Category Archives: LivingDNA

Vikings ! Vikings ! Vikings ! – the LivingDNA Viking Test

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Phil Grass

Recently (April 2022), LivingDNA added an option to their DNA testing service to evaluate your DNA for “Viking”. Being a sucker for DNA tester and also having a soft-spot for LivingDNA I thought I would try the test. As a … Continue reading →

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Genealogy in a time of Covid – A personal review of 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Phil Grass

Introduction 2020 has been a year like no other – well unless you lived in AD 536. On a personal level we (my family) have been very lucky to live and work in a low Covid-risk environment. At a personal … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing – Ethnicity Estimates – 2020 Edition

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Phil Grass

When I was young my identity was clear, I was from “the top end of North Yorkshire”. My Mum grew up in a village 3 miles from where I lived and my Dad in a different village 2 miles away. … Continue reading →

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RootsTech London 2019 – show report

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Phil Grass

“Build a Show and they will come” (or something like that). Those were the words of Steve Rockwood, President and CEO of FamilySearch during his keynote speech, opening the  RootsTech London 2019. He was, naturally, paraphrasing the famous line from … Continue reading →

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Show Report – Family Tree Live – 26th/27th April 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Phil Grass

Last weekend I got out of the house and actually out of the country to visit Family Tree Live, held at the rather spectacular Alexandra Palace in London . This is one of the many Family History shows on offer … Continue reading →

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Ethnicity Estimates and Britishness – 2017 Edition

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Phil Grass

Lets face it, “Ethnicity Estimates”, i.e. analysing your DNA to break down your ancestry into different regional world populations, are fun. In certain circumstances it can be useful for a genealogist, for example researching an unknown recent ancestor. At a more … Continue reading →

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My LivingDNA Test Results

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Phil Grass

As of September 2016 there is a new DNA testing company battling for consumers money, Living DNA. They offer a single, €159/£120/$159 , 3-in-1 test, covering autosomal, male-line yDNA (males-only duh) and maternal-line mitochondrial DNA. Even though I’ve already taken … Continue reading →

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One of the things that fascinates me as a genealogist is how our ancestors moved around the country following the ebb and flow of economic fortune. Except, in my case, I’ve the feeling that, until recent generations, my ancestors didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Phil Grass | 5 Comments