"Derek Ham" <djham@btinternet.com> on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:03 AM said: ============================= > I believe I have located the origin of the surnames Kidd and Beatty > (possibly Aidan, Adda, Patrick, Colman,Cuthbert) as the Borders area. > St Aidan of Lindisfarne sent out 4 of his monk-priest disciples (Adda, > Betti, Cedd, Diuma) on a mission in 653AD to convert all England to > Christianity, and with baptism came the naming of families (in the style of > the Roman convention - true Romans abandoned Britain in 410AD, returning to > their homeland, Celtic/European auxiliaries probably stayed in Britain). > Many strange Borders haplotypes may originate from the Roman auxiliaries who > stayed. ============================== Derek, I would like to hear more about what you have learned about the origin of surnames, particularly Beatty. --Earl Beaty

Hi, I need to write a couple of paragraphs regarding my DNA project results and I would like to start with a brief history of the people of Scotland who are R1b. I am interested in the current thoughts regarding the late ice age migrations. Population, where from etc. If someone would be kind enough to discuss this or refer me to a website I would appreciate it. Thanks John Shankland