WHO Even Am I?! || Ancestry DNA Results

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Who Even Am I?!The answer is truly not at all what I was expecting & defies everything I thought I knew about my biological family. Join me today on the homestead as I endeavor to explore my roots and build a connection with who I am and where I came from.

[@michaelthornley]

Loved it! Thanks for sharing.

[@rettawhinnery]

The ethnicity estimates were originally intended to tell where your ancestors lived 500 to 1000 years ago, before intercontinental travel. Since there are no living people that old, each of the DNA companies create reference populations from living users who claim that all four grandparents were born in a specific location. They update those populations from time to time, so the estimates may change. Country borders are political entities, not ethnic, and each DNA company creates different regions for these. In the last AncestryDNA estimate, they changed most of my Irish to Scottish, but they now define the Scotland region as including Northern Ireland, Northern England, and some other places. It's amazing that you had so many first cousins, but as you mentioned, you picked AncestryDNA because so many cousins had tested there. It's so cool that you got in touch with a relative who gave you the sheet music. I enjoyed your video. Thans for sharing.

[@freshstart349]

I'm curious where I'm from. I'm super white with blonde hair but have a brother who is pretty tan with brown hair. What do you think is the reason? Far as I know we are german, scottish and welsh

[@rettawhinnery]

@@freshstart349 Very interesting. My dad had pasty-white skin, black hair, and unusual eyes with brown centers with gold flecks and a blue ring around the edges. My mother had tan skin with black hair and blue eyes. My dad's ancestry was mostly Irish and English, and my mother's was mostly English and German, based on paper research. AncestryDNA generally offers DNA kits on sale several times a year, over the holidays, maybe Veterans Day, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. where you can get a kit for $59 or even $49. You can create a family tree on the site and find records, such as census records, marriage and death records, etc., that can help pinpoint your family origins. You don't have to have a subscription to ancestry.com to take the DNA test; you can register for a free account. You can create a tree for free, but if you want to see the records, it requires a subscription. Or you can use a free site www.familysearch.org to find most of the same records. If you were adopted, you can use your DNA matches to perhaps figure out your origins. Best of luck with your research.

[@freshstart349]

@@rettawhinnery thanks for the info. Ya we both have blue eyes. I know some Europeans are tan, like Southern Europeans and people from coastal regions right? I know because of genetics siblings inherit traits others don't. I don't really think I'm much anything else tho besides European considering how pasty I am haha

[@davebirch1976]

Just remember many centuries ago England was invaded by the vikings which is where Norway and Sweden comes into it

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

That's too much DNA to be from Vikings, most English people only have a small percentage of Scandinavian DNA plus she wouldn't have Norwegian genetic communities if the DNA was that ancient.

[@davebirch1976]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 many viking invaders settled in the North of England so people from that area of England will have higher levels of dna from Scandinavian countries like Sweden Denmark Norway and Iceland

[@davebirch1976]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 many areas in the North of England have place names derived from the viking settlers the most famous being Jorvik (pronounced yorvik) now called York

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

@@davebirch1976 Yeah but not nearly 30% of their DNA. In fact it's people from Yorkshire and the midlands who have the most Scandinavian DNA in Britain and that only averages out to around 10%, it's quite obvious this girl just has recent Norwegian ancestors I mean the genetic community kinda proves that.

[@stevejoyce7031]

Some Irish people posed as Scottish when coming to America in the 1800s, there was much less discrimination if you could say you were from Scotland. My grandma’s family thought they were Scottish….turns out just like you they are not, but are Irish for sure.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Ooh! That is an interesting concept that could make a lot of sense! The 5-6% Irish does seem to be from. my father's side as well when comparing my DNA breakdown to the matches I have on my father's side VS my mother's side.

[@nutyyyy]

Combined with the fact that a sizeable chunk of Scottish people have Irish ancestors like myself. So its not really uncommon for Irish to settle in Scotland and eventually leave for America. They might well have been born in Scotland but to Irish parents.

[@robbiemontgomery581]

How do you "pose" as a Scottish person exactly?

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

Thats so cool! What a wonderful treasure to have some family pieces along with some family connections.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

A major blessing for sure!

[@bedemore8782]

I'm not as motivated to check into my ancestors as you. But you make your story sound so interesting. Thanks for the video.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Honestly, THEY make it sound so interesting! Especially my paternal great grandfather and grandmother their story honestly seems like it should be a TV show! I think I may make a video featuring their art, poetry, and love story.

[@franciscoprazzio225prazzio]

I thought, She would have Scottish blood in her since Ireland, and Scotland to eachother. At first i thought. I had no Scottish blood in me but i do have Scottish blood from the 1690s.

[@bettinah.7429]

That is very exciting! Thanks for sharing the results.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Thanks for following along!

[@socrates5135]

If it's any consolation, you look Scottish. Besides, it sounds more exciting to be almost 30% Viking, I think :-) The fact that they can pinpoint such a specific area in Norway indicates a strong match strength.

[@Bing_Bong60]

That was a very interesting video and story, and you have a cool mixture. I've done mine and being born and bred in England, it turns out I don't have a drop of English blood in me! I'm 91% a mixture of Irish and Scots.

[@gallantscotland8590]

What part of England ye from the north by any chance?

[@Bing_Bong60]

@@gallantscotland8590 Yes, God's own county of Yorkshire 👍👍😁

[@mrminividz]

@@Bing_Bong60 was it an ancestry dna test?

[@Bing_Bong60]

@@mrminividz Yes and it mostly confirms what I already knew about my ancestry.👍

[@johnpatrick5307]

I believe that "Watters" is an Irish clan, centered around Co Louth, Ireland. They probably went to Scotland during famine times - and then to Newcastle, where the descendent would be Scottish! There you are, I think thats a mystery solved!

[@johnpatrick5307]

And, of course, the Irish are famed for there music and fiddlers - and poets!... It all makes sense! Hope that helps.

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

Irish and Scottish are both Celts. So close relatives.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Fair point but that is still only like 5% and if I am to believe the stories I should be like 50%+ Scottish lol

[@Glogb3100_records]

I'm one to

[@ThorHavenFarm]

I love finding out stuff like this!!

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

It really has been a blast! I am learning a lot about who my great grandparents were and the more I learn about my great grandfather the more realised we would have been kindred spirits and the best of friends.

[@ThorHavenFarm]

@@TheNamelessHomestead Awesome

[@SuttonHobbyFarm]

That's pretty cool! Happy for you!!! 🎉

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Thank you!! 😁 I am really looking forward to exploring this more and trying to figure out why on earth my great grandfathers birth certificate SAYS Scottish but we have no Scottish blood?? Maybe there was a "milk mans baby" in the line somewhere after all??

[@SuttonHobbyFarm]

@@TheNamelessHomestead that is not impossible! Lol keep digging, I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it eventually!

[@lauriereamy9876]

Fun!

[@MiscMitz]

I've been thinking of doing this too

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

100% worth it! I kinda want to do a 23 and me one as well because they have more health information and other cool stuff that Ancestry does not really do as well. They are #1 for actual genealogy though.

[@jonasbsj1]

I did not even watched the whole video and i already know you are 100% babe.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Lol thanks 😅

[@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

Oh that is so neat great video new friend have a beautiful day

[@KatieZornes]

I find these so interesting! guess I’m going to finally do this for myself. 🙂

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

It's honestly so much fun! I want to do one for my husband as well because his family never tracked these things so they have no idea what their ancestry might hold.

[@KatieZornes]

@@TheNamelessHomestead Same. And I’m sure my husband’s is more interesting actually, so we may start with him. 😂

[@2000galshiba]

It's worth pointing out that Scandinavian ancestry is quite common among people with ancestral roots from the UK, including Scotland, due to the history of Viking conquests during the Middle Ages. In fact, there are 2 regions of what is now modern day Scotland - Orkney and the Shetland Islands - which were heavily settled by Vikings from western Norway who intermarried with Celtic peoples already living there (who presumably would genetically resemble people from Ireland). In fact, people from those areas even spoke a language (called Norn) that was distantly related to Norwegian and Icelandic until as late as the 17th century. Is it possible that you have family roots Orkney or Shetland Islands? That may explain the Scottish roots your parents tell you about.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

It's also possible that her "English" ancestors came from Somewhere like Yorkshire where the Viking blood runs strong hence the Norwegian DNA

[@christopherodonovan166]

That is not the English flag, which is a red cross on a white background. It is the UK flag, which includes the Scottish one.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Whoops 😅

[@JEREMY99218]

It's possible to be Scottish nationality and not Scottish ethnicity. For example my German ancestors migrated to Russia in the late 1700s and early 1800s and lived in exclusively German "colonies" for 3-5 generations then came to the USA between 1885 to 1915. They were ethnically German but Russian nationality (citizenship). If they had been forced to assimilate into Russian culture, society, and language we might not have known that we were of German ancestry rather than Russian.

[@tracybradshaw9867]

I've done 3! Ancestry, 23 and me and CRI! Was very confusing with the results. Ancestry has a huge base to get in touch with, dna relatives, 23 and me is more of health and genetic traits, CRi was very interesting went very far back some interesting surprises! But no relative base to check. I still have things that aren't answered! i have a large percentage of Eastern European that is a big surprise,

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

CRi? I haven't heard of them, I'll have to check them out!

[@lovelisascooking7640]

Results are updated on AncestryDNA at least once a year. Also, we inherit 50% from Mom and 50% from Dad. However, what they inherited from their parents, and the percentages you inherit from your parents are random. So, your results can look much different than what one might think. My two sons' results are so different from each other, my youngest actually called me and "Jokingly" asked me if I was sure that they had the same Dad!? I had my Mom's 1st cousin test. He is the closest relative of hers still alive besides me. I also have results from many of my relatives on my Dad's side. My oldest son tests more towards my Mom's side. (He actually looks more like my Mom and my Mom's 1st cousin than he does his Dad or me) My youngest tests more like me. I test more like my Dad's side. I look nothing like my late Brother. My sons don't look even remotely related to each other. I am getting my sons' Dad to test, to see how they match up with their Dad's results. When one looks at photos of My Late Dad, Late Mom, my Late Brother, and me together, it looks like 4 random people having their picture taken together. My Brother does have my Mom's eyes (Except hers were blue and his were brown) and they have the exact same nose. My Sons' Dad, My 2 sons, and I also look like 4 random people in the same photo, except that my youngest son's face does look like my clone. He has his Dad's exact same body.

[@txricardo]

How long did it take to get the results💕? I shipped mine today😂

[@lauriereamy9876]

So, are you required to pay Ancestry for updates on results?

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Nope! Updates you get free forever!

[@Socal_Geo1]

👍

[@mrstl3000]

Umm u didn't inherit the Scottish is why

[@edgargermaniaherre7213]

Your surname Cecil is welsh and english . England and northwesten europe its just mean english not included not france and not any other country now the reason they marks these regions togther its because the english people and french germans dutch belgians are sharing alot of dna (the anglo saxon flemish franks) and each of these countries had their own map

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

My surname is not Cecil, that is my married name.

[@edgargermaniaherre7213]

@@TheNamelessHomestead hhhhhh sorry 😂😂 then what's your?!

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

If it weren't for my paternal great grandfather's adoption then my maiden last name would have been Drummond. My mother's maiden was Anderson. Looks like Celt and Norse are my ancestral anchor points.

[@edgargermaniaherre7213]

​@@TheNamelessHomestead Drummond Anderson indeed both scottish last names altho anderson is found in england since the medieval era but mostly scot. now the person shares a random 50% from each parent and 25% grandparent 12.5% great grandparent 6% 2 great and 3% 3 great so the thing is it might be that your 2great grandfather merried to lack scots ancestry women and so did thier children so you only get 6 percent from him and 4 and 3 since its random and it seems to me that your mom has a deep american roots and what i mean is that most of the americans in the 18century 19century was english or at least have english roots so its hard to not have english in your dna well ancestry might send you another update and your scot gets higher who know and also you should try maybe 23andme too its the second biggest comapny by database after ancestry and your result might be diffrent and remember its not a 100% accurate info about your ancestors but it gives you like a 80%/85% about who you are

[@RoyPounsford]

Getting into USA with Irish was not a good thing, therefore people would say they are Scottish, got it.

[@conflummix13]

6:35 Record says born England but claims Scots. IMO there's not enough data & user trees on this path for Ancestry to calculate ethnicity here and goes with England based on other users. Wat(t)ers not common as Scots name. Also you may simply not have inherited that particular DNA path. Could also be an event switch, which is not uncommon. Such specifics with Norway likely good.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

Fair point about the inherited DNA. What is an "event switch"? If it helps the generation previous to his was the last name Drummond. On the family tree I inherited from my paternal great grandparents it goes "Grandpa Watters" & Julia Drummond > John William Watters & Mercy Arabella Hall > George Ethelbert Watters & Nettie Mildred Bishop (my paternal great grandparents). It is said that Julia Drummonds father was "Lord Drummond of Scotland, Earl of New Castle on Tine" but I have found zero evidence to back that up. If you are very experienced in genealogy (sounds like you are) and want to take a peek at the family tree I am building for funsies ill happily provide a link!

[@conflummix13]

​@@TheNamelessHomestead Hi, your tree likely is correct - based on paperwork research. The key is building and confirming it through DNA matches. It's just like how you confirmed father but now confirm deeper down. Look at KZbin user "DNA Family Trees" as that's where I learned from. Good vid is "How to Cluster your DNA matches With Ancestry". // Event switch is my name for non-paternity event (try Google) and it's possible anywhere (more so further back in time). Could be various reasons for it. To have all lines completely unbroken probably unlikely. I have various lines I can't account for as of yet and I've studied for some years. Hope all that helps.

[@TheNamelessHomestead]

That does help thank you! I'll check out that video for sure ♥

[@krunoslavregvar477]

It is very interesting. But, you are what you are, meaning your childhood, adolescenthood and young adulthood matters at least equaly as your (real(?)) ancestry!