Today I received an email from someone researching the Palin family and inquired about a coat of arms or a family crest. I wrote her a lengthy reply trying to educate her about family crests and it dawned on me that not only was it blog worthy but also a good idea to have all the resources in one location.
Some believe the Palin name originated in Wales, and some believe it was from Normandy. What we are sure of is that more than four hundred years ago, our ancestors lived in Cheshire. Many of our branches have moved throughout the United Kingdom and some have emigrated to Canada, United States, Africa and Australia. Join us, as we explore the lives of our ancestors and how they were part of this wonderful tapestry of the Palin Family Tree!
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Epidemic or ?
I have been currently work on a branch of the family in around Barnton, Cheshire. The men all seemed to gravitate toward the occupation of working on the canals. As I input the the people's vital information I noticed a trend. There were quite a few in that family that all died within a couple of years.
What killed them? Was there an epidemic at the time?
What killed them? Was there an epidemic at the time?
Saturday, 20 May 2017
Surprising DNA Match
It has been a very busy couple of months trying to make sense of the DNA matches which all seem to be on my paternal side - not the Palin side. I was advised to upload the raw DNA data to GEDmatch and when I did that I found another confirmed connection but again on the paternal side.
For those of you not familiar with GEDmatch, it is a 3rd party company that you upload your raw DNA data to and then it looks for matches in its data base. The GREATEST thing about GEDmatch is that a match maybe from someone who did their DNA test with any other company and it is FREE! My kit number is A756830. Let me know if we match!
For those of you not familiar with GEDmatch, it is a 3rd party company that you upload your raw DNA data to and then it looks for matches in its data base. The GREATEST thing about GEDmatch is that a match maybe from someone who did their DNA test with any other company and it is FREE! My kit number is A756830. Let me know if we match!
Saturday, 6 May 2017
Why do a DNA test?
So today's blog really has nothing to do with the Palin family research but more to try to explain why researching the family tree was so important to me and my family.
I have a humdinger of a story to tell regarding my paternal family research.
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