Has anyone had there DNA done and found a surprise like I did. By my so called heritage I am half English (grandfather from Cornwall, grandmother from Devon) and half Portuguese, with the DNA test, which holds true about the Portuguese side of 47% but I have found that I am only 36% British. The surprise is that I have 10% Scandinavian in me. I have done some reading and need to do more about why the Scandinavian is still so strong in my DNA if it was from the 700 to 800's England. I would love to hear from any body that has their DNA done and have found Scandinavian ancestry along with their British like I did. Or if anyone has any suggestions of reading material to find out more about the Scandinavian's in England I would welcome it. Diane in Wisconsin

Good morning Diane Why be surprised? Way back in the distance mists of time the Celtic race may well have started in what was then known as the Celtic states in the north of Europe. With time and the need to expand there was migration into middle Europe and then into the south, the east and also into the west. In all probability, the migration also moved across what was then nothing more than marsh land that may have separated the modern UK from the Netherlands. The Vikings and the the Romans did what nothing else did and created the two communities of Cornwell and Wales. The Picts and the Irish where already in existence many years before this period. As for reading you may wish to start with Nora chadwick's book 'The Celts' The Celtic World, Aldhouse GreenThe Ancient Celts, B cunliffePrehistoric Europe, B cunliffeThe Atlantic Celts, S JKames Best regards, John him in scarlet at chelsea > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:49:36 -0500 > From: d.tamulion@att.net > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CORNISH] DNA surprise > > Has anyone had there DNA done and found a surprise like I did. By > my so called heritage I am half English (grandfather from Cornwall, > grandmother from Devon) and half Portuguese, with the DNA test, which > holds true about the Portuguese side of 47% but I have found that I am > only 36% British. The surprise is that I have 10% Scandinavian in me. > I have done some reading and need to do more about why the Scandinavian > is still so strong in my DNA if it was from the 700 to 800's England. I > would love to hear from any body that has their DNA done and have found > Scandinavian ancestry along with their British like I did. Or if anyone > has any suggestions of reading material to find out more about the > Scandinavian's in England I would welcome it. > Diane in Wisconsin > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am waiting for mine but my husband's had alot of Scandinavian also. Not sure what is going on. Will see what mine says. all 4 grandparents and ggrand parents are Cornish. >      Has anyone had there DNA done and found a surprise like I did. By > my so called heritage I am half English (grandfather from Cornwall, > grandmother from Devon) and half Portuguese, with the DNA test, which > holds true about the Portuguese side of 47% but I have found that I am > only 36% British.  The surprise is that I have 10% Scandinavian in me. > I have done some reading and need to do more about why the Scandinavian > is still so strong in my DNA if it was from the 700 to 800's England.  I > would love to hear from any body that has their DNA done and have found > Scandinavian ancestry along with their British like I did.  Or if anyone > has any suggestions of reading material to find out more about the > Scandinavian's in England I would welcome it. > Diane in Wisconsin > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to > CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject > line and body text.  If you want, MIME digests, email > CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842