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How to determine which countries in "Europe West" my family is from

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Re: How to determine which countries in "Europe West" my family is from

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 9:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 26 Nov 2014 9:40AM GMT
Not at this time. Europe is so interrelated that it is even hard to break it down that much.

The Scandinavian DNA may come from the very widespread settlement of Vikings before 1000 AD so not only would it be hard to separate the various Scandinavian countries but in my case, despite being 24% Scandinavian there are no individual Scandinavians in the tree. Instead most of my ancestors came from those portions of Scotland, Ireland, and the British Isles that were heavily settled by these early Vikings. Also parts of northern France and Germany had substantial Viking settlements.

In addition, the term Irish is being used to encompass all people of a Celtic ancestry. This includes the Scottish and Welsh. So "Irish" may or may not mean you had ancestors from Ireland.
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Deannadenniso... 26 Nov 2014 6:45AM GMT 
deeflint01 26 Nov 2014 4:38PM GMT 
Deannadenniso... 27 Nov 2014 4:15AM GMT 
S_H999 26 Nov 2014 11:17PM GMT 
Deannadenniso... 27 Nov 2014 4:17AM GMT 
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