FabSwingers.com > Forums > The Lounge > Your DNA Journey !!
Your DNA Journey !!
Jump to: Newest in thread
 |
By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
Bristol East |
I've wondered about these DNA tests but never done one.
I did research the paternal family tree some years ago, before the records went on line.
Fairly straightforward back to the early 1800s, but gets patchy beyond that when you are relying on old church records for births, deaths and marriages.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
My family tree stops at 'Who is your daddy'! I have considered doing a self DNA thingy to send off... see what it brings back... I've come to terms with not having a place within a family now though. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"My family tree stops at 'Who is your daddy'! I have considered doing a self DNA thingy to send off... see what it brings back... I've come to terms with not having a place within a family now though. "
You should go for it  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"After watching the surprisingly interesting Ant & Dec thingy I was wondering if anyone has delved into their family origins ??
And if you have , have you been shocked by any of the results??"
I've done my family tree back to the 1680s on my mother's side. No surprises though and they are mainly miners or agricultural labourers. Wouldn't make good t.v.. I did find out though that my surname should be something other than what it is. An ancestor in the 1800s took his mother's name instead of his father's for some reason. Must have been a big falling out there. I also found out that father and son ancestors died in a pit collapse together in the 1880s leaving the wife and mother destitute. Life was hard in the old days. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"After watching the surprisingly interesting Ant & Dec thingy I was wondering if anyone has delved into their family origins ??
And if you have , have you been shocked by any of the results??
I've done my family tree back to the 1680s on my mother's side. No surprises though and they are mainly miners or agricultural labourers. Wouldn't make good t.v.. I did find out though that my surname should be something other than what it is. An ancestor in the 1800s took his mother's name instead of his father's for some reason. Must have been a big falling out there. I also found out that father and son ancestors died in a pit collapse together in the 1880s leaving the wife and mother destitute. Life was hard in the old days. "
Oh no that's so sad  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
A distant relative on my mothers side was Richard Fountaine of Linton, Yorkshire, who made his fortune in London as a timber merchant, making coffins during the Great Plague and providing timber to help rebuild the city after the Great Fire of London. By his will, an estate was purchased to provide a chapel and almshouses known as Fountaine’s Hospital. The hospital still houses local elderly people and you can visit the tiny chapel which I have done several times. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"A distant relative on my mothers side was Richard Fountaine of Linton, Yorkshire, who made his fortune in London as a timber merchant, making coffins during the Great Plague and providing timber to help rebuild the city after the Great Fire of London. By his will, an estate was purchased to provide a chapel and almshouses known as Fountaine’s Hospital. The hospital still houses local elderly people and you can visit the tiny chapel which I have done several times."
Now that's a great story |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
My mum is doing our family tree, god knows where she has go back to on some lines... I think 1700s has been mentioned.
To be honest I only really listen when something interesting pops up, Like a Great Great Great Uncle who got shipped to Australia for poaching on the kings land.. they didn't even catch anything!
Or when a Great was a councilor on the council and died in the local courts giving evidence on a crime, a brain hemorrhage
My Nan's Uncle, died in a work house from TB. We have no idea why he was in a work house his family were all business owners
I have family members buried in the same grave yard as Fanny Adams, when we went there I was more interested in Fanny Adams grave!
One of my greats also landscape those small crops of trees you see in fields as you hurtle down the motorway or other roads, I know where one is that he did, its funny seeing something a Great Great Great Great put there
I have also done the DNA test, 14% Irish the rest English and the areas we are meant to come from ring true with mum's research
Having had this my whole life I guess I am lucky in some ways, When I was at school we was set the homework of doing your tree, I got home told mum... I remember her sitting there looking at me and asking " How far back do you want to go?" I responded as a 8 year old as far as you can...
Needless to say I got top marks, got a Mars Bar as a reward (Mum still says it was her's) and the tree went around the staff of the school for a while, Mum had to demanded it back! I was also asked about how the information was found etc I just rattled of St Catherines house, graveyards churches etc that I had been dragged around
Family History has always been there for me I know no different |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"My mum is doing our family tree, god knows where she has go back to on some lines... I think 1700s has been mentioned.
To be honest I only really listen when something interesting pops up, Like a Great Great Great Uncle who got shipped to Australia for poaching on the kings land.. they didn't even catch anything!
Or when a Great was a councilor on the council and died in the local courts giving evidence on a crime, a brain hemorrhage
My Nan's Uncle, died in a work house from TB. We have no idea why he was in a work house his family were all business owners
I have family members buried in the same grave yard as Fanny Adams, when we went there I was more interested in Fanny Adams grave!
One of my greats also landscape those small crops of trees you see in fields as you hurtle down the motorway or other roads, I know where one is that he did, its funny seeing something a Great Great Great Great put there
I have also done the DNA test, 14% Irish the rest English and the areas we are meant to come from ring true with mum's research
Having had this my whole life I guess I am lucky in some ways, When I was at school we was set the homework of doing your tree, I got home told mum... I remember her sitting there looking at me and asking " How far back do you want to go?" I responded as a 8 year old as far as you can...
Needless to say I got top marks, got a Mars Bar as a reward (Mum still says it was her's) and the tree went around the staff of the school for a while, Mum had to demanded it back! I was also asked about how the information was found etc I just rattled of St Catherines house, graveyards churches etc that I had been dragged around
Family History has always been there for me I know no different "
That's amazing , great stories |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
This might not mean much to anyone outside Ireland, but as a Northern Unionist, I was INCREDIBLY surprised to discover my great great grandfather was in the IRA! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"This might not mean much to anyone outside Ireland, but as a Northern Unionist, I was INCREDIBLY surprised to discover my great great grandfather was in the IRA!"
I understand, must have been a shock lol !!
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Fella here - had mine done last month, found I'm more than 55% scandinavian and the rest British, also found over 3000 matches around the world walking around with my shared DNA, also matched up some 2nd cousins in Australia, contacted them and they used to live in my home town over 100 years ago, so makes sense. Was a novelty purchase but found it fascinating. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
We once had to do a family tree project at school - my teacher looked at mine, pointed at one section and said 'I was at that wedding'...turned out we were 2nd cousins.
The big name in our family tree is Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. So far... |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Those genealogy places that test your dna make up the results you know. Somebody got their dogs dna tested and they sent it back with results like if it was a person "
Wondering how they managed to fill a tube with dog spit. Considering it has to be clean spit before you eat, drink or smoke.
I did mine through ancestry dna and the only close relative it found of mine was my auntie who lives in Canada but I already knew that.
Was hoping to find out info about my dad who I never know and I narrowed it down a little but could never pinpoint the guy who fathered me |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
I've done my testing (Mr DS) with Ancestry, 23andme, My Heritage, to name a few.
So far, pretty impressed with the results.
I'm adopted, so my history basically starts with a blank piece of paper and the name of my blood mother. That's all I knew.
I've managed to trace her tree and it's all Cornish, with Iberian blood (most likely from Spanish Armada sailors who were taken in by the Cornish during the Spanish Civil Armada of 1588. Some settled down.)
But there was a big hole on my paternal side. Until my results starting coming back from the companies. Irish %'s featured very heavily.
Then I got a hit on 23 and me. It found a very high match with a person I knew nothing about. 1st Cousin.
I contacted him, and we worked out his father would have been my uncle, and this uncle had a brother, who is very likely my blood father. Unfortunately, his father's relationship with his mother broke down, and she is very reticent to talk about anything.
However, I got more hits in Ireland and I am in contact with 2nd and 3rd cousins and gradually piercing things together.
Potentially, I could be Irish (I'd so love an EU passport and Irish citizenry!), so I plan to keep digging.
It is addictive though ! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I do find it interesting to a point but I have a large extended family both maternally and paternally that I am already aware takes me in the directions of Ireland, Spain and The Caribbean.
As fascinating as I am sure it could be it could also be a pricey ballache... I suppose I already feel informed enough of my history not to need to. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
My family already done some digging into ours. Not gone back centuries but far enough which we already knew some of our grounds where we came from so nothing shocked us, just nice finding any other people part of our family, which we did in America. Some moved to Australia. We knew where other people in our family moved to, so our family is all across the world spread out |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
I did mine (mr) and got as far back as about 1800 on my mother's side. They barely left Birmingham! Lol. My fathers side is a little bit off though as somewhere around the 2nd world war, there was a soldier involved somehow and it gets hazy after that. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I've got mine for both sides, mum's to the 1600s though some before that there really aren't any records and dad's for 200 years ish
The DNA thing is sketchy tbh as lots of disreputable places unfortunately though my dad has his done by a uni and has a lot of viking |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
