An announcement today explains that Ancestry DNA has added UK county-level ethnicity results to their DNA story. If you’ve tested at Ancestry DNA, just go to your “DNA Story” and you might see some of these new communities!
New Communities on My Mom’s Side
On my mom’s side, my uncle has a new region called “Scottish Lowlands, Northern England & Northern Ireland.” I have yet to trace any of my mom’s ancestors to England or Ireland, but from other members of this community, it looks like it’s on my mom’s mom’s side.
New Communities on My Dad’s Side
My dad’s side also got a new community: Yorkshire & East Midlands, England. My 3rd great grandfather, James EASTWOOD, was born in Yorkshire! He immigrated in about 1850, and his wife and two children arrived in New York on 5 August 1851.
You can read more about how I discovered the Eastwood’s origin in England in my post, My First Jump Across the Pond. Before their immigration to America, the family had been living in Lancashire. And, James Eastwood: No Stranger to Death tells more of this family’s story.
What About Your Family?
Do you have any new communities from the UK with this new feature? And, if so, do you know which of your ancestor’s belonged to that community? I’d love to hear about it! The announcement said there are now 73 UK communities on Ancestry DNA!
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