Free Y-DNA Testing for males with the surname of Riddell or Riddle

[riddell48]

Hi Gail
Colin Riddell here, I am doing my DNA through ancestry now,my Riddells Glasgow,London NZ Omaru ,and Victoria Australia .
                           Cheers Colin

[Ruskie]

Hi Colin,

Welcome to rootschat.

I’m afraid Gail hadn’t been on rootschat since 2013, but if she has the same email address she should be notified of your reply.

After you make a couple more posts you can contact her by Personal Message by clicking on her name.

Good luck.

[riddell48]

Many thanks cheers colin

[brigidmac]

My cousin comes up as DNA match to people with surname Riddle

His  closest match is someone in Texas who had Melanie Pritchard as birth mother weve worked out that John Pritchard Must be half brother to my
Cousins grandfather John William Dobson birth mother Harriet Dobson  .

Both single mother were maids in
Yorkshire area and both named sons John which could mean it was his first name

The DNA match only had 1 English grandparent
The fact the he came fromYorkhire too
Cousin and I have 1 welsh gparent and 1 half Jewish so we knew connection could only be thru the Dobson side .


Harriet was also child of single mother .
So could be g g grandfather was a Riddle .

I've clustured & colour coded all Riddle connection
Some very small or unlinked trees but if you DNA match to BD please contact me

If you haven't DNA tested please see if you have locations Beverley.sculcoatd

There is a thread on here about Harriet s complicated family with all datea and location

can some kind person copy link I'm having fatfinger small screen problem .

Ps any photos of Riddles from Yorkshire or sculcoats appreciated for family likeness comparisons

[phenolphthalein]

There are probably a great many legal repercussions -- so buyers beware.
There might be dreadful hidden traps.

[riddell48]

My Riddell line came from Scotland Glasgow area and then NZ then Australia I have just sent my DNA sample off the Ancestry and will see what it says . cheers Colin

[Ruskie]

There are probably a great many legal repercussions -- so buyers beware.
There might be dreadful hidden traps.

Can you elaborate?

[brigidmac]

I think a y DNA kit would certainly help my cousin and other males who have several single mothers in their lines

How / where / what company is best to purchase with ?.

[Biggles50]

I think a y DNA kit would certainly help my cousin and other males who have several single mothers in their lines

How / where / what company is best to purchase with ?.

B

FTDNA is the best company for a yDNA test.

There are multiple versions which as the depth of the testing increases so does the price.

The 111 test is a good starter but the 37 will also provide results and any can be upgraded retrospectively.

I took their 111 yDNA test and the closest matches indicate the MRCA 6 generations away.  Whilst this might seem quite a while it does give the surname that I was expecting to find.

If Haplogroup knowledge is important then the lesser test will only give a partial result, the Big 700 is needed to get the detail, i.e.mine is RM269 which is a common European one so not really worth knowing from a Genealogy perspective.