What’s your ancestry DNA?

[Gandalf the White]

Just saw the add on tv and began to wonder if we know our heritage which could make for some great campfire conversation.

From research to date, it turns out I'm not actually from Mordor or the Shire, in actual fact running through these veins is Scottish, Irish and French blood. So depending on the day, you could get a different personality and explains why I like dancing around a campfire🕺🕺🕺

My Scottish ancestors came by boat into Newcastle and settled in the hunter and New England region and one of them married into a French Jeweller family in Sydney before settling around Southern NSW/Corryong/Beechworth area.
My Irish ancestors were shipped by boat to van diemans land and became constabulary as a result of good behaviour and standing before moving to Goulbourn and the southern highlands.

[Charlie Brown]

I started as a pencil sketch 

[GeoffA]

I started as a pencil sketch 

...and grew to a smudge??   

[Bird]

few billion years ago I was related to Ug the caveman

[plusnq]

few billion years ago I was related to Ug the caveman

Devolution in action 

[speewa158]

l have searched my name to late 1700 in Kent in England . l found a bloke of the same name that worked as a Jobbing Gardener . Then gave up as nothing much has changed   

[Troopy_03]

l have searched my name to late 1700 in Kent in England . l found a bloke of the same name that worked as a Jobbing Gardener . Then gave up as nothing much has changed   

My fathers side of the family, and myself come from Kent. We had about 5 or 6 pubs in the family back at the turn of the century, till they all went to other hands by around 1950.

[speewa158]

My fathers side of the family, and myself come from Kent. We had about 5 or 6 pubs in the family back at the turn of the century, till they all went to other hands by around 1950.

My bloke probably was chucked out of all of them at some stage or another     
Having an Ale at Mrs Wiggins Tavern & Ale house           

[Bad Scott]

We landed here in 1788 from England. I'll let ya decide which end of the spectrum. New life or convicts 

[GeoffA]

l have searched my name to late 1700 in Kent in England.....

My fathers side of the family, and myself come from Kent....

My paternal grandfather was from Deal, Kent....

[Fizzie]

OMG - they're triplets!!!

[Fizzie]

We landed here in 1788 from England. I'll let ya decide which end of the spectrum. New life or convicts 

Some of Mrs F's hark back to then as well, from both sides! - one convict & one Marine guard

[Rob Mac]

Not what you want to hear

[markg66]

My missus is right into the geaneology stuff, good cure for insomnia if you ask me.....but
She wanted this DNA kit for her birthday, so no problem she bought it for herself, yay job done

When it got here she made me spit into the little tube until i had enough to get the level past the black line, apparently she had already covertly done the rest of the family..........

[speewa158]

My paternal grandfather was from Deal, Kent....

Family Reunion Catch Up       ( bring Grog )          . Hang on a bit  why the exudes from Kent                               

[Rob Mac]

All this talk about Kent, my fathers mother (Cleggett),  came from Maidstone, Kent in 1848 to South Australia.

[rags]

We landed here in 1788 from England. I'll let ya decide which end of the spectrum. New life or convicts 

Mine arrived on the same boat trip, I'm assured he had a bunk on the lower decks.
He happened to be a black African, and married the daughter of another convict couple a black negro American and his Irish wife.

[#jonesy]

I got into the family tree a few years ago to try and pull all the bits and pieces together before it was lost.  I found it was quite interesting. Also uncovered a few scandles.
Most of mine arrived early to mid 1800's with one 1 the late 1800's
1 Welch for the surname.  A bit over half were poor Irish the rest were English with one token convict who married someone we can't track, likely a convict.

[alnjan]

After being Medically Retired I did get into the Family Tree thing a bit.  Gave me something to do mainly.  Anyhow trace it all back on my side and pretty boring really, all bloody whinging poms with the odd convict (not first fleeters) thrown into the mix.  The Family name I can trace back to Staffordshire and my Grandfather coming out from Sunderland to Australia.  On my Mums side, it as from Warwickshire.  But I have Ancestors scattered over most of England.

In Australia, Dad's side is mainly New South Wales, while Mum's side is a mix of South Australia but mostly New South Wales.  Pretty boring really.

My wife is a bit more mixed.  Again predominately English with a little branch of German and Danish and again arriving in Australia via South Australia and mainly New South Wales. 

Last year our son and daughter in law had our first grandchild so I bought my boy a dna kit.  No real surprises.  English with the usual Viking mix and a trace of german.

[Troopy_03]

My paternal grandfather was from Deal, Kent....

All this talk about Kent, my fathers mother (Cleggett),  came from Maidstone, Kent in 1848 to South Australia.

I was Born in Ramsgate, Dad in Gillingham, we lived in Maidstone for a bit (apparently) Grandad was born in India, but moved to England at the age of 26, and was a copper in Maidstone (I think). The pubs were all over the place.

[edz]

Dads side Great greats trace back to "  Winchelsea "   in Sussex SE England, He was a Shipwright  .. Transported for stealing shoes and potatoes along with his  nephew .. Ended up being free'd then worked on the ships back to England married and returned to Australia working as a shipwright on  whaling ships ..
Moms side Great greats trace back to "  Prussia " Germany  and were timber getters [ Forrest people ], Came to Australia for a new life in a new world after the Franco Prussian  wars before  WW1 .

[Bird]

Devolution in action 

you cant improve on perfection... 

[plusnq]

you cant improve on perfection... 

[terravista]

From many reports I am also from Kent.
I get called that a fair bit but for some reason they spell it slightly different. They use C for the first letter and have a different vowel.
But Kent plus some Irish and Scottish and touch of Wales plus other Brit areas is my ancestry. My folks got around a lot but apparently weren't Gypsy's.

[Spada]

just sayin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C61tKCkR8Nk