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| 1940 US Census |
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| Irish Records |
Irish BMD & Parish Collection 1742-1978. |
The people of Ireland have always had a passion for their land and traditions. Our Irish records help you meet these people — your ancestors — and learn more about the places and eras that shaped them. |
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ScotlandsDNA believes that everyone who carries one of 3 variants of the red-hair gene is a direct descendant of the first redhead ever to have it – two variants originating in West Asia around 70,000 years ago, and a younger variant originating in Europe around 30,000 years ago.
The 600-year-old skeleton of a young woman, discovered at the site of a crannog in Northern Ireland, was not buried in a traditional manner – leading archaeologists to suspect foul play.
Following the disappointment of the opening show, I was hoping for better things from the concluding part of Meet the Izzards last night, where comedian Eddie Izzard explored the ancient paternal ancestry revealed by his Y chromosome.
Having eagerly waited 4 months for the BBC’s first foray into genetic genealogy for the masses, I was left a bit disappointed by the show (and it was a show, rather than a serious documentary) which was more Karl Pilkington’s An Idiot Abroad than Who Do You Think You Are?
A new DNA study has pinpointed the common ancestry of Gypsies and indigenous people of northwest India, and when they began their travels to Europe.
An 8,000 year-old Mesolithic settlement has been discovered near my neck of the woods on the West Lancashire Coast.
The mining industry in Cornwall began around 2150 BC and ended with the closure of the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998. Now, thanks to the demand for metal in China, South Crofty is set to reopen in the next few years.
The RSPB has mapped the decline in numbers of golden and white-tailed sea eagles in Britain and Ireland over the last 1,500 years.
How sure are you of your origins? 10 examples where DNA testing has thrown up some unexpected results.
