British Isles DNA by County
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Welcome to the British Isles DNA Project
EligibilityThe British Isles DNA Project is a dual (Y-DNA and mtDNA) project that is open to persons whose family history or surname indicates a paternal or maternal lineage originating in the British Isles, or who have a family tradition pointing back to the British Isles. You may join whether or not you have identified an ancestor who lived in the British Isles, although those who can identify an ancestor, the time he or she lived and a specific place are especially welcome. For the purposes of the project, the British Isles include England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. The British Isles DNA Project is intended to supplement, not replace, existing regional or county geographical projects for Great Britain and Ireland. Members of other surname and geographical projects are therefore welcome to join. Persons whose surnames appear in the list on the project's JOIN pages or are of known British descent are especially encouraged to join the project. AimsThe aims of the British Isles DNA project are twofold: first, to aid genealogists in the task of identifying ancestral origins and distribution of descendents; secondly, to assemble a detailed haplogroup map of the British Isles by county, corresponding to the DNA profile of the region's early history and settlement. Note to Genographic project members
As a Genographic participant, you
must first add your results to the Family Tree DNA database. To
do this, go to your report page on Genographic Project (you have
to log in to
www.genographic.com with your member number first). At the
bottom of this page is a section "What else can I do with my
results?" Click on the "Learn" link there. This will take you to
a page on FamilyTreeDNA titled "Adding Your Record to Family
Tree DNA." Check "I agree" at the bottom of the page and click
on "Continue."
Once you have completed the process
you will be assigned a kit number and password. Log in to
www.familytreedna.com
with this information, and you will be on your MyFTDNA page.
There, to the right of your name and kit number, you will see a
blue button labelled "JOIN." Click on this button, and select
the appropriate project. Please note that you can join more than
one geographical project, but only one surname project.
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Joining the Project If you have not yet joined the project, please read the eligibility requirements on the left.
If you have already had your DNA tested with Family Tree DNA: log in to www.familytreedna.com with your kit number and password. This takes you to your MyFTDNA page, where you will see a blue JOIN button next to your name. Click on the button to go to the project join page.
If you have had your DNA tested through Oxford, Ancestry, or any other company: see information on converting your Y-DNA results to FTDNA here.
If you want to order a first DNA test and join the project: click on the link below.
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If you have just joined the project, please look through the Member Guidelines for tips to help you learn as much about your ancestry as you can from your DNA. The Genetic Genealogy page provides you with tools to help understand what DNA is and how it can shed light on your paternal and maternal lineages. To see where in the tree of man your genes are situated, visit the DNA Results page. Immigrant Pathways will help you trace the route taken by those distant forebears who ventured across oceans in search of a new home. Lastly, British Ancestry will equip you with the knowledge you need to search documentary sources for your ancestral origins in the British Isles. |
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Member Guidelines Project Administrators: Roy Keys and Linda Jonas |
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