DNA pickle....

Oopsadaisy1
Thanks

Just had mine back and I’m 75% Scottish with a smattering of Irish/Swedish/English. I was impressed with DH dna results nearly 50% Scottish then mixture of English/Irish etc but results pinpointed Essex as main area.

I did the DNA and found I was 49% Norwegian. The Romans never got to my family in Yorkshire or North Lancashire Fascinating history

I have a fair bit of Scandinavian but a lot from Yorkshire and Wales ( gt grandma was pure Welsh) so I guess those pesky Vikings invaded. I had heard that if your second toe is longer than your ‘big’ toe that is also a Scandinavian trait. I’ve definitely got that so maybe the DNA is right? I have connected with various living relatives with similar DNA and been able to trace where we have common ancestors so it is quite useful for that. It also shows close family members which is accurate- they wouldn’t have known we were related because of different names. It is what it is.

Two things bother me, one is the choice of red and green in Chestnut's example for mothers/father's family - so many men are red/green colourblind..
And the other is must your results be shared? How is it that people contact you? What info do they get?

Farzanah

When tracking autosomal DNA through the generations it obviously becomes diluted with each generation. It’s interesting that it is estimated that from a 3rd great grandparent we may inherit as little as .01%. DNA from them.

This is variable because of recombination of DNA which is not equally shared.

Ah.

May explain why one part doesnt quite make sense, of someone who did this who I am related to.

That's fascinating! DNA results can uncover surprises. Many discover unexpected roots—like Scottish and Welsh. Exploring your family tree further might reveal interesting connections.