In my last post I explained how markers in the Y-chromosome, known as STRs, are tested to give a sort of genetic signature that can be matched to other test results. Over the generations subtle changes (mutations) take place. The number of differences between the results for two men gives a clue to how closely …
I’m still in the early stages of learning about genetic genealogy and have found much of the information very complex. There is quite a bit of jargon and several acronyms involved so I thought I’d write some posts in the hope of simplifying it … for both you and myself. This first post should help …
One of my weaknesses as a genealogist is that I’m easily distracted from the particular path I am following if I find something interesting on a side-track. That’s what happened to me last night. A DNA project forms part of my one-name study. It’s still fairly new, with just 13 members to date, some of …
The Tickle / Tickell DNA project is run in conjunction with the Guild of One-Name Studies and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). The Guild have FTDNA test kits available at discounted prices. You’ll find links below to Guild pages which will give you the current price and more information about each kit. You can buy your …
There are Tickle and Tickell families all over the the world. How many of them are related to each other way back, many centuries ago? Unless you are descended from landed gentry, it’s usually impossible to follow your line beyond the 18th century. Early records don’t contain enough information for you to be sure that …