Saturday, 3 October 2015

Non-Population Schedules: Your Next Step in Census Research on Ancestry





The U.S. federal population census has been taken every 10 years since 1790, but have you wondered if there’s more to the census than the population statistics that were captured each decade? Discover where to locate other census schedules, the clues they contain, strategies for use, and examples of each schedule type.

23andMe Relative Finder: Just what is a 5th cousin?





This is a very informative video, which explains what a 5th cousin is and more. Very helpful in understanding the your ancestors in your family tree.

Friday, 2 October 2015

23andMe DNA Results

Both my Dad (John) and I have took the 23andMe DNA test to help learn more about our family ancestry. Through are DNA results I have learned we have European Ancestors.

Below is the details of the results I have learned thorough our DNA, the bold text is the results, the regular text is the breakdown down results for the above category.

John's DNA Results

99.7% European
Northern European
76.4% British & Irish
2.9% French & German
0.1% Scandinavian
18.5% Broadly Northern European
1.8% Broadly European
0.3% Middle Eastern & North African
0.3% North African
0.1% Unassigned


Lisa's DNA Results

95.4% European
Northern European
58.6% British & Irish
1.5% French & German
24.5 % Broadly Northern European
Southern European
2.7% Iberian
1.7% Italian
0.2% Sardinian
2.6% Broadly Southern European
3.8% Broadly European
3.8% East Asian & Native American
3.2% Native American
East Asian
0.1% Yakut
0.3% Broadly East Asian
0.4% Broadly East Asian & Native American
0.3% Sub-Saharan African
0.3% West African
0.1% East African
0.1% Broadly South Asian
0.1% South Asian
0.4% Unassigned

23andMe Customer Story — "I Found Them"





After search for decades for her mother's family, Diane lost hope that she would ever find them until her daughter tested with 23andMe. See her story.