Greetings all, * DNA study on origins of CLARE surname * A project is now under way at Leicester University exploring the links between the many, widespread families of CLARE in the UK and abroad, and how they relate to each other. It uses DNA sampling, looking at the Y chromosome, and it's free for any males surnamed CLARE [and CLEER, CLEAR, CLEARE ...] CLARE has a significant concentration in the region covered by this list so I hope the project will be of interest to many researchers who read this. Please see the full explanation at my Family History website ... http://www.maryceleste.co.uk/famhist/clare/clare-dna1.htm ... and contact me (initially) if you would like to take part, or want to know more. For the sampling, the Genetics Dept. sends a little thing like a toothbrush, a tiny bottle, and a stamped addressed envelope ... it's very straightforward, professional and confidential. This is a unique opportunity to find out if, and how, the family trees of apparently-unrelated CLARE researchers may fit together. Some firms offer individual DNA testing for 100 pounds or more, but this survey is an academic one, potentially surveying our whole surname-tribe, and it is entirely without charge. [It's for the name CLARE and its variants only!] Please do visit http://www.maryceleste.co.uk/famhist/clare/clare-dna1.htm and get in touch to indicate preliminary interest. Feel free to pass this message on to anyone involved with CLARE family history. Best wishes Roland CLARE, in Bristol UK -------------------------------------- Family history outline online: http://www.maryceleste.co.uk/famhist/ Researching CLARE / HAWES in Buckinghamshire POM(E)ROY in Calstock, Cornwall or Tavistock, Devon SELLE anywhere ...