ancestry. From what I've seen from my uncle's research the vast majority, going back 400 years are from Lincs/E.Mids, most within a stones throw and were generally farmers. I can't remember much detail, something I must do one day.

 

At a guess, if my ancestors really were as rooted in this area as I'm led to believe, it looks like we're probably a typical mix of Anglo-Saxon/Briton with a healthy dose of Scandinavian from the Danelaw. There's a bit of speculation that we might have a bit of Romany in too.

[kanny 21,220]

 

 

My mum had her family tree done going back to approx 1750 all born bred lived in prescot merseyside watchmakers /clockmakers .worked on lord derbys estate must all have been home birds never moved anywhere. The old fella has traced a bit of his just got as far as his grandmother came over from ireland then he packed in looking anymore.

 

Similar story for what I know of my ancestry. From what I've seen from my uncle's research the vast majority, going back 400 years are from Lincs/E.Mids, most within a stones throw and were generally farmers. I can't remember much detail, something I must do one day.

 

At a guess, if my ancestors really were as rooted in this area as I'm led to believe, it looks like we're probably a typical mix of Anglo-Saxon/Briton with a healthy dose of Scandinavian from the Danelaw. There's a bit of speculation that we might have a bit of Romany in too.

There's no mistaking my Romany lineage... My nickname at school was Abdul lol

[jacknife 2,005]

Fathers side ancestors Northumberland

 

Mothers side goes back to Germany

[Born Hunter 17,843]

 

 

My mum had her family tree done going back to approx 1750 all born bred lived in prescot merseyside watchmakers /clockmakers .worked on lord derbys estate must all have been home birds never moved anywhere. The old fella has traced a bit of his just got as far as his grandmother came over from ireland then he packed in looking anymore.

Similar story for what I know of my ancestry. From what I've seen from my uncle's research the vast majority, going back 400 years are from Lincs/E.Mids, most within a stones throw and were generally farmers. I can't remember much detail, something I must do one day.

 

At a guess, if my ancestors really were as rooted in this area as I'm led to believe, it looks like we're probably a typical mix of Anglo-Saxon/Briton with a healthy dose of Scandinavian from the Danelaw. There's a bit of speculation that we might have a bit of Romany in too.

There's no mistaking my Romany lineage... My nickname at school was Abdul lol

 

 

I don't know how much you can take from physically observable traits but it is interesting. I've also read that there's a group of Norwegians that have relatively dark skin/hair for Scandinavia? Counter to the stereotypical Swede (which is probably what most think of as Scandi) - tall, blonde hair, blue eyes and Persil-pale skin!

Edited July 28, 2016 by Born Hunter

[kanny 21,220]

 

 

 

 

 

 

My mum had her family tree done going back to approx 1750 all born bred lived in prescot merseyside watchmakers /clockmakers .worked on lord derbys estate must all have been home birds never moved anywhere. The old fella has traced a bit of his just got as far as his grandmother came over from ireland then he packed in looking anymore.

 

Similar story for what I know of my ancestry. From what I've seen from my uncle's research the vast majority, going back 400 years are from Lincs/E.Mids, most within a stones throw and were generally farmers. I can't remember much detail, something I must do one day.

 

At a guess, if my ancestors really were as rooted in this area as I'm led to believe, it looks like we're probably a typical mix of Anglo-Saxon/Briton with a healthy dose of Scandinavian from the Danelaw. There's a bit of speculation that we might have a bit of Romany in too.

There's no mistaking my Romany lineage... My nickname at school was Abdul lol

I don't know how much you can take from physically observable traits but it is interesting. I've also read that there's a group of Norwegians that have relatively dark skin/hair for Scandinavia? Counter to the stereotypical Swede (which is probably what most think of as Scandi) - tall, blonde hair, blue eyes and Persil-pale skin!

That's interesting as my wife said a very similar thing when researching my looks as I have dark skin black hair but green eyes... Everyone on my dad's side is dark with green eyes but I do know like I said they were Romany barge gypsies they used to run coal along the trent before the trains took over