Updated 14 September 2024 Welcome to DNA Project for Eckersley/ Eccles/ Eccleston(e)/Eccleshall/ Eckersall and similar associated surnames. This project aims to: 1. Identify family lines and individuals which are related. It is an international research effort to link together families with these surnames from the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa or anywhere else where someone with a surname like these is located. 2. To prove or disprove theories regarding your family history or your ancestry 3. To solve brick walls you have run into in your research 4. To provide a means for possibly determining which geographical location you should research next 5. To validate your existing research