tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post3183517237148828409..comments2024-03-08T15:43:54.700+00:00Comments on Cruwys news: Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2014Debbie Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-2544783964841518652014-03-13T18:38:02.638+00:002014-03-13T18:38:02.638+00:00Fab post Debbie - I've added you to my round u...Fab post Debbie - I've added you to my round up post which can be found here. Looking forward to next year wherever it is! <a href="http://fullcirclefamilyhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/tuesdays-tips-who-do-you-think-you-are.html" rel="nofollow">http://fullcirclefamilyhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/tuesdays-tips-who-do-you-think-you-are.html</a>JoFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459724303981296880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-9945240655286272292014-03-13T10:44:08.107+00:002014-03-13T10:44:08.107+00:00Wonderful. I learnt a lot from this website!
And ...Wonderful. I learnt a lot from this website!<br /><br />And you a great job Debbie.David Mowbray - 986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-6559772022625927932014-03-13T00:37:53.286+00:002014-03-13T00:37:53.286+00:00Many thanks, Debbie - that will be a big help. I ...Many thanks, Debbie - that will be a big help. I have had a Chantler contact me as a result of the Guild stand at WDYTYA but not yet a Chandler from the FTDNA stand - I hope he does.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122270051765241395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-29901145704808026372014-03-12T23:26:12.429+00:002014-03-12T23:26:12.429+00:00Dick
We are not comparing like with like here. Th...Dick<br /><br />We are not comparing like with like here. The BritainsDNA tests are more like an expensive version of Geno 2.0 though Chromo 2 does have the advantage of having many more Y-SNPs. Chromo 2 is a deep ancestry test. You get 14,000 Y-SNPs and 3000 mtDNA SNPs. The All My Ancestry part of the test gives you ethnicity percentages. BritainsDNA do not have a matching database so the tests have no practical application for genealogical purposes. You might like to refer your Chandler to the DNA testing comparison charts in the ISOGG Wiki which are linked from this page:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.isogg.org/wiki/List_of_DNA_testing_companies" rel="nofollow">http://www.isogg.org/wiki/List_of_DNA_testing_companies</a><br /><br />There is further information on the BritainsDNA page in the Wiki:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.isogg.org/wiki/BritainsDNA" rel="nofollow">http://www.isogg.org/wiki/BritainsDNA</a><br /><br />He might also be interested to see some of my blog posts about the company starting with this one:<br /><br /><a href="http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/alistair-moffat-britainsdna-and-bbc.html" rel="nofollow">http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/alistair-moffat-britainsdna-and-bbc.html</a><br /><br />It all depends on his reasons for wanting to test.<br /><br />Incidentally there was a Chandler who tested with FTDNA at WDYTYA. I told him to contact you and directed him to the Guild website. Has he been in touch?Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-79582751791998048682014-03-12T22:56:26.583+00:002014-03-12T22:56:26.583+00:00Thanks for your write-u and all that you do, Debbi...Thanks for your write-u and all that you do, Debbie. I am interested in your comment that the BritainsDNA tests are more expensive than FTDNA. I was contacted today by a Brit who is about to buy their Chromo2 Complete Combined test for 250 pounds. I thought that the closest FTDNA equivalent of that would be their Comprehensive Genome for $546 which is about 70 pounds more expensive than BritainsDNA. Am I misunderstanding?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122270051765241395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-44739272126474673442014-03-12T13:42:38.929+00:002014-03-12T13:42:38.929+00:00Sue, Thanks for updating your web page. I've a...Sue, Thanks for updating your web page. I've also tested with Ancestry. I paid for my test when it first became available and at the time they seemed happy to ship to the UK, but they have since clamped down. There must only have been a handful of non-Americans who slipped through the net. I've written various blog posts about my AncestryDNA test: <br /><br /><a href="http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/AncestryDNA" rel="nofollow">http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/AncestryDNA</a><br /><br />Like you I have no shaky leaf hints. I have 15 fourth to sixth cousins. I've given up looking at my Ancestry matches because whenever I look at a tree I find that the person hasn't identified any ancestors from the British Isles and there's not the remotest chance of ever finding a connection. I shall be interested to see what Ancestry come up with. I'm somewhat concerned that if they don't come up with an effective solution we will end up with lots of disillusioned British testers.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-30532893202193741312014-03-12T13:08:09.773+00:002014-03-12T13:08:09.773+00:00Thanks for the update from Ancestry about them hop...Thanks for the update from Ancestry about them hoping to be able to market DNA kits in the UK early next year. I have updated the webpage “Notes for UK (&Ex-US Residents re. DNA Testing Companies” (http://www.genealogyjunkie.net/uk--ex-us-residents.html) to reflect this.<br /><br />I was one of the beta-testers for AncestryDNA, but I’ve been disappointed by not having any potentially hopeful DNA matches, which I attribute mainly to the test not being available in the UK – but with there being no segment information, I can’t assess the “quality” of the matches shown. Although I live in the US, I’m a Brit and all of my identified ancestors were from the UK – so the vast majority of my cousins obviously live in the UK. My closest matches (n=19) are identified as “4th to 6th cousin”, but where the trees are large enough to tell, all seem to be far more distant than that and I have zero “shaky leaf” hints for potential common ancestors on our trees. I then have >7,500 more distant DNA matches (and the confidence they put in these matches is at best “moderate” and often “low”). I was also pleased to see that you mention about them introducing some sort of filter, to help in identifying the dearth of British matches from the masses of Americans.Sue Griffithhttp://www.genealogyjunkie.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-81805661660596003842014-03-12T10:47:57.625+00:002014-03-12T10:47:57.625+00:00I didn't go to the original RHS shows, but I s...I didn't go to the original RHS shows, but I still have my full collection of programmes from WDYTYA. I would hope that if they move to a new venue there might be better provision for the lectures - an enclosed room rather than the current open plan space.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-28345495540873643352014-03-12T10:44:16.295+00:002014-03-12T10:44:16.295+00:00So you did Debbie! Fingers & brain malfunction...So you did Debbie! Fingers & brain malfunction! I remember the original fairs at The Royal Horticultural Halls. I even still have a couple of the entrance carrier bags in my study! I agree with you an event in London is going to be needed, and I wonder what dimension the new venue will add to the event. Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-89047415590004068912014-03-12T10:37:30.105+00:002014-03-12T10:37:30.105+00:00Thanks Valmay. I did speak to a few people wanting...Thanks Valmay. I did speak to a few people wanting to investigate possible Indian ancestry through DNA testing, and I mentioned FIBIS to all of them. Some did say they'd already visited your stand. FTDNA will be doing their best to ensure people get into the appropriate projects so I hope the FIBIS project will have a big boost as a result. I think it makes a big difference now that the mtDNA test has come down so much in price.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-11512479162290225902014-03-12T10:32:57.932+00:002014-03-12T10:32:57.932+00:00Thanks Julie. I mentioned the possible change of d...Thanks Julie. I mentioned the possible change of date/location towards the end of my post.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-26512087993714606892014-03-12T09:20:41.328+00:002014-03-12T09:20:41.328+00:00Interesting to see the comparison to last years fi...Interesting to see the comparison to last years figures Debbie. Glad you had a good year at the FTDNA stand. I had an increase in enquiries into our DNA project at the show this year and sent at least eight people to the FTDNA stand to be tested. Three came back to tell me they had had a test done and hopefully the others had a test too. Valmayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408298817221343475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-41650039269695364692014-03-12T07:43:53.165+00:002014-03-12T07:43:53.165+00:00A great write up Debbie. I will be at the 2015 WDY...A great write up Debbie. I will be at the 2015 WDYTYA, but I have heard rumours that it is possibly on the cards for a change of location?Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com