Ancestry / family research

[Globalti]

Unless you happen to work for the BBC, in which case you change your Christian name back to the gaelic spelling in order to make it stand out on the programme credits.

 

[classic33]

Unless you happen to work for the BBC, in which case you change your Christian name back to the gaelic spelling in order to make it stand out on the programme credits.

Or leave it in English form so it stands out on TG4.

 

[MontyVeda]

plus a lot of Irish Surnames started out in Irish and a lot were change to an english verison, sometimes two family members will different versions-spellings of the name confusing things even more.

Apparently Tyson and Tymon were the same family way back when.

 

[Chicklet]

Have been researching for almost 36 years . Several lines of research and back to early 1600s on a couple . Easier to find time now I'm retired ! Good activity on rainy days !

 

[Skibird]

Just completed the Ancestry DNA test after finding out a few things about my family that I was not aware of.

 

[Chris S]

Just completed the Ancestry DNA test after finding out a few things about my family that I was not aware of.

I found a second-cousin in Australia that I knew nothing about.

I also found out that I was partly Pacific Islander, most probably Fijian given the Melanesian\Polynesian mix. They practiced widespread cannibalism right-up to the 20th Century. It's highly likely one of my grandparent's grandparents was a cannibal.

 

[Fnaar]

I found a second-cousin in Australia that I knew nothing about.

I also found out that I was partly Pacific Islander, most probably Fijian given the Melanesian\Polynesian mix. They practiced widespread cannibalism right-up to the 20th Century. It's highly likely one of my grandparent's grandparents was a cannibal.

Can I come for lunch?