I think red hair was often a Celtic trait as well. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Maisie Egger Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Lanark] Viking red-haired roots http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/expert-argues-vikings-carried-redhead-gene-to-scotland-1-3200177 ...which makes chasing possible Norse connections more than a minor challenge as my father had carroty/ginger hair, as did his cousin; my young sister had the most gorgeous Titian red hair, whereas mine was a very pretty combination of honey, strawberry and auburn, with a perfect complexion to go along with the hair colourimg. All gone, gone, gone in my “senior years,” drat! May father’s forebears had their roots in the Dumfries and Galloway, Southwest Scotland, where the Vikings had an impact. My husband insists I have Viking blood because of my colouring and shape of my fine “aristocratic” nose! The woman who got me interested in DNA research insists that my surname has Irish roots, whilst I argue otherwise...so maybe I am right after all that my surname has Danish/Scandinavian origins and not just going by the colour of my hair! At the end of the day we are all Jock Tamson’s bairns --- all John Thomson’s children, meaning that we are all the same under the skin. Maisie ------------------------------- WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as [email protected] You may contact the List Admin at [email protected] or click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hi folks To add to the difficulties... The Norsemen made it from Skye as far as Dublin, as well as the Isle of Man. If they settled, they took local wives, if not, they often took local women with them back to the Norse countries. Skol Iain On 25/11/2013 06:16, Dora Smith wrote: > I think red hair was often a Celtic trait as well. > > Dora > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maisie Egger > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Lanark] Viking red-haired roots > > http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/expert-argues-vikings-carried-redhead-gene-to-scotland-1-3200177 > > ...which makes chasing possible Norse connections more than a minor > challenge as my father had carroty/ginger hair, as did his cousin; my young > sister had the most gorgeous Titian red hair, whereas mine was a very pretty > combination of honey, strawberry and auburn, with a perfect complexion to go > along with the hair colourimg. All gone, gone, gone in my “senior years,” > drat! > > May father’s forebears had their roots in the Dumfries and Galloway, > Southwest Scotland, where the Vikings had an impact. > > My husband insists I have Viking blood because of my colouring and shape of > my fine “aristocratic” nose! > > The woman who got me interested in DNA research insists that my surname has > Irish roots, whilst I argue otherwise...so maybe I am right after all that > my surname has Danish/Scandinavian origins and not just going by the colour > of my hair! > > At the end of the day we are all Jock Tamson’s bairns --- all John Thomson’s > children, meaning that we are all the same under the skin. > > Maisie > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. > Be sure the reply to address shows as [email protected] > > You may contact the List Admin at [email protected] or click on the > following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as [email protected] > > You may contact the List Admin at [email protected] or click on the following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > 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