tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post7620142087528561706..comments2024-02-21T05:48:18.552+11:00Comments on Twigs of Yore: FamilyTreeDNA results – Population FinderShelley Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-74288096976307336012014-03-11T14:00:53.843+11:002014-03-11T14:00:53.843+11:00Got my family finder results- 84% orcadian, 7% Afr...Got my family finder results- 84% orcadian, 7% African and 9% Middle Eastern. What are the odds of so many of us having the basic ancestry? I hope I'm wrong but I think FTDNA wants me to purchase additional breakdowns and I'll keep getting the same data. Ftdna like ancestry only helps if distant relatives are in their database to compare.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456966110374137248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-84096346296576823062014-01-06T03:56:37.519+11:002014-01-06T03:56:37.519+11:00Just received my results(only population finder so...Just received my results(only population finder so far) and am 92%Orcadian and 7.89 middle eastern.This is significantly different to 23 and me who gave me 62% british, some french,some scandinavian and a fraction of sub saharan african.I am intrigued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-55031339189628486692012-05-02T10:47:32.721+10:002012-05-02T10:47:32.721+10:00Hi,
I received my results, and am 88% Western Eur...Hi,<br /><br />I received my results, and am 88% Western European (Orcadian), 8% European with "Finnish, Russian" next to the record and 4% Middle Eastern with "Iranian/Jewish/Adygei/Palestinian/Bodouin/Druze." The Orcadian part was surprising in that my ancestry was bulked into a group and labeled as Orcadian. Is it fair to refer to a group of mixed Celtic/Norse as Orcadian if they aren't from Orkney but instead share common ethnicity? Why not just indicate Western European and then like the Finnish,Russian example above, indicate Irish, Scottish, Norway etc.? The Finnish, Russian and Middle Eastern parts, WOW, now those were surprising. I compared these results with my DNA Tribes,analysis, and the results from these two different test were highly complimentary. I can't wait to see how the results improve with technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-32726554449065893842011-12-23T23:37:56.415+11:002011-12-23T23:37:56.415+11:00I, also, just got my results back from FTDNA on th...I, also, just got my results back from FTDNA on the Family Finder, and it says I'm 100% Orcadian, but also has a test pending. As you say, that seems somewhat boring, but in a way, also comforting. My mother, uncles, and grandparents were from Scotland, and thought I was "pure" Scots, but found my ancestral origin is Ireland, with VERY strong Norwegian......never anything mentioned of either, so must have been back in the mists of time. After reading up on the Western Isles of Scotland, and the history thereof, not so surprised by results. Looks like the "Celts" march on!Diananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-49624450369974927722011-04-26T13:43:02.558+10:002011-04-26T13:43:02.558+10:00I had the same Population Finder results. Boring! ...I had the same Population Finder results. Boring! I know that they are working to expand the test, so hopefully I'll show up as something a bit more diverse in the future.Valerie Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-1709295878384367512011-04-08T03:59:34.390+10:002011-04-08T03:59:34.390+10:00Shelley,
Just stopping by to tell you how much I ...Shelley,<br /><br />Just stopping by to tell you how much I have been enjoying your blog! I have nominated you for "The Lovely Blog Award". If you wish to pick up go to http://deb-adventuresingenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/04/thankful-thursday-one-lovely-blog-award.html<br /><br />Looking forward to reading more!<br /><br />DebDeb Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-74017540143372535092011-04-07T22:53:40.210+10:002011-04-07T22:53:40.210+10:00I had the same Population Finder results. Boring! ...I had the same Population Finder results. Boring! I know that they are working to expand the test, so hopefully I'll show up as something a bit more diverse in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.com