Karin1984
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- Feb 5, 2012
I just got my results back from Ancestry.com . I had my first DNA kit about 1.5 years ago, with myheritage.nl, but as I had my doubts about the results, I decided to do some more tests.
I also did a test with 23andme, but after 2 attempts they gave up on extracting my DNA, and I got my refund. Apparently they couldn't do it.
I have a second account with myheritage.nl and am still in the process of getting these results, I want to see if they differ from what they said 1.5 years ago
My first results, from myheritage.nl:
64.8% English
22.9% Irish, Scottish, Welsh
11.5% Finnish
Why do I question these results:
I am Dutch, and my family has lived in the Netherlands for at least 2.5 centuries. When looking into my family tree, I can go back to around 1750, and nothing I found indicates that people from the UK are part of my family tree, not in their names or that they registered coming from abroad. Of course with all the travelling back and forth people did around the 1600 - 1750, and especially to the Netherlands as we were in our Golden Age at that time, it is very common to find Western/Northern Europe DNA in Dutch people.
However, my family spend those 2.5 centuries in the North of the Netherlands, and didn't move around till early 1900s. My family never lived in Amsterdam or other big cities where there was work. So people travelling to the Netherlands to find work is possible, but that they ended up in those teeny tiny villages in the North where my ancestors were from... I have a harder time to believe that
Time for a new test, from Ancestry.com:
45% Germanic Europe - Germany/Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg -> The Netherlands
39% England, Wales, Northwestern Europe (could be between 0-39%)
11% Norway (could be between 0 - 24%)
5% Sweden (could be between 0 - 7%)
Even though there is a large part Germanic Europe, there is also a substantial amount from England Wales, etc. Northwestern Europe. According to the description this could include Belgium, which would make more sense, I think. And we can safely say, there is some Nordic DNA in me as well. About 10 - 15% but whether it is from Norway, Sweden or Finland is anyone's guess.
I also did a test with 23andme, but after 2 attempts they gave up on extracting my DNA, and I got my refund. Apparently they couldn't do it.
I have a second account with myheritage.nl and am still in the process of getting these results, I want to see if they differ from what they said 1.5 years ago
My first results, from myheritage.nl:
64.8% English
22.9% Irish, Scottish, Welsh
11.5% Finnish
Why do I question these results:
I am Dutch, and my family has lived in the Netherlands for at least 2.5 centuries. When looking into my family tree, I can go back to around 1750, and nothing I found indicates that people from the UK are part of my family tree, not in their names or that they registered coming from abroad. Of course with all the travelling back and forth people did around the 1600 - 1750, and especially to the Netherlands as we were in our Golden Age at that time, it is very common to find Western/Northern Europe DNA in Dutch people.
However, my family spend those 2.5 centuries in the North of the Netherlands, and didn't move around till early 1900s. My family never lived in Amsterdam or other big cities where there was work. So people travelling to the Netherlands to find work is possible, but that they ended up in those teeny tiny villages in the North where my ancestors were from... I have a harder time to believe that
Time for a new test, from Ancestry.com:
45% Germanic Europe - Germany/Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg -> The Netherlands
39% England, Wales, Northwestern Europe (could be between 0-39%)
11% Norway (could be between 0 - 24%)
5% Sweden (could be between 0 - 7%)
Even though there is a large part Germanic Europe, there is also a substantial amount from England Wales, etc. Northwestern Europe. According to the description this could include Belgium, which would make more sense, I think. And we can safely say, there is some Nordic DNA in me as well. About 10 - 15% but whether it is from Norway, Sweden or Finland is anyone's guess.
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