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Targeted Recruiting for DNA testing

The beauty with the DNA approach to researching one’s ancestral origin is that the DNA does not lie! The area identified in an Irish, Scottish, English or Welsh Origenes personalised DNA report can... More

The Ferris Surname in Britain and Ireland

Surnames evolve over both time and distance, and change usually at the whim of an administrator who simply records an unfamiliar surname as he hears it. In this manner similar sounding surnames... More

New Chaney Y-DNA Case Study added to English Origenes

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. I now have a 60% success rate... More

'Stewart' Y-DNA Case Study added to English Origenes

It is more challenging to pinpoint one's English Paternal Ancestral Genetic Homeland. This is mainly due to historical and cultural factors. However, one big advantage with English surnames is that... More

Upcoming Talks and Presentations

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... More

Bennett Y-DNA Case Study added to English Origenes

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. For... More

Pinpointing Your Paternal Ancestral Genetic Homeland!

Sometimes a quite remarkable Y-DNA Case Study comes along that I will try my best to get published in a Genealogical magazine. The latest one published in Family Tree Magazine details the Paterson... More

English Origenes Presentation at Family Tree DNA Conference

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... More

Official launch of English Origenes Website

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 of a commercial ancestral 37... More

The Science of English Surnames

Today Britain (the island that includes England, Scotland and Wales) has about 1.6 million surnames, which is far in excess of the 420,000 surnames recorded in the 1881 census. In 1881 the population... More

The Human Colonisation of England

Humans first arrived in England around 10,000 years ago after the last ice age. It is believed that their journey began in Northeast Spain in an area now known today as the Basque Country and took... More

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Case Studies

English 'Chaney' Y-DNA Case Study

Only with the results of a commercial DNA test can you determine whether your ancestors were Norman, English of Scottish Chaneys! If are English Chaneys then your DNA can determine whether they were from Kent, Norfolk, or Northamptonshire! Read the report to find out how!

Click here to download the Chaney Y-DNA Case Study

English 'Stewart' Y-DNA Case Study

Many English surnames are locational in nature (referring to the hamlets, towns and villages where one's ancestors lived). Mr Stewarts commercial ancestral Y-DNA results were full of locational surnames all originating in the same small area!

Click here to read the Stewart Y-DNA Case Study

Bennett Y-DNA Case Study

One's genetically recurring surname matches (as revealed by a Y-DNA test) arose among related males living in a specific location. The Bennett Y-DNA Case Study illustrates this process quite nicely!

Click here to read the Bennett Y-DNA Case Study

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