Hi Gail and List I have had a look at FTDNA site and am interested in doing a DNA for both Aus and NZ. However I would like to know the best step (test) to take if I am looking for something specific. I have read about the tests but now have a brain freeze and think I may need a science degree to work out which is the best way foward. My children's great great grandmother's (Susanna) place of birth and place of birth of her mother (Hanna) is unknown. Susanna was the child of an army soldier in the Napoleonic Wars so is listed on Army Rolls and registered in the UK, but no other details to be had of the mother other than she was possibly dead at the time of his next marriage. I was hoping a DNA would narrow down a country other than England, possibly Spain to continue the research. What kind of DNA could provide this information and then whom to test? Apologies if this is not the appropriate forum for this question...please point me to the best one if not. Many thanks. Shona (Port Macquarie, NSW) On 30 March 2014 15:54, Gail Riddell <grid2@wc.net.nz> wrote: > I write to advise (with much pleasure) that FTDNA have given their > approval to me to pioneer two new Australian Projects. > > They are both categorised as Dual Y DNA and mtDNA Geographical projects > and the only person currently within either of them is me. :~) > > Consequently, I need to broadcast this far and wide as I am aware we have > many Australian testers within our ranks. (Even if you have ONLY tested > atDNA (Family Finder) to date, it matters not. Just join. > > The "Australian Convicts" project is primarily aimed at those poor sods > (male and female) who faced the tribulations of that unknown sea journey in > the late 18th century. It will also welcome those who were later > transferred to Norfolk Island. > > The "Australian Settlers" project is aimed at anyone whoever entered the > land as a settler or traversed the rigours of the Convict status and became > bone fide settlers. > > If you are interested in joining, the Convicts project is at > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/AustralianConvicts/ > The Settlers Project is at > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/AustralianSettlers/ > Very little in the way of blurb has been prepared at this time, although > it will come. > > If you join, you will need to supply me with either the Fleet and the ship > on which your ancestor(s) arrived (for the former) and the port(s) of > arrival of your most distant Australian immigrants (both direct male > lineage and direct female lineage). If you have only tested atDNA (FF), > then that information is unnecessary. > > If you do NOT know on which ship your convict ancestor arrived, please do > NOT join the Convict project and opt only for the Australian Settlers > project. > > Kind regards > Gail Riddell > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >