Ancestry Dna

[237SJ]

Has anyone here done the Ancestry DNA test? What did you think of the result? (I thought I would get more response in CB)

[ummmm]

How much does it cost?

[Prudie]

I thought it might be fun until I saw it cost £79

[petal54]

the site that appears on tv does dna tests ,about £75,I got 1 done

[jackthehat]

You only get 'general' results; they will reveal broad information about where your ancestors are likely to have come from.

http://dna.ancestry.co.uk/?s_kwcid=ancestry+dna&gclid=Cj0KEQjw1ee_BRD3hK6x993YzeoBEiQA5RH_BLuDbIYDU2dY5F1xAjDDm8uGrVLwANh9lBx8XGWfVAEaAlEi8P8HAQ&o_xid=64490&;o_lid=64490&o_sch=Paid+Search+Non+Brand

[237SJ]

£79 is cheap. Some tests cost a lot more than that

[237SJ]

I just wondered why I came out as 37% Irish. Fascinating

[jackthehat]

That would be because 37% of the markers they tested have their roots in Ireland.....or have been predominantly found in those of certain Irish heritage. It's an inexact science at the moment.

[237SJ]

I always wondered why my Mum`s side of the family had lovely dark hair, pale skin and pale sandy freckles!

[237SJ]

Sorry jth - crossed posts

[jno]

do they only do the one test? There are different sorts available that dig to different depths - I had a short-focus one that revealed ancestors in three continents in the last couple of hundred years, which was very interesting; my OH had one that threw up Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, which was extremely interesting except I don't really know what you could do with it..

[237SJ]

I`m not sure how comprehensive the Ancestry test is. I know that there used to be tests that tested the mitrochondrial DNA and they could only test what had been passed down through the female line and the male line. I have the impression that the Ancestry test has managed to merge the two

[jubieanna]

I had it done as trying to trace an ancestor born in Egypt but I didn't know if he had Egyptian parentage or born to British parents in Egypt.
It came back that I'm 45% British 23% Europe west 13% European Jewish 11% Irish 4% Iberian and 3% Scandinavian.
Not an Egyptian in sight!

[venator]

I traced my Scottish ancestors on Ancestry.com and someone in Australia with the same family name paid for my DNA test - alas , no link!

I found My DNA was Scandinavian - magic!

[jourdain2]

Might have a go at that - when I've saved up a bit!

[hellywelly4]

I found a fairly close relation and they gave me lots of information on my family history. If someone has had the test and has a similar DNA they send you their name through Ancestry. I didn't think it was too expensive - £89, but then I'm interested in it. Others would choose to spend their money in a different way I expect.

[jno]

just came across this, which you might like to keep in mind

https://dna-explained.com/2015/12/30/23andme-ancestry-and-selling-your-dna-information/

[Buenchico]

In case you've not spotted it in 'Related Questions' below, 237SJ, I'll mention that Mosaic posted a similar question a couple of months ago.

Jno's link in that thread, to an article from The Enquirer, makes interesting reading!