Hi All Been away from this list for a long long time so I will take it slowly. Some of you may remember me and know that I am actually barking mad :-) I often get updates of interest from my mentor the infamous Dr Tom Roderick. Some recent posts have interested me mainly concerning genetics. At first it was thought that I would be related to Dr Tom as there are not too many people with the surname Roderick. Genetics soon ruled that one out. Despite having a paper trail that leads back to the very Welsh name RHYDDERCH in Swansea to near enough the mid 1700's I do not fit the mainly European genetic code 1rb etc.or whatever it is My haplogroup is G which is of Indian origin. To be exact - G2a3b1a2i This subgroup is nearly all British and unusually Welsh but also has strong Swiss connections. Anyway now I have got that off my chest still looking for anyone who think they may descend from Ralph Thomas RODERICK, Stan Thomas RODERICK, Ralph Brookes RODERICK ,William RODERICK, or Israel RODERICK/RHYDDERCH. All of them got about a bit, the first two especially as they shipped in and out of many ports worldwide. As my grandmother used to say you just never know what got into the woodpile. Regards Phil Roderick aka Phil the Cardiff Mongrel or just Phil TCM .

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:54:31 +0100, <PRode18115@aol.com> wrote: > Been away from this list for a long long time so I will take it slowly. > Some of you may remember me and know that I am actually barking mad :-) Hi Phil, Your post certainly brought a smile to my face. How could any long-time list members not remember you? :-) I recall that we met at the Gloucestershire Family History Society Open Day some years ago and only last month Ian and I came over the mountain from Nelson and drove through Senghenydd, which is your neck of the woods. On the way to Abertridwr, I pointed out Mutton Tump in Senghenydd to Ian. Do you remember you wrote a message to the Glamorgan List about Mutton Tump back in 2002? http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/glamorgan/2002-01/1011809081 The years have certainly rolled on since then! Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah The Glamorganshire Canal www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com