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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Nov 2016 16:36

I have been thinking about doing it and have just done it

Hoping for results that tie with my research

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Tabitha

Tabitha Report 17 Nov 2016 13:13

A couple of the linked DNA people have messaged me - we have no ideas how we are linked (apart from DNA) as no common surnames in any of the trees We are also from very different geographical locations.

Its quite freaky really

Researching:
Kent - Sussex - Hampshire - Norfolk - Surrey - London - Yorkshire - Cornwall -Northumberland - Wales - Scotland

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 17 Nov 2016 13:54

Tabitha...have you messaged any of your matches?
Maybe it's further back than they suggest..I have one that is suggested as 3-rd cousin and quite a few as 4th - 6th cousin.

I agree it does seem freaky.
Will let you know if I get any matches.x :-S

Tabitha

Tabitha Report 26 Jun 2017 06:46

Well we have taken the plunge

I had a bonus at work - one not expected and OH is 65 in September - (also received a good discount) so decided to go for a Living DNA test as well -

Read the reviews and it seems to give you more local info as well as a printed book.

Thought he would like it.

Looks easier to do than Ancestry one as didn't like spitting in a tube - this is a mouth swab.

Hope the results come back as quick as the Ancestry ones did, so that we can get them for our birthday. it did say 10-12 weeks so should be here in time.

Well here goes - all activated - will let you know what we think.

Anyone else taken a Living DNA one yet?

Researching:
Kent - Sussex - Hampshire - Norfolk - Surrey - London - Yorkshire - Cornwall -Northumberland - Wales - Scotland

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 27 Jun 2017 09:01

I agree with Detective - personally wouldn't touch it (or any family history DNA services) with a bargepole.

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Jun 2017 12:16

My nephew had a DNA test.
Basically as we thought - Irish/Celtic (his dad is Irish, we're half Cornish) and English (our other side).
We were wondering where the 2% Italian came from - then remembered the Romans!! :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

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