Published on 12, July, 2020
II had mine done a few months ago and it was really interesting, I'm 88% southern English with a smattering of European and 8% Iberian. To have such a high percentage in one area is quite unusual, if true, I dont' know where the Iberian link comes in, I can't see anything in the ancestors I've already traced that would suggest Iberian ancestry. 8% would mean that it's a fairly recent addition grand parents or great grandparents and they all came from southern England, more specifically Kent, Sussex and Berkshire.
My Mum had hers done and she's real mix of British, Scandinavian, Welsh and European but no Iberian, so if it's true that I have some Iberian ancestry then it dosen't come from her, we know her Welsh connection, thats her great grandad, but she's only got 4% Welsh, so you can see my quandary with 8% Iberian?
I might get it done again, with a different company and get my haplotypes done too, I think it would be really fascinating to know my deep ancestry, when my people came to Europe and by what route, are they fairly recent, or have they been here since the end of the Ice Age?
TheCatWoman said: I'm 88% southern English
How far back do they estimate the ancestory to be - is that listed?
Before 1900, before the Viking inflience, before the ice age etc?
There have been major population changes over time so it would be nice to know where they stick their pin in the timeline to calculate where the ancestors actually were.
Usually, it is in the last 500 years. I get 0% Scandinavian ancestry, but my Y haplogroup is of Scandinavian origin, but much earlier.