Having an Irish ancestor named Spain (the name was used by veterans of the Spanish War and has connections to the Armada) and a Scottish ancestor who was a McDonald from Islay (may be descended from Somerlad) I think I might get my brother to have a DNA test. On the other hand it might destroy my dreams of famous ancestors. Heather -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 1:29 PM To: "Gale Gronow" <[email protected]>; "John Keynes" <[email protected]>; "SouthAus Mailing List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing > > > Dear John an Gale > > Strangely enough I have just applied to 23andMe for a kit to be > sent. My son in America and his partner have just taken their test > and sent me the link. I've had a good look at it this morning and am > amazed at how much more information is available now than there > was about 15 years ago, when I took the MtDNA test with Oxford > Ancestors. The cost of the test is $99 and the shipping which > includes customs etc. is about $76. It's certainly cheaper than the > $150 I paid all those years ago for less information. 23andMe also > have the ability to cross-reference your results with others who have > taken their test, therefore Gale, you might just find your missing > relatives, and you'll certainly find your ethnic roots. If you > download their information you can see video clips and lots of > information about what they offer. > > Best wishes > > Merilyn Pedrick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:"Gale Gronow" > To:"John Keynes" , "SouthAus Mailing List" > Cc: > Sent:Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:53:14 +1000 > Subject:Re: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing > > Hi John, > > This has interested me for some time. I am sure there is Indian and > Chinese > bloodlines in the family (different branches) but I can't prove it. > I'm > thinking that dna testing would benefit me. I may never find out names > but > it would prove a point. I'm just unsure of the best place to get it > done. > > Regards > Gale (Melbourne) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of John Keynes > Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:37 PM > To: SouthAus Mailing List > Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing > > Hello List, > > I wonder how many of us have used DNA testing in our research? And > with > what success? > > I have had a positive experience and have confirmed a distant cousin > in > Canada and the testing suggested a more distant cousin in the United > States. > > I have detailed my experience in my website given below, and would be > interested in list comments about a conclusion I reached in that page > of the > site. The conclusion was: > > I am in no doubt that DNA testing can help in identifying relationship > within a family. However, such relationship must be relatively recent > -recently enough to match DNA records with written records which are > meaningful in developing a family tree. Go back too far and not only > do > written records be non-existent, but also names can hardly be > recognisable. > > http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~ramacs/dna_testing.htm > > If you are reasonably patient you may be interested in the ' > KishDNA' page of that site. > > Regards to all. > > John Keynes in Adelaide, ancestry in Wiltshire. > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 8427 (20130608) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: > http://archiverrootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ > > Websites of Interest on our Blog: > http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3199/6395 - Release Date: > 06/08/13 > > AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ > > Websites of Interest on our Blog: > http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >
Hello, For the Kingston DNA project see www.worldfamilies.net Best wishes, Richard McCarthy Sent from my iPad On 09/06/2013, at 10:09 AM, Heather <[email protected]> wrote: > Having an Irish ancestor named Spain (the name was used by veterans of the > Spanish War and has connections to the Armada) and a Scottish ancestor who > was a McDonald from Islay (may be descended from Somerlad) I think I might > get my brother to have a DNA test. > On the other hand it might destroy my dreams of famous ancestors. > > Heather > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 1:29 PM > To: "Gale Gronow" <[email protected]>; "John Keynes" > <[email protected]>; "SouthAus Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing > >> >> >> Dear John an Gale >> >> Strangely enough I have just applied to 23andMe for a kit to be >> sent. My son in America and his partner have just taken their test >> and sent me the link. I've had a good look at it this morning and am >> amazed at how much more information is available now than there >> was about 15 years ago, when I took the MtDNA test with Oxford >> Ancestors. The cost of the test is $99 and the shipping which >> includes customs etc. is about $76. It's certainly cheaper than the >> $150 I paid all those years ago for less information. 23andMe also >> have the ability to cross-reference your results with others who have >> taken their test, therefore Gale, you might just find your missing >> relatives, and you'll certainly find your ethnic roots. If you >> download their information you can see video clips and lots of >> information about what they offer. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Merilyn Pedrick >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From:"Gale Gronow" >> To:"John Keynes" , "SouthAus Mailing List" >> Cc: >> Sent:Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:53:14 +1000 >> Subject:Re: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing >> >> Hi John, >> >> This has interested me for some time. I am sure there is Indian and >> Chinese >> bloodlines in the family (different branches) but I can't prove it. >> I'm >> thinking that dna testing would benefit me. I may never find out names >> but >> it would prove a point. I'm just unsure of the best place to get it >> done. >> >> Regards >> Gale (Melbourne) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of John Keynes >> Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:37 PM >> To: SouthAus Mailing List >> Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] DNA Testing >> >> Hello List, >> >> I wonder how many of us have used DNA testing in our research? And >> with >> what success? >> >> I have had a positive experience and have confirmed a distant cousin >> in >> Canada and the testing suggested a more distant cousin in the United >> States. >> >> I have detailed my experience in my website given below, and would be >> interested in list comments about a conclusion I reached in that page >> of the >> site. The conclusion was: >> >> I am in no doubt that DNA testing can help in identifying relationship >> within a family. However, such relationship must be relatively recent >> -recently enough to match DNA records with written records which are >> meaningful in developing a family tree. Go back too far and not only >> do >> written records be non-existent, but also names can hardly be >> recognisable. >> >> http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~ramacs/dna_testing.htm >> >> If you are reasonably patient you may be interested in the ' >> KishDNA' page of that site. >> >> Regards to all. >> >> John Keynes in Adelaide, ancestry in Wiltshire. >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature >> database 8427 (20130608) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: >> http://archiverrootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ >> >> Websites of Interest on our Blog: >> http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3199/6395 - Release Date: >> 06/08/13 >> >> AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ >> >> Websites of Interest on our Blog: >> http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ > > Websites of Interest on our Blog: > http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message