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[@BrianRPaterson]

"Nothing prepares you to be 44% English." Spoken like a true Scot!

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

Of course it just begs the question, is that Angle, Saxon, Jute, Cornish, Norman, Briton ...

[@carlwoods4564]

Considering the Scots and English share some similiar links e.g Angle, Viking a some Norman. It shouldnt be any shock.

[@greyarea3804]

🤣

[@davidmbrown4251]

It’s like the Inquisition…. No one expects that.

[@CaptRABriggsJr]

"More haggis to thus table! STAT!" Lol. Captain Rick in Central Texas.

[@Oaronuviss]

You could be 50% Martian and 50% Mongolian and you'd still be one of the coolest true Scots I ever did witness. ❤️

[@celticscribe7887]

As much as I like this channel that just ain't true

[@celticscribe7887]

@Stirgid Lanathiel ethnic definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition. Now a population subgroup obviously indicating a specific genetic group. That's why DNA TESTS ARE FOR GENETICS NOT WHAT CULTURE YOUR ANCESTORS PARTAKED IN. Culture and genetics are entirely seperate things. Look into basic anthropology.

[@steveburnside3242]

@@celticscribe7887 Aye it is. Americans are of Yank ethnicity therefore, not Scottish. Plus Yanks are generally the most hodge podge, confused about their own national identity/heritage/ethnicity. It seems they aspire to be anything but an American. DNA doesn't transmit ethnicity or nationality etc. And the closest ancestor to the common domesticated Yank dog is a wolf, but you wouldn't dare confuse a dog with a wolf would you? So it then leads to exactly what the point of DNA really is for other than ascertaining who you are most closely related to in your close family to extended family. By the way, the word 'Celtic' is a made up linguistic word by the English linguist Edward Lhuyd in the 18th century to group old British languages like Cumbric and Cornish.

[@celticscribe7887]

@@steveburnside3242 yank isn't an ethnicity. Every word is made up. Edward Lhuyd was welsh and labelled all the Celtic languages not just Brittonic and P-Celtic but Q-Celtic languages also as Celtic when he recognised similarities between the languages. Your facts are almost as fucked up as you are.

[@chrisgibson5267]

@@steveburnside3242 Do you mean the famous Welsh polymath Edward Lhuyd / Llwyd? You'd better get down to the Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Study in Aberystwyth sharpish mate, they've only put up a bust to him. Boy, will they be mad. Oh, and Celtic. From the Ancient Greek Keltoi.

[@irl-hdr4080]

This reminds me of someone I used to work with that did a family history before DNA tests were around. He wanted to do it because he was super proud of his Irish ancestry. So he paid $15,000 for this history that told him he was actually Scottish. He responded by saying “I paid 15 grand to find out I’m Scottish. How much more do I have to pay to be Irish?” 😂

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

That's hilarious, I met a guy who though Van Morrison was Dutch........... Cheers.

[@JJ-rf5kl]

On St. Patricks Day everyone's Irish except the Scots..... They're still Scots. 🤔

[@thatbusdriverguy4182]

Lol

[@ilyarepin9490]

He already does pay money to be Irish. It's called taxes

[@cyclofeedubox8332]

Which part of Ireland did he think he was from? The Irish invaded Scotland and gave it the name “the Scoti”, and then the Scottish were planted in Northern Ireland, could be half right.. ish 😂

[@sarahcarnithan6771]

I'm American and found out I had a ton of Scottish. I knew about the English and Irish, but never knew about my Scottish history. It's what brought me to your channel. So thank you for all the history put forth in such a fun and enthusiastic way!!

[@johnc2988]

DNA results are based upon the DNA of people living in a location or country now. For example Ancestry DNA tells me I have Welsh ancestry but I know I have none. What I do know is some of my mother's half brothers went from London to Wales and married Welsh women. So whilst it is true to say that I share my English DNA with some Welsh people my DNA is not Welsh.

[@novelist99]

I did a tree on Ancestry and discovered that I too have a lot of Scottish and Scottish clan chiefs in my ancestry. That brought me to his channel too. I'm waiting for my DNA results.

[@chloebradley-almond5911]

The only people who are American are the Native Americans but they were killed off and cut off. The Irish had to leave Ireland because of the genocide of 1845 and go to GB or USA to industrialise the places, It is all social engineering. Christopher Columbus did not discover America - there were already people there. It is whether you are ich or poor that matters whether you are EXPLOITED and trafficked.

[@steveanderson3444]

I feel your pain, brother. I'm adopted, so a number of years back I did an Ancestry test. Now, being raised my largely Norwegian Americans, I held high hopes. Plus, I have always held an affection for Ireland and Scotland. So, with bated breath, I anticipated my results to come back. They showed up in the mail one day. With trembling hands and a bead of sweat on my brow, I explored my newfound conformation only to get the "whaa, whaa, whaaaaaa..." 54% English. I drooped my head and kicked rocks across the parking lot. Lol. Fortunately, since the matching has improved, that 54% is now down to 34%, my Norwegian, Scottish, and Irish numbers have come up. 😉 Of course, since then Swedish, Germanic regions, and Denmark has been added. So basically, the Norwegian bit and the Swedish bits are fighting with each other, but they both hate the Danish bits. The Scottish bits think they're tougher than the Irish bits, but the Irish bits are too cordial to let the Scottish bits know they are both descended from the same people and just argue amongst themselves. Meanwhile the English bits and the German bits are at a standoff over who should be ruling all of the other bits. In short, I'm just a package of internal strife.

[@sherieffiong853]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@howardman3926]

Lol nothing wrong with being English

[@steveanderson3444]

@@howardman3926 yeah. It's just a common "pick on point". Lol

[@LassieLori21]

Your post is funny. I have similar internal fights as well. More German and English than I want. I will always identify as Scottish.

[@Nozylatten]

Unlucky pal. Scotland loves yi !

[@paulaneilson5110]

15:57 “it’s like I’m English twice!!!!!” That had me howling 😂

[@RichWoods23]

Definitely the best belly laugh I've had all week!

[@Y_Llew_Tew]

I can’t help think that “No, no, that can’t possibly be right.” wasn’t the endorsement MyHeritage were hoping for when they agreed to sponsor this video. This (and the horrified gasp when your daughter saw the result on screen) amused me greatly.

[@daveyoung445]

I'd say it's exactly the response they would want.. The whole premise is to find out what you did not know..

[@michritch3493]

I loved this MADLY! I got a gift from my sister of a test from Ancestry. Yes, it showed a large amount of connection to Northern England. Ireland and Scotland as well as Scandanavia. Then bits of French and Germanic. But even though my Mom's father was from an Iriquoian Tribe (noticeably so), not a bit of US native showed up. Must have skipped over me. I'm noticeably from the Blondie side like my Dad. Sister and brother have the darker hair and eyes. But my reaction was a bit the same. WHAT!!??!! Loved it! I'd be, yes, interested in the follow-up! 😋

[@daveyoung445]

@@michritch3493..6 different tribes make up the Iroquois and not one bit of natavie DNA. ? Very peculiar.. ( the realist in me would tell you it is covered in your Irish DNA but the historians won't agree).. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@michritch3493]

Wierd indeed. Supposedly Miami, which were conquered by the Sauk and Fox, who were conquered by the Iroquois. Should be a right sassy mix. But dark and high cheekbones and hawk nosed. Grampa on the other side sez he's part Cherokee, but that's a kettle of fish right there. Sure he possibly got the blarney in 'im.

[@daveyoung445]

@Tunnocks teacake N..the Spanish also reported a tall pale tribe covered in blue tattoos, they spoke an unknown native language that could not be translated.. It wasn't until 2012 I believe that it was recognised by a language student as irish gaelic.. We even share a god with the Mayans. Their god Kukulkan is a version of our own Demigod Cú Chulainn or his father (both believed to be one and the same) Lugh. The stories and attributes all to coincidental for my liking.. Our Story, not His Story.. Two different things..

[@TeamLNE]

Bruce, you share the name with one of our greatest Kings and you're passion for Scotland makes you 100% Scottish 😉 Great video, thanks for sharing the results man.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Absolutely

[@xConoooR1]

His Scottish ancestors fought in the army🤣🤣and you wonder why it’s saying English and not Scottish🤣🤣🤣🤣 no real Scot fights for the crown hahahahahah fuck the crown and the union

[@charlestaylor8566]

@@el5isontour337 200 odd years after his Norman ancestor arrived plus his mother was of old Gaelic blood , hardly French !

[@marktaylor5238]

hhhaa hhhaa er no it doesn't lol god save the queen :-)

[@ericsalles3393]

Bruce was descended from ro robert de Brucy who came over with William the conquerer .his father went to Scotland with longshanks. And married a Scottish woman. He was a leper

[@DieselDSM69]

"The difference between a cabbage and an English person is Zero..." Classic! I see myself as Scots, but I'm mixed Scots/English and German, but being Scottish is a gift from God. Scots Forever!

[@sinisterbohemian]

I can't imagine there being too much difference genetically between the Scots and the English. When I did one of these, it had me pegged as about 25% Polish, but in actuality it's Czech. I think the genetics doesn't care too much about the political boundaries it's just about the general area.

[@ianbarker1506]

We are all the same.

[@Mybassgruvin]

Yup, you are pretty much correct. Another confusion is Scot/Irish mix. A lot of people from Northern Ireland have an Irish/Scot mix. For example, my 2nd GG and her family came from Northern Ireland. Their surname is Fullerton, but Fullerton originated in Scotland. I was talking with one genealogist who believes my Irish side is an Irish/Scottish mix. A lot has to do with the Kinfdom of Dal Riata who were Irish Gaels who migrated from Northern Ireland into Western Scotland around 600 A.D. I believe. Apparently they went back and forth which I believe muddied the boundary line as you stated and created the Irish/Scottish mix.

[@Mybassgruvin]

Yes, I have read on several DNA website that stated this exactly. Scottish and English can be confused with each other. Unless you know for sure where your ancestors came from but even then, they could be born in Scotland but not be Scottish and vise versa. My ethnicity shows Scottish and Irish so I know my ancestors who came from both countries are Scottish and Irish since it's in my ethnicity. It can be confusing along with only inheriting 50% DNA randomly from each parent, so you might not inherit an ethnicity at all.

[@Mybassgruvin]

It's possible Bruce might not have inherited the Scottish ethnicity since it's random. Another thing, a lot of these DNA sites will update the first reading after several months and your ethnicity can change, this happened to mine. After six months my Scottish went down a bit, my English went up, my Irish and Wales went down a bit but my Sweden/Denmark stayed the same.

[@beth12svist]

Besides, as a Czech: the political boundaries changed throughout history. Silesia, a historical country, is, of course, nowadays both in Czechia and in Poland, and that's a situation that dates back some time already. Bits of Poland used to be in the Austrian Empire just like the whole of Czechia. That sort of thing is bound to skew the results.

[@LynxChan]

When your daughter started laughing you could just see her thinking "Dad is going to FLIP!" 😂

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😂

[@johnbaird4912]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours Just think Bruce do you have to learn how to speak English 🤣

[@DoktorLorenz]

So Bruce is almost as English as I am (as my mum was English and Dad was Scottish). Still a YES frae me mind :D

[@NTLBagpuss]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours I loved the "I'm English twice!", and the "This is you too!", I think it just shows how mixed we all are on this planet, especially in the UK, that has had folks moving here and moving out for centuries.

[@kimberlywallace6148]

🤣🤣🤣 English Bawbag!

[@karlbobthepirate5704]

Bruce, mate, 44% that had to hurt, but nothing proves the point of home is where your heart is, and I couldn't think of a better representative for Scotland than you, hi to your crew to, you look like a great bunch to have a beer or three with. And thanks for sharing your pain. 🤭👍🏴‍☠️

[@matty6848]

True mate, not too mention Scotland is the most beautiful part of the U.K. and I say that as a Englishman. I love going on holiday too Scotland. Especially the highlands where my Scottish wife has family in Glencoe as we get free accommodation😂 that on top of the hospitality you always receive in Scotland it’s the best in the world. Everyone says the Irish are the most welcoming and friendly but from my experience it’s the Scots who are the best, not putting the Irish down or anything I just think the Scots are no 1 for hospitality..and the food, Lorne sausage, Haggis, neeps and tatties, Steak and scotch pies I just love the home comfort food the Scots serve, especially on a cold Scottish night in their local village pub, next too the open log fire, oh it’s just the best😋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tesmith47]

PAIN????????

[@lewissmith3896]

@@matty6848 Same here mate.

[@ryanrobertson8592]

All your reactions were priceless, love this. Shows that nationality and national identity is so much more than just genetics and ethnicity. Anyone can be Scottish. In my opinion, being Scottish is calling Scotland home.

[@viperscot1]

Exactly 💯%agree

[@eldel6398]

👍👍✊ “It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re at.”

[@jackieblue1267]

It's depends on your ethnicity and how long your ancestry goes back. People do get 100% Irish or 100% Finnish on these tests but they have long term ancestry in a country. Mixed ancestry is going to be not 100% accurate although they will tell you if you are half European half African etc.

[@alunjones3860]

@@jackieblue1267 Yes, but genes don't tell you how you feel. I think most people would have guessed, by his physical appearance, he's genetically half European, half African, but it's obvious from his personality, he's passionately Scottish.

[@deehaytch8442]

@@alunjones3860 is that similar to being a transwoman when asked are you a woman???

[@kieranhay7190]

I can’t believe you were my physics teacher at larbert high school. Only teacher that let us listen to the radio and genuinely the funniest teacher at school. Great to see you doing well for yourself and have a lovely family. All the best mr fummey 😀😀😀

[@susandougherty9673]

This has been the best DNA test reaction video I have ever seen, great job.

[@j-t4436]

My test was the opposite to yours. I thought I was English - until I did they test to find out out I’m 85% Scottish. I’m from Newcastle so I always knew there would be some Scottish in there somewhere.

[@HootMaRoot]

I know a few gordies and many of them said from Newcastle north was basically Scottish and not English. I remember one of them saying that is because from Newcastle north did more trading with the Scottish compared to the south

[@j-t4436]

@@HootMaRoot Even before my test - as a Geordie, I have always felt a big connection to Scotland.

[@lawrencemayne1906]

It's more common than you think. Many a Canny scot has claimed English origin. They don't pass on their ancestry to the following generations. Oats are grand.

[@hughmac13]

Your name is Thompson for a reason.

[@lunino4374]

Great video Bruce! English lads welcome you to the club, your 1966 World Cup DVD and Morris Dancing manual are in the post 😉

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Oh NO the horror of the implications are just hitting me

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours one of us...one of us...at least you can come south and join us all for an afternoon tea...

[@mrs.cracker4622]

My family came to north America from Scotland , England and Ireland among other places but I recently discovered I carry the trait for sickle cell anemia so we have African connections as well. Sickle cell is something serious to mention to cousins Ive discovered through DNA. I had no idea until my son was diagnosed.

[@jjudy5869]

Sickle Cell is also in the Mediterranean area too.

[@aaronsirkman8375]

@@jjudy5869 I mean, Africa is in the Mediterranean area...

[@schusterlehrling]

@@jjudy5869 Yep, your ancestors could be Greek as well.

[@justinw1765]

Sickle cell primarily developed in areas where malaria infection was prevalent. While west African DNA and ethnicity tends to have the highest percentage (if I'm remembering correctly), it can also be found in other areas/ethnic groups too. Again, as a mutational response in dealing with the environmental pressure of the even more serious malaria issue, which in pre modern times, often meant sure death.

[@justinw1765]

Btw, African DNA is the most varied in the world. You can even compare two different black ethnic groups of Africa, and see more genetic mutation and difference between them than say a European compared to a Japanese person. It is not fully known why this is the case, though many people believe it is because modern Homo Sapiens first developed in Africa, but imo, I think it is because the Earth goes through occasional, cyclic catastrophe cycles, which every 12, 000 years or so, is particularly intense, and Africa from all evidence, seems to have largely been spared the severity/extremity many of the more recent ones (recent being like 100, 000 plus years). Hence, larger amounts of people over time, allows for more genetic mutation and drift to occur (which incidentally, can make it *appear* older, and thus more original, but it can also be just due to the severe population bottlenecks which happened around the rest of the world). Interestingly, besides the genetic, animal, and direct catastrophe evidence which supports this theory, you have Solon (of Plato's writings) and Solon's interesting talks with the Egyptian priests, wherein Solon boasts about the Greeks remembering the great flood, and one of the High priests basically laughs at him and says the Greeks are naught but children compared to Egyptians. The priest went on to explain that there have been many catastrophes over long periods of time (not just the great flood), and Egypt was largely spared these and thus kept a more continuous memory and tradition over time i.e. in a sense was older/more ancient culturally.

[@rebeccadoty-evans4499]

I would love for you to track down some of your new found relatives and share that with us. Really enjoyed meeting your family. Also, even full siblings don't inherit the same amounts of genes from each parent unless they are identical twins. Genetics are tricky like that 😅.

[@Mybassgruvin]

Yes that is true. I have 19% Scottish but my sister has 27% Scottish, just how we inherited from our parents. Siblings inherit 50% from each parent but it's still random when it's inherited.

[@Sunnyflowerpuppy]

Sometimes traits can skip whole generations. As far as my parents are concerned, they, their parents, and grandparents have hair ranging from straight to slightly curly. My brother have curly hair and we don't know where in the family he got it from, it was wild. My mom doesn't have the trait to build muscle easily, meanwhile me and my brother had inherited that trait from her father.

[@SuperCaliforniaBarbi]

I used Ancestry for my DNA. Found out I'm 54% Scottish and 46% Irish. A second cousin linked me to my great grandparents. My great granny who was Irish. My granddaughter told me it's the most boring DNA results she'd ever heard about. 😂

[@wilsonsothernames]

Hopfully one day she will find out many true story of her family and realise nobodies family is boring - lol 😂❤

[@la_old_salt2241]

​@@wilsonsothernamesTruth!

[@melissamybubbles6139]

We always knew my mom had a half sister. DNA testing gave us a way to find her. We met her. She's nice.

[@blackbeard63]

The look on your face, when you saw your result, was just perfect. I took a test some time back, and the results do change percentage wise, as testing gets better. So you may be more English than you think.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Don't even think aboot it

[@colinp2238]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours Next video dressed in a pin-stripe suit with a bowler and brolly, old man, what?

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Interesting name the only pirate who could instill fear.

[@carlwoods4564]

@@colinp2238 Yeah because about less than 3% of the English people actually dress and or talk like that.

[@colinp2238]

@@carlwoods4564 So you don't understand humour? Are you American?

[@Silver_Medic]

I would 100% hang out with your family! What a good time you have together and the laughter is infectious.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Yay man

[@iamfishmind]

my family are Scottish, but I was born and raised in London and not a one of my family would ever call me Scottish 😂 no worries Bruce I don't think anyone'll be calling you English

[@Becca2334]

Yes! More DNA videos would be interesting! Just this year I did mine and found I’m mostly Scottish and English. So in building my tree, found my 13th Great Grandfather was a Chief of one of the oldest Clans in Scotland! Now I understand myself and my abilities. DNA research is amazing and very therapeutic 🎉❤

[@robbieminto6751]

Ooooh I’ve been looking forward to this! Keep up the good work Bruce👍🏻

[@chrissherer2047]

Funny, heart warming, with a bit of suspense. And that was just the wait staff! Great video. Lovely family. Keep on keeping on.

[@johnfife3062]

Hehe, now I know why you like Fife jokes so much! Your family is so lovely and fun together, this was a joy to watch. Tell Prince that his DNA will show that he's half citrus because he drank orange juice right before swabbing. ; ] DNA testing gave me a new cousin and I love his guts, and he's so characteristically one of us in spite of his entirely different upbringing. Maybe you'll be blessed this way. A few things to keep in mind: 1. 100% siblings may show different origins because although each parent contributed half their DNA, they often pass on different bits of their own heritage. 2. Also, historically and statistically speaking, there's usually a NPE (non-parental event or fox in the hen house) between every two and three generations, so prepare yourself -- DNA tells tales but never lies. 3. There's a lot to learn about genealogy and DNA -- it's a deep rabbit hole, but a rewarding one. You shared your first brush with it, but it will take a bit to sink in. Have fun. I look forward to meeting the gang again when their results come in.

[@saintgaving]

I did an ancestry test earlier this year. Was always told I was English/Belgian, found out I was 33% Scottish.. was a tad wounded at first but coming round to the idea now, kind of the reverse how he felt 🤣

[@lilbit4877]

As an American I knew my family was from Scotland. After giving birth to two little ones with red hair I took a DNA test and found out I am 86% scotish. I was surprised by how much but excited.

[@NailahRoberts]

I recently did an ancestry test and I find it fascinating. I'd love to see more

[@jacquelinemerrick4257]

It's so exiting, Bruce.. And thank you so much for sharing this intimate event with us.. My Scottish connection, come from my paternal granny, who's fathers identity is unknown

[@rksnj6797]

Nigerians, "the English of West Africa". Classic Bruce!!! You're English and Nigerian, oh Bruce! Thank you for sharing your wonderful family with us!!! I did a DNA test and it shows my heritage on my father's side is 43% Irish and 7% Scottish. On my mother's side I'm 30% Italian, 15% Aegean Islands, and 5% Greece/Albania.

[@lapislazulii141]

100% Caucasian of beautiful tribes 🥰 Congratulations

[@justinw1765]

A couple important things to keep in mind. Genetic tests like these, don't really show "nationality ethnicity " but rather can only really be narrowed down to Halogroups which can be loosely associated with different nationalities, but some (or many or most) areas have a mix of different Halogroups, but often a prominent one or two. Genetic tests between say siblings with the same parents can vary, because of the difference between expressed and unexpressed genetics, and dominant vs recessive genes. You share the same total potential pool of coding, but how that coding actually expresses can be different. Genetic tests pick up more on the expressed coding, rather than the total pool, especially in the proportions. It's also why we can look fairly different from a full sibling, which is why I look more stereotypically Highland Scottish or Irish or the like, and my full brother looks more stereotypically southern, Mediterranean French or the like. I could have a kid end up looking more like him than myself, especially if I have a kid with a darker haired and bit more melanated than myself Lass. Conversely, if he gets jiggy with a very Celtic looking Lass, he could have a kid looks more like me, but there is slightly more probability for them to look closer to him since brown eyes and more melanation is more dominant over fair skin, freckles and light gray blue eyes. While Eve may not have only come out of Africa, it is almost certain that Eve(s) were not blue eyed and fair skinned. These were definitely far later genetic mutations in homo sapiens.

[@twbull54]

Thanks for sharing this Bruce! I also took a DNA test (23&me) and discovered that I’m mostly Irish, not the expected German. I also found 3 half sisters and a half brother. 🎉

[@callumw9067]

This would make a hilarious Fringe show; especially showing how Scottish "Nationalism" is thoroughly International at heart. I was laughing out loud at this.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😜

[@jackdubz4247]

I do always prefer to think of it as Scottish Internationalism.

[@shaunsteele8244]

that's because all the best Scots went to America 200 years ago

[@itsapittie]

@@shaunsteele8244 LOL! We like to think that but I doubt there's objective evidence to support it. :-D

[@jackdubz4247]

@@shaunsteele8244 What? The Hillbillies doing nothing but smoking crack in their wooden shacks, and the racist numpties with their white robes and fiery crosses? Those Scots? America can keep them.

[@cshan003]

I've always wanted to take one of these DNA tests but I've also been fearfull of what Bruce has just experienced 😂

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

🤣

[@tesmith47]

FEARFUL?????

[@robbiebicker5227]

Loved the video Bruce, made me smile and laugh all the way through.

[@johnny11415]

you guys are such a lovely family! You guys prove that the colour of skin doesn't matter, it's a pity some people don't understand this.

[@csanglican9596]

Bless your wee heart! We immigrated to America generations ago but the Ancestry DNA came back 40% Scot and only 23% English (we’re Norman-Scots). 29% German (grandfather) with a sprinkling of Welsh and Norwegian.

[@TadeuszCantwell]

Looking forward to the rest of the results, should be a hoot!!!!

[@old_seadog]

That was really interesting & your explanation of 2nd, 3rd, 4th cousins etc was the best I've ever heard. When the other tests come back, don't be too surprised if there is a big difference in your ethnicities as well. There's a huge difference between me & my brother & we have the same parents, so the lesson is that your ethnicity doesn't define who you are completely nor your emotional attachments to places, if it did, I'm sure you'd be off to get an English Rose tattoo......... maybe not eh?

[@better.better]

cousins's pretty simple but people get confused because it also goes in two directions. yes it goes back in time through the grandparents but it also goes horizontally across the family tree branches: your first cousin's(children of your aunts and uncles, ei, through your grand parents) children are second cousins to you, similarly, the children of your second cousins (children of your great aunts and uncles) would be your third cousins it's more about how many direct connections you have to go through to get there. obviously adoptions and children by marriage with no DNA contribution count towards this, the things can get confusing because even though the contributor of the past might have known they were adopted their children may not have known and it's even less likely that their grandchildren would have known, especially if the person who was adopted consider them their parents. I'm sure it gets confusing when you go back to eras when records weren't kept and orphans were considered free labor.

[@old_seadog]

@@better.better I agree & always found it really confusing when anyone started going on about xth cousin y times removed. I sort of knew, but Bruce put it in a way that was really simple, so the removed bit automatically follows.

[@xConoooR1]

Huge differences between brother and sister? Hahahaha somebody not saying something🤣🤣🤣

[@momzilla9491]

Hello Old Seadog, I just watched a special on DNA taken from identical twins. DNA showed same but different perportions of heritage. The expert said, "It's entertainment only".

[@KateeAngel]

Yes that is what I thought. Tudor rose! And he can always say "Tudors were actually Welsh!" 😆😆😆

[@BritTV7053BrittneyLewis]

I love you and your beautiful family! It looks much like mine! ❤️ I did 23&Me and found out I’m German, Scottish, Greek & African! I’m just fascinated how the world has become so blended! This is one of your best shows ever! 💙

[@GladiatorSims705]

This English, Nigirian, Scotsman goes into a Bar,,,,,, 😂 Great Video, so funny. The home is where the heart is. That's all that counts. 🙂

[@veronicawilson7594]

That Prince sure lives up to his name, what a brilliant smile he has. Star power! Lovely to see everyone talking about their heritage and identities.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

The boy's a looker

[@elendil7]

Oh my GOD! Bruce, please don't change the name of your channel to, English History Tours 😂😱. This was a lot of fun. Your family is beautiful and so is the location that you filmed in. I noticed that you had a high number of possible relatives in the USA. I'd enjoy it if you explore more on this and look forward to hearing your family's results. Thank you for sharing this. ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Robs-Garage-experiments]

Bruce! I LOVE this video of you sharing the test results with your family. Super awesome to watch everyone get together having food & laughs. I would not mind one bit if you did a few videos on contacting family and hearing some stories.

[@Sammo-w2y]

One of the nicest videos I have seen for a long time, loved the family interaction. And you're half English haha loved your reaction.

[@afropeanmonika]

I love how mixed up you all are and how much fun you're having together as a family. This video makes my day. 🙂

[@gabe1ist]

lovely to see you family Bruce.

[@elizabethingram9784]

Beautiful family! I was “raised” as English, Irish, Scotch, German, but after a DNA test at the famous research university, Stanford, for genetic markers, it turned out that I’m 89% Danish!!! Was not told what the other 11% is. Mom has passed away and I really have no family to ask about it, so a test through My Heritage might be just what I need. HI! From San Diego, CA, USA. :)

[@shaunsteele8244]

you're a Viking then lol

[@itsapittie]

The Vikings settled all over the world and usually eventually adopted the culture of their new home, albeit often in a hybrid form. Prior to the Norman invasion, England had a succession of Danish kings who brought their people with them. Danes settled all over what is now Germany and became German. Swedes took over Russia and became Russian. A Russian with 70% Swedish genes is no less Russian because of it.

[@Victorina32]

I was brought up in New Zealand, with an English father and a mother of almost completely Scottish ancestry. Yet according to a DNA test, I am 32% Scottish, 23% English and 21% Scandinavian. The makes perfect sense, my father's mother came from the Isle of Man.

[@whosaidcate4034]

@Elizabeth Ingram I understand your situation. I’m an american from Los Ángeles and my 23and Me results were different than I had been told my entire life I was Irish and German. Nope. Per all my DNA tests I’m Scottish and English. My parents died during the Pando and I don’t speak to my family of origin so I am on this journey solo. Beautiful family. Lots of love present in this family. I enjoyed “being a silent sixth person” at the table with them❤️

[@F7INN]

Scottish*

[@annikee5925]

Yes, explore the family ties! We found a 1st cousin we didn't know existed, and she's like a sister to me now.

[@JOOLZBRUTNELL]

Hi Bruce , I did a DNA and found I am 25% Scottish [ YAY ] but had no idea how that was possible as I am English [ Boo ] . Turns out I had a great granny who went astray and since that time I have been watching your video's to catch up with some Scottish history . To your question should you track people down who share your DNA ? I say go for it ... I would love to see the results . Thanks for the My Heritage code - I saved a fiver :)

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Brilliant

[@Dylan-d9d]

Hey Bruce it was cool getting to see your family and getting to learn some about you. When yall said cheers at the end it mad me smile. You're lucky to have such a nice family. God bless yall

[@helenswan705]

How incredibly generous of your family members to give us this. Please say thank you from me.

[@Johno143]

Bruce has just announced a Stand up comedy tour of his ancient homeland...appearing in Northumbria, Mercia, East anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, & Wessex...haha...Take it like a man Brucie...gizza wee smile :)

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😂

[@royagilmore]

Hey you! Englishman! Yes, you! Ha ha ha. The look on your face was priceless. Don't worry, ethnicity estimates are just that - *estimates*. You inherit 1/2 of your DNA from each of your parents, but you don't inherit all of either parent's DNA, and the part that you do inherit is completely random. Full siblings can, and often do have different ethnicity estimates. There's nothing wrong with the tests, they tell you what DNA that you inherited. Ethnicity estimates change over time, as more people get tested, the ethnicity estimates become more accurate. That said, many people put way too much emphasis on ethnicity estimates, finding matches is much more important and useful.

[@marcthomas198]

The 'English twice' comment made me laugh having enjoyed watching and learning from your videos, you are a fantastic storyteller and have a lovely family!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Glad you like them!

[@mitchpad1213]

Good day, I just watched your last two videos and they really made me think! Last Christmas my wife bought me a DNA test and when I got the results I was blown away! Turns out I have a have brother and half sister! Also I am 95% Scottish and 5% Welsh. I had no idea. All my life I wondered what my heritage was and man did it open two or three cans of worms!! 😂😂😂

[@DanieVargas]

YES!! I would be INCREDIBLY interested in seeing you decipher your family tree that was created online!!!

[@poloflaith9993]

Dna doesn't really matter we all originated from Africa, I'm Irish but 30/40,000 years ago my ancestors were as African as yours 🖤💚 and don't worry about the English DNA nothing wrong with having the blood of Boudicca's people in you, it's just a pity the English have forgotten who they really are.

[@silverhearttribe]

Love the reaction to the result. Following your original video, I sent off a test with MyHeritage and waiting for the results. Love your take on Scottish history, facts and humour, the best way . The results show how small the world is, how inter woven we all are. The connections are like a web across the planet. One world, one heart, one rhythm. ( I am guessing mine will be English, Scottish, Danish (got to be Viking in the mix somewhere from Hebridean links) and?? It's an adventure)

[@curtismmichaels]

I had my DNA tested in 2015. At first I was 95.3% Northern European, 4% Neanderthal (probably why I can eat anything), and .7% "other". The percentages have shifted over the years as their database grew. I now show to be 100% NorthWestern European with 66.9% United Kingdom. My maternal grandmother was descended of Clan Donald, and I've been enjoying your videos about my ancestors. Thanks so much for bringing this to us! It really is a joy. I have found some nice cousins this way. OH, and just for giggles. I live in the town I was born in, about 50 miles East of Glencoe, New Mexico.

[@marcdelaunay1]

Ah I love Perth and thanks for inviting us to lunch with the family, what a marvellous lot!✊😍✌️and Bruce how the feck haven’t you got a major history TV show!?!

[@lesleywilliams1210]

Bruce, you should do a test with another company (nice of MyHeritage to sponsor you though). Each testing company has different estimates, as it also depends on which populations have tested with them. My sister (and the DNA test agreed that she was my FULL sister) and I had vastly different ethnicities according to MyHeritage. I had no English ethnicity, but my sister had over 70%?! I did an Ancestry test more recently, and my results were much less surprising, and reflected the family tree I have built where 15 of my 16 2x GGs have been traced to their birthplaces in Britain. The remainder GG is thought to have been born in Shropshire.

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

What if it turns out 44% English is the low estimate?

[@Bridgercraft]

I'd definitely be interested in seeing you look into some of those cousins. My great Grandfather was a Sharpe too but as far as I know he was mostly English and Irish.

[@RobinBassett]

40sec in and I'm excited! Amazing how you've drawn us all into your story. Now, I'll watch on.

[@RobinBassett]

On the Nigerian percentage. You do know the Patron Saint of Nigeria is St Patrick? So, following your travels to Northern Ireland why don't you come over, adopt us - there are no identity problems here........oh wait....

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@RobinBassett as an adopted son of Birkhenhead, a native of Limavady ,this makes sense..our former manager at Tranmere Rovers, John Aldridge describes himself as an Irish scouser...

[@RobinBassett]

@@eamonnclabby7067 love John Aldridge !!!

[@ozcavalier]

Well that's a right wind up your kilt, isn't it? 🤣🤣 Can't wait to see the follow up for the others, and also love to see vids as you track down as many as you can through the site.

[@stephenpotts832]

Brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂 Thanks for sharing this Bruce 👍

[@wifi2118]

You're all gonna identify as what you were eating whilst you took the test, and you're gonna baffle the heck outa the poor scientist doing your dna.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😜

[@madscientistmtg]

This is brilliant! It’s always good to know the history, but this is also interesting on how people see themselves from a cultural or family perspective.

[@kwameadu0075]

Hi Bruce! Love the channel. When it comes to Africa, the DNA tests aren't great. When it comes to you testing Nigeria, it probably has to do with your father's ethnic group in Ghana. I bet he was Ewe. Ewes are genetically close to Yorubas in Nigeria. The DNA test would most likely say that. The Ghana sample usually refers to Akan people. That's what I've noticed.

[@Rednecknerd_rob9634]

I'd like to see more videos on your genealogy, Bruce. I enjoy learning not just about my family history, but other peoples' too.

[@jamesmallon5468]

Bruce this was absolutely hilarious!! I was born in Glasgow and love your videos. Thanks for all you do.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😜

[@writekelly]

Beautiful family!!

[@dgillespie13]

Bruce, let your daughter host the test portion. She has it down, and you stick to the stories. LOL. What a great family.

[@N81L]

I recently did the same Myheritage DNA kit and have ended up 75% Scots/Irish/Welsh 19% Scandinavian and 6% Finnish. This is all very interesting when it ties in with a recent connection within the familysearch website which has seen my ancestry include John Knox, William the Conquerer, Charlemagne and kings in Norway and Finland. This is all pretty crazy considering my whole family prior to coming to Glasgow were farm labourers in Wigtonshire and Ireland.

[@justinw1765]

Well note how the Scots/Irish/Welsh is all linked together, because of the common Celtic background and the Halogroup which is connected to (and common among) same on average. Similar how genetically, it can be hard to differentiate between "original" or rather "archetypal" Germanic and Scandinavian (not including the Finns as much, who had more Slavic roots/connection). Basically because, it was mostly Germanic tribes that emigrated to much of Scandinavia (especially the southern portions). There hasn't been enough time and environmental difference to radically change the genetics there though.

[@matty741]

Watching a true Jock find out he's an Englishman. Too funny, brilliant video brother 🤣

[@sophiabee8924]

Yup. Like that Ku Klux Klan guy discovering he had African genes. Now that really was hilarious.....

[@deemecklin4864]

OMG this video had me laughing! You have a great family!!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

True

[@roseannemain9957]

I did mine and found out I am 46% Irish and 45% Scottish, with 2% English & Welsh, the rest shared between Scandinavian and Italian.

[@paul0wen65]

Your and your family reactions are priceless! One thing to keep in mind is the term estimate. These tests are not 100% but give one an idea of their ethnic background. MyHeritage results were: Irish-Scottish-Welsh=43.5%, English=39% (too damn much LOL), Baltic=8.8%, Balkan=6%, Iberian=1%, and Middle Eastern=1.4%. But over at ftDNA: English, Welsh, Scots=29%, Irish=24%, Central European (French, German, Polish)=22%, Scandinavian=12%, Magyar=7%, Baltic=4%, and less than 2% Greek. I think making a comparison of your results would be interesting to see.

[@kimshuck1227]

I'd be interested to see you explore your found relatives. We (here meaning my parents) got a different genetic test from the one you did, and our family are some of those who found a formerly unknown half-sibling which story turned out to be fairly harrowing.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Ah no😥

[@dazzpol]

It’s all very interesting. Ive recently had my results (from a different company) and having been born south of the border in the kingdom of Northumbria I was - kind of - expecting a Scottish / English blend. However I’m 73% Scottish and inherited 8% English DNA from only one of my parents. The rest is Scandinavian with a dash of Irish and welsh. My mothers side were always referred to by my older generations as Border Reivers. As a family we’ve continued to track back along our lineage and to answer your question, watching your voyage into your past is a definite YES.

[@billytucci2899]

What an awesome family!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

They are!

[@vanzarockin]

Thank you for sharing your DNA journey and family with us! I so enjoyed this and hope to see more.

[@msdd7610]

I'm half Scottish half Spanish; I consider myself both Scottish/British and Spanish. I use the Scottish and British interchangeably because I'm British from Scotland. I have no particular pride in Britain but I'm definitely a unionist so i guess unionist vs independence sympathies do play a large role in this. If i had to choose I'd say Spanish and Scottish but I do still feel British too

[@QuestForKnowledge204]

Just got my ancestry results and I am 34% Scottish! Specifically Scottish highlands. My African ancestry is from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast and Ghana, with smaller amounts from Senegal and Mali.

[@janeanders858]

I did my test on Ancestry, then uploaded to My Heritage to share with family. And the Scottish/ English ratios were wildly different on the two sites, presumably because they are looking at different markers.

[@goodhealthgoodtimes]

❤ Happy Valentines day 😊 You give me such a laugh. As far as I'm concerned, you are who you say you are.

[@Becca2334]

Well, that was fun🎉!!! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@McleanOnTheNet]

I know how you feel, as a McLean who pretty much lives on haggis. When I got my DNA results from MyHeritage I discovered the highest percentage was English and the second highest was Irish and just a sprinkling of Scottish. I have also done my DNA with 23andMe + Ancestry and discovered there is some variation between who you do it with so I'm guessing the science isn't exact. But by doing all 3 it made me stick with Ancestry because they gave me 14% Scottish which was the highest of all of them :-)

[@steveward6099]

Even so how much stock do you put into it? What is English DNA? Anglo-Saxon & Briton? Unless they travel back to 900AD and get the DNA from 'Pure' English how can anyone confidently give a nation a specific DNA code? Someone from Scotland could easily pick up similar Briton, Norse, Angle blood with non of their ancestors ever residing in what we would one day call England. A 1,000 years from now would people living on Mars do a DNA swab and say "Wow I'm 66% American?"

[@bhazerelli7611]

@@steveward6099 I'm definitely not the expert but I know that some comparing is done with the DNA of ancient bones found. For instance in 23andMe it shows how Welsh, Irish, and British are all pretty much a mix of the same peoples but British people have a bit more of the Anglo-Saxon heritage than the Irish...both have Celtic and Anglo-Saxon but Irish people are a bit more genetically similar to the Celtic. The Welsh have both of those too but they are the only ones who still show a genetic relation to the oldest group of people found in Britain...I think referred to as Farmers. This may not be exact, it's been a while since I read it.😄

[@vespasian266]

@@bhazerelli7611 I imagine the farmers are a reference to anatolian farmers who built stonehenge. Britains are a mix of the women of this older population and the men of the steppes who migrated into europe much later. the scots the irish and english are all basically the same. about five percent neolithic hunter gather, 50 percent steppe ancestry and 45 percent early farmers. if you want to look at a population of early farmers then look no further than the island of sardinia. 95% anatolian farmers.

[@carlwoods4564]

Haggis is originally from Lancashire. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@McleanOnTheNet]

@@carlwoods4564 well, you learn something new every day:-)

[@mungmungie]

It took me a while to figure out why I'm more Scottish than my mother. It's just that I inherited her Scottish genes, but also some from my English father--that was a big surprise! Oddly, though my mother also had a percentage of Welsh, I didn't inherit those genes, but rather I got the Welsh percentage from my father's side. It has been fascinating to connect with 4th cousins I didn't know I had. They all seem to be nice people.

[@davo1924]

American here of Mexican descent I took mine via ancestry. 68% indigenous Central American or Meso American 20 something Iberian and 3 percent Scottish, I was like where is that from? Lol

[@pamelamorrison4086]

My favourite video in ages My mum's been a genealogist since before I was even born, so this fascination with our ancestors is in my blood (feels like I spent half my childhood in graveyards - in the days when microfiche was state of the art - with my mum doing the legwork of reading stones and old leather bound parochial records) Love this one! Hilarious (but I'd do a different test too, if i were you...)

[@autumnphillips151]

Hey, Bruce, I just logged into my grandfather’s MyHeritage account to see how they show different ethnic groups, and I saw that the Scottish Lowlands are included in the “English” DNA result-so, this doesn’t mean that your DNA isn’t Scottish-it’s just Anglo-Saxon Scottish, not Celtic. People are really wrong when they don’t recognize Scotland being an Anglic country as well as a Celtic one, especially with Scots being an official native language and a far more prominent language than Scottish Gaelic. So, don’t think that this means you’re English-it really just means you’re Anglo-Saxon, and maybe it only means the Scottish Angles. Also, all of Benin and Togo as well as chunks of all neighboring countries are included in the “Nigeria” result on the map, so that might only be Ghanaian DNA as well. Probably you don’t need me to mention this and were just playing up the comedic aspect of your results, but I thought it important to come back here to mention what I’ve learned about this.

[@peterbathum2775]

Beautiful Family ... thanks for sharing.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Our pleasure!

[@TheCheffer76]

This is awesome. I kind of experienced the finding of unknown family. When I was thirteen I took a dna test and I had never met my dad. A few months later my grandparents got a call and I found out I had 6 brothers and sisters I had never met.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Brilliant

[@BritTV7053BrittneyLewis]

As a genealogist and MLT , of all the DNA companies, I found 23&Me the most spot on. I’ve done 5 companies so far, 23& Me is the largest database of accuracy. Think of genetics as a can of alphabet soup. When it’s poured in a bowl, there is no way to determine how many S’s , D’’s, Z’s, etc….a child will get. You can have the same parents, and none of their children will have matching amounts of ethnic DNA. It’s quite fascinating!

[@JessikahElise]

I did both Ancestry and 23 and me and I found Ancestry much more accurate. Accurate compared to family histories I've been told and compared to the family tree research that I've done. 23 and me came back with things that make no sense except for my native American which I can trace but didn't show on ancestry.

[@NormaWills]

For me, since they group British & Irish together it didn't really give me much details on 23&Me. That meant that Scotland, England, Ireland & Wales are all lumped in. And since that is the breakdown that I really wanted to see, it was of no use.

[@thetjdman]

An incredibly cool analogy

[@rhmendelson]

@@NormaWillsIt’s probably more reflective of how MUCH people moved around in these areas. But think about it also, at least you found out you’re in that gene pool, and that no other ethnicity popped up. I’m in a genealogy research group, and a couple of people had suspicious results because folks in their families a few generations back had been sleeping around outside their marriage. 😵 At least you don’t have any of that! (Or at least it’s in the same gene pool if they were! 😉😜)

[@rebeccaanderson5191]

Aren't you supposed to wait a half hour or more after eating and drinking?

[@darriendastar3941]

What a spiffing result, old man. Top hole, I'd say. Daresay the next time I see you is when you're popping into Claridges for a spot of tiffin, what? I laughed like a drain when your results came through and yes, I'd definitely like to see more about tracking down DNA. (Also, what a charming, intelligent and attractive family you have!)

[@fortbenningmom]

Love this video and I hope to see and hear more about the DNA!

[@ArrowToTheKnee]

Sorry to hear about your bad news! 😉😂 I found a half sister on Myheritage that my dad didn't even know existed. She only knew it was either my dad or my uncle as the only info she could go on was one of them working at the Bein inn in Glenfarg 40 odd years ago so it was nice to get in touch and let her know about him even though he sadly passed a few years before.