About us
The Holmes DNA Project welcomes any family whose current surname is one of Holmes, Holme, Holms, Home, Homes, Hoome, Hoomes, Hulme, Hume, or Humes, or any close variant. A participant with Homesley as an ancestral name has tested to BigY700 with interesting results. Y chromosome DNA is tested so a male representative of the family is required. Members are encouraged to join geographical and Y-Haplogroup Projects in addition to this Project to help discover more about their ancestry.
You are also welcome to join if your current surname is not Holmes or a variant but you have reason to believe that your paternal ancestors had one of the project surnames. Please note that until a match is found confirming the link you will be listed as an "Unconfirmed Surname". You should also join the Project for your current surname.
Finally, anyone who closely matches (at genetic distance of 3 or closer for 37 markers, or 7 or closer for 67 markers) an existing project member who does have a Holmes or variant paternal line connection. BigY700 testing has been so successful, we encourage all participants to consider testing to this level.
All members are encouraged to submit information about their (non living) paternal ancestry to the Project. This information will be summarized on the Project News and Results Pages. (Please state clearly if any information is to be kept private, otherwise it will be assumed that all information is available for publication. For privacy reasons, please do not submit information on living ancestors.)
You are also welcome to join if your current surname is not Holmes or a variant but you have reason to believe that your paternal ancestors had one of the project surnames. Please note that until a match is found confirming the link you will be listed as an "Unconfirmed Surname". You should also join the Project for your current surname.
Finally, anyone who closely matches (at genetic distance of 3 or closer for 37 markers, or 7 or closer for 67 markers) an existing project member who does have a Holmes or variant paternal line connection. BigY700 testing has been so successful, we encourage all participants to consider testing to this level.
All members are encouraged to submit information about their (non living) paternal ancestry to the Project. This information will be summarized on the Project News and Results Pages. (Please state clearly if any information is to be kept private, otherwise it will be assumed that all information is available for publication. For privacy reasons, please do not submit information on living ancestors.)