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Ancestry DNA Ethnicity tweaked
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nameslessone | Report | 30 Sep 2023 14:20 |
Ancestry have retweaked the ethnicity results. I am now more Scots & Welsh than I was but it sems to imply that that might have something to do with my Channel Island heritage. |
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agingrocker | Report | 2 Oct 2023 02:21 |
I was originally 34% Scottish, which was no great surprise to me as I had a Scottish grandfather and have traced back several generations all in Scotland. But each time Ancestry have a tweak they knock a bit off my Scottish percentage, the latest has reduced it to only 7% Scottish. That's a pretty major difference, it makes me wonder how much guesswork they are using? |
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nameslessone | Report | 2 Oct 2023 08:37 |
As always it is down to those who test , they use a group of results, I think. Doesn’t help us make any sense of it I suppose. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 2 Oct 2023 10:37 |
Adult grandson's results showed an Irish link in his very mixed heritage, so his Mum and I tested to see if we could identify that link, as I have a big 'Unknown' for one of my direct ancestors. |
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nameslessone | Report | 2 Oct 2023 11:33 |
1% is too faint a grace, probably very ancient. So I would discount it. Bit like my 1% Basque. |
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grannyfranny | Report | 3 Oct 2023 21:45 |
The 'standards' they use to compare DNA for areas are people who have ancestors who have lived in a particular area for a number of generations. I did volunteer for this but was never asked. |
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