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My apologies in advance for this - but I have to ask why there is this great interest in DNA sampling? If you're doing your family history then you know where you come from - or have I got the wrong impression altogether? What do you hope to gain by participating? I know that if I was investing such a sum of money (showing my Yorkshire roots now ) I'd want to receive something more than an indication of where my genes came from. As of this moment, I just don't see the point - sorry
For many it will be an adjunct to their own family tree searches. Either confirming , through matches, lineal descent, or highlighting a possible cuckoo in the nest or a name/letter substitution ie Looking for a Flower instead of a Fowler.
There are some companies who do take advantage of the ignorance of people by offering to ''confirm your viking ancestry!!'' or '' did your forebears walk with Jesus'' etc. because to my mind ultimately, if the historians are correct, our genes should follow in the footsteps out of Africa, along the Middle East coast and upwards or westwards of Europe.
For me , I will eventually fork out the $$$$ because I want to know a few things. Am I unique? I seem to recall Eddie Izzards father had a rare haplogroup. I want to be that person.
I want to know do I have Neanderthal or Denisovian(unlikely) or am I the new superbreed of human ready to take over the world ( hahaha evil laugh haha)
But mostly I want to know who do I share my genetic base with more strongly. Yes we will mostly show a kinship, based on numerical logicity, but we will have stronger ties to some clans than others.
So whats my clan is my search reason.
Genealogy-Its a family thing
Paternal: Gibbins,McNamara, Jenkins, Schumann, Inwood, Sheehan, Quinlan, Tierney, Cole
Maternal: Munn, Simpson , Brighton, Clayfield, Westmacott, Corbell, Hatherell, Blacksell/Blackstone, Boothey , Muirhead
Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley
Brickwalls- Schumann, Simpson,Westmacott/Wennicot
Scott, Cronin
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