If you are interested in doing your own AncestryDNA test you can get 15% off with my link here 😀 refer.dna.ancestry.co.uk/s/Melissamckeown1?share_id=7109927546001252411
I've also had my DNA analyzed by Ancestry, not to mention a few other well-known companies. I'm mostly English and Welsh on my mother's side, Slavic and Baltic on my father's side and a little German and Scandinavian on both sides. What's especially of interest to me is my ancient ancestors. If you've had a DNA test, My True Ancestry or Genomelink can compare your DNA to ancient remains found at various archaeological sites around the world. If you go to Genomelink, it's the report called Ancient Bloodlines.
Great Reaction. I had a few surprises. I am 65% Native American. I am 35% European. My Mom's doctor from the early 1990s had told my brother we were Swedish because of our last name. 3% Swedish no surprise there, I read anything and everything on Vikings as a child. Dad would bring home Swedish cookies around Christmas,. 8% Bulgarian a surprise. 7% German Surprise, 10% Italian a Big Surprise & 7% Spanish no surprise. I love all of it!
I was born and bred in Yorkshire, England but 79% of my DNA is from Ireland (51%) and Scotland (28%), Norway (8%) and bits n' bobs. So just like you mostly Irish and Scots! 🙂
@@Melissa.Carmen It is interesting. I have 12% Scotland, 4% Ireland with 2% Norway(I'm Black American with 21% European admixture) and all through my updates(AncestryDNA updates our results at least once a year), I've kept my 2% Norwegian while my Scotland and Ireland has fluctuated(11% Scotland and Ireland; 7% Ireland and 4% Scotland; 9% Scotland and 4% Ireland; 12% Scotland and 4% Ireland). It's Scots-Irish ancestry from Colonial American roots and from multi ancestral lines, multi generationally passed down so it's not surprising that I haven't found a recent ancestor from Norway. It's probably similar for those who have British Isles ancestry and especially Scottish ancestry.
@@Melissa.Carmen Norwegian have a long history in Scotland and Old Norse was a Northern Germanic Language that was spoken by many of the area and as it mixed with Vulgar Latin from the Romans, it developed into Old English.
Well, Irish scottish and welsh is very similar (celtic) and the 2% english are anglo saxon (germanic), who came primarily from north germany and denmark, which is why they also put england on contintental europe, but they mark it on belgium just like you said, which is pretty wrong from ancestry (idk if they will ever fix that) just look up where anglo saxons are from and you will see a clearly more accurate depiction where english dna originated from originally.
English is also Celtic. England, Wales and lowland Scotland was where the Ancient Britons lived. They were made up of many different Celtic tribes. Boudica was the leader of an Ancient Briton Celtic tribe as was the future St Patrick. England was fully Celtic before, during and after the Romans inhabited Britain. The north east of Scotland was inhabited by Picts who weren't at all Celtic and the Scottish Highlands were inhabited by Gaels similar to Ireland.
I can help you do your family history, if you are interested. I have been doing this for 45 years. A lot of my family comes from England, Ireland and Scotland.
44% of Scottish DNA is Irish - they will be mostly the original Scots, who came from Ireland! They are generally in the Highlands and Western isles. "Mac" is "son of" in gaelic.
@@Melissa.Carmen I live in Kildare outside Dublin but I would love to meet up with you on your way to Mayo I know this might sound a bit of a stretch but you are such an inspiration to me and I would love to meet you and your partner
I appreciate how attractive these genealogy companies are to people who want to trace their family tree Melissa, but there have been many cases where they sell your genetic data. Some have been found (I don't know if this site is one) to sell data to government and law enforcement agencies, who use it to perform "Familial" DNA searches. These help with cold cases and active enquiries but personally I don't like the Idea of my personal data being shared without my knowledge and consent. The Irish Lough is pronounced like Lock, and Connacht Conn-act .
Some goes to the Chinese, the theory is they might be using it to develop bio weapons that kill only certain races of people. The last I read these gen companies no longer sell the DNA submitted by customers. And by the way my brother and I submitted ours to different companies and got maybe a sixty percent but the other part was quite different from each other.
Thank you for your comment . Very similar to Scottish Loch then 😃AncestryDNA does seem to have a good privacy policy, I think you can opt out of them storing your data.
The only companies that Law Enforcement can use are GEDmatch and FTDNA. On GEDmatch, the default is to opt-out, so you have to specifically choose if you want to allow LE to compare your profile with profiles of killers. On FTDNA, the default is to opt-in, so you have to chose if you do NOT want LE to be able to compare your data. So, you are choosing to give your consent or withhold your consent. It is not done without your knowledge. Law Enforcement cannot use the AncestryDNA database or the 23andMe database for cold cases. Neither GEDmatch nor FTDNA purchase any DNA data from these companies. They upload DNA from crime scenes, just as any user would upload their own data.
@@rettawhinnery Following the recent case of a company illegally using social media photo's to compile profiles which they sold to Law enforcement, I still have trust issues regarding these companies. I'm far from a "conspiracy theorist" And the information I have researched is somewhat subjective. It's a matter of personal choice, and I personally choose not to trust my DNA to these companies. (As I said in my original comment I wasn't blaming any specific organisation)
@@thewiseoldtranny9640 I understand. I tell my friends that using social media is much more dangerous to potential identify theft than using the DNA sites.
My DNA heritage is mostly Irish and not Scottish! Seriously woman 🤦Do you not know the history of Scotland! That "Irish" DNA could be a cross over with Highland Scots DNA.
I may be wrong but that lower percentage is more like the Saxon etc. As for Connacht you murdered it lol www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ only really good for the 1901/1911 census
If you are interested in doing your own AncestryDNA test you can get 15% off with my link here 😀 refer.dna.ancestry.co.uk/s/Melissamckeown1?share_id=7109927546001252411
I've also had my DNA analyzed by Ancestry, not to mention a few other well-known companies. I'm mostly English and Welsh on my mother's side, Slavic and Baltic on my father's side and a little German and Scandinavian on both sides. What's especially of interest to me is my ancient ancestors. If you've had a DNA test, My True Ancestry or Genomelink can compare your DNA to ancient remains found at various archaeological sites around the world. If you go to Genomelink, it's the report called Ancient Bloodlines.
Great Reaction. I had a few surprises. I am 65% Native American. I am 35% European. My Mom's doctor from the early 1990s had told my brother we were Swedish because of our last name. 3% Swedish no surprise there, I read anything and everything on Vikings as a child. Dad would bring home Swedish cookies around Christmas,. 8% Bulgarian a surprise. 7% German Surprise, 10% Italian a Big Surprise & 7% Spanish no surprise. I love all of it!
I was born and bred in Yorkshire, England but 79% of my DNA is from Ireland (51%) and Scotland (28%), Norway (8%) and bits n' bobs. So just like you mostly Irish and Scots! 🙂
lough is pronounced the same as scottish loch no surprise since they are both gaelic for lake and you got connaught correct
My family are from Glasgow area and mine came back
51% Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
46% Scotland
Scottish central lowlands
3% Norway
I’ve noticed many Scottish people seem to have a small percentage Norway. Very interesting 😊
@@Melissa.Carmen It is interesting. I have 12% Scotland, 4% Ireland with 2% Norway(I'm Black American with 21% European admixture) and all through my updates(AncestryDNA updates our results at least once a year), I've kept my 2% Norwegian while my Scotland and Ireland has fluctuated(11% Scotland and Ireland; 7% Ireland and 4% Scotland; 9% Scotland and 4% Ireland; 12% Scotland and 4% Ireland).
It's Scots-Irish ancestry from Colonial American roots and from multi ancestral lines, multi generationally passed down so it's not surprising that I haven't found a recent ancestor from Norway. It's probably similar for those who have British Isles ancestry and especially Scottish ancestry.
@@Melissa.Carmen Norwegian have a long history in Scotland and Old Norse was a Northern Germanic Language that was spoken by many of the area and as it mixed with Vulgar Latin from the Romans, it developed into Old English.
You look 100 percent Irish ☘️ for real, and your Accent Sounds Irish too, for real, my Friend.
Hi Melissa its Ashleigh my ancestors came from Scotland the Hamilton's and the McKendree's. Thankyou for your video. Ashleigh 💖🤗
Hi Ashleigh that’s interesting to hear. Glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
Well, Irish scottish and welsh is very similar (celtic) and the 2% english are anglo saxon (germanic), who came primarily from north germany and denmark, which is why they also put england on contintental europe, but they mark it on belgium just like you said, which is pretty wrong from ancestry (idk if they will ever fix that)
just look up where anglo saxons are from and you will see a clearly more accurate depiction where english dna originated from originally.
English is also Celtic. England, Wales and lowland Scotland was where the Ancient Britons lived. They were made up of many different Celtic tribes. Boudica was the leader of an Ancient Briton Celtic tribe as was the future St Patrick. England was fully Celtic before, during and after the Romans inhabited Britain. The north east of Scotland was inhabited by Picts who weren't at all Celtic and the Scottish Highlands were inhabited by Gaels similar to Ireland.
I can help you do your family history, if you are interested. I have been doing this for 45 years. A lot of my family comes from England, Ireland and Scotland.
I’ve was raised saying MacLean is Scottish….my 23 & Me said mostly Irish so I was a bit shocked…..my dad refuses to believe it! LoL
Im sure probably still have some Scottish in you! 😀
What are your recent ancestor locations within British and Irish?
44% of Scottish DNA is Irish - they will be mostly the original Scots, who came from Ireland!
They are generally in the Highlands and Western isles.
"Mac" is "son of" in gaelic.
I wonder what Ireland is like
Great video! Very interesting!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed 🥰
I’m Irish dna Norway and Scandinavia
Well if you do get a chance to drop over to visit us in Ireland I would absolutely love to meet with you for a coffee
I’ve been wanting to go to Ireland for ages. Maybe soon 🥰
@@Melissa.Carmen I live in Kildare outside Dublin but I would love to meet up with you on your way to Mayo I know this might sound a bit of a stretch but you are such an inspiration to me and I would love to meet you and your partner
Interesting. However you are extremely gorgeous, no matter where you are from or what you ancestry.
I appreciate how attractive these genealogy companies are to people who want to trace their family tree Melissa, but there have been many cases where they sell your genetic data. Some have been found (I don't know if this site is one) to sell data to government and law enforcement agencies, who use it to perform "Familial" DNA searches. These help with cold cases and active enquiries but personally I don't like the Idea of my personal data being shared without my knowledge and consent. The Irish Lough is pronounced like Lock, and Connacht Conn-act .
Some goes to the Chinese, the theory is they might be using it to develop bio weapons that kill only certain races of people. The last I read these gen companies no longer sell the DNA submitted by customers. And by the way my brother and I submitted ours to different companies and got maybe a sixty percent but the other part was quite different from each other.
Thank you for your comment . Very similar to Scottish Loch then 😃AncestryDNA does seem to have a good privacy policy, I think you can opt out of them storing your data.
The only companies that Law Enforcement can use are GEDmatch and FTDNA. On GEDmatch, the default is to opt-out, so you have to specifically choose if you want to allow LE to compare your profile with profiles of killers. On FTDNA, the default is to opt-in, so you have to chose if you do NOT want LE to be able to compare your data. So, you are choosing to give your consent or withhold your consent. It is not done without your knowledge. Law Enforcement cannot use the AncestryDNA database or the 23andMe database for cold cases. Neither GEDmatch nor FTDNA purchase any DNA data from these companies. They upload DNA from crime scenes, just as any user would upload their own data.
@@rettawhinnery Following the recent case of a company illegally using social media photo's to compile profiles which they sold to Law enforcement, I still have trust issues regarding these companies. I'm far from a "conspiracy theorist" And the information I have researched is somewhat subjective. It's a matter of personal choice, and I personally choose not to trust my DNA to these companies. (As I said in my original comment I wasn't blaming any specific organisation)
@@thewiseoldtranny9640 I understand. I tell my friends that using social media is much more dangerous to potential identify theft than using the DNA sites.
You are my crush ❤️? Did you know it?
My DNA heritage is mostly Irish and not Scottish! Seriously woman 🤦Do you not know the history of Scotland! That "Irish" DNA could be a cross over with Highland Scots DNA.
I may be wrong but that lower percentage is more like the Saxon etc. As for Connacht you murdered it lol www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ only really good for the 1901/1911 census