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Surnames evolve over both time and distance, and change usually at the whim of an administrator who simply records an...

For cultural and historical reasons it can be more difficult to pinpoint one's English ancestral origin. But as more and more people test the success rate increases.

It is more challenging to pinpoint one's English Paternal Ancestral Genetic Homeland. This is mainly due to historical and cultural factors.

• May 2015: Pinpointing you Kelly origins at the Kelly Clan Gathering (to be confirmed)
• January 17th 2015: Fermanagh Family History Society (contact fermanaghfhs@btinternet.com).
• October 2014: Genetic Genealogy Ireland, Back to Our Past, RDS, Dublin Ireland. 

For cultural and historical reasons pinpointing a paternal ancestral genetic homeland for people with English roots can be far more challenging compare to those with Irish and Scottish ancestry.

Sometimes a quite remarkable Y-DNA Case Study comes along that I will try my best to get published in a Genealogical magazine.

I was invited by the world’s largest commercial ancestral DNA testing Company 'Family Tree DNA' to give a talk entitled 'Pinpointing a Geographical Origin' at their 8th Annual Genetic Genealogy Conference in...

The English Origenes is the latest website in the 'Origenes' chain (that includes Irish Origenes and Scottish Origenes) that sets out to show how one can use the results ...