Resources

Take your research further

TESTS

23andMe w 23andme.com/en-gb 23andMe supplies a report on estimated recent ancestor locations plus a Neanderthal ancestry report.

AncestryDNA

w ancestry.co.uk/dna

Ancestry has the largest database, so is great for cousin-matching.

Family Tree DNA

w familytreedna.com

Only Family Tree DNA tests against ancient populations, from huntergatherers to Iron Age peoples.

FindMyPast

w findmypast.co.uk/

ancestry-dna-testing

FMP has partnered with Living DNA, and has a growing database.

Living DNA

w livingdna.com

Living DNA is currently the best test for a detailed British breakdown.

MyHeritage

w myheritage.com/dna MyHeritage has particularly good reference populations for Europe.

WEBSITES Grandparental Inheritance

w bit.ly/genome-grandparents Graham Coop, a geneticist, blogs on the topic, “How much of your genome do you inherit from a particular grandparent?”

International Society Of Genetic Genealogy

w isogg.org/wiki

This wiki is a great place to find out more about genetic genealogy and what’s on offer.

BOOK

Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA

Graham Holton and Alasdair Macdonald

Pen & Sword, 2019

A guide from the writers of our article is due later in the year.