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Thanks to the first enrollment in the Liddesdale Y-DNA/mtDNA Study, we not only added international participation in our genetic activities but now have our first trans-oceanic genetic match.
The related Team Liddell et al Study, which uses the 37-marker Y-DNA and mtDNA Plus tests exclusively has already revealed that: (1) All Liddells are not kin (and that one line of previous Lidells who changed to Liddle and then, finally, Liddell are are not related to the other Liddell lines), (2) two Liddell lines are very likely descendants of Roman soldiers sent to Hadrian's Wall,located just south of Liddesdale to whence one Liddell line has firm documentation, the same which is Middle Eastern in origin (the J-haplogroup Liddell line) and the other Lidell/Liddle/Liddell line from either northwest Greece (more likely) or southern Spain, while (3), a third Liddell line is most likely Irish in its ultimate ancient origin. There is a remote possibility that the second and third Liddell lines discussed immediately preceding are distantly related on the order of a 0.10 percent chance of having a MRCA approximately 600 years ago.
We expect additional distinct genetic lines to appear during future testing.
One of of the Roman-related Liddell lines however has been traced so far to England according to reliable documents as Lyedelle in the early 1800s. That surname later evolved to Lidell, then Liddle and finally Liddell as the members moved into eastern Canada and then the northern USA.
However, this particular line believes that it will eventually trace its way back to Liddesdale as well, since its members have an oral tradition of being related to Robert the Bruce. Yet another line with no males in the Study yet but with one female already tested has solid documentation in hand of her Liddell line's Bruce-kinship through a Keith line.
All test results are always posted immediately to the Team's DNA/mtDNA website at: www.geocities.com/TeamLiddellDNA. Only kit numbers and surnames (last names) are used to identify the participants.
Thanks to the first enrollment in the Liddesdale Y-DNA/mtDNA Study, we not only added international participation in our genetic activities but now have our first trans-oceanic genetic match.
The related Team Liddell et al Study, which uses the 37-marker Y-DNA and mtDNA Plus tests exclusively has already revealed that: (1) All Liddells are not kin (and that one line of previous Lidells who changed to Liddle and then, finally, Liddell are are not related to the other Liddell lines), (2) two Liddell lines are very likely descendants of Roman soldiers sent to Hadrian's Wall,located just south of Liddesdale to whence one Liddell line has firm documentation, the same which is Middle Eastern in origin (the J-haplogroup Liddell line) and the other Lidell/Liddle/Liddell line from either northwest Greece (more likely) or southern Spain, while (3), a third Liddell line is most likely Irish in its ultimate ancient origin. There is a remote possibility that the second and third Liddell lines discussed immediately preceding are distantly related on the order of a 0.10 percent chance of having a MRCA approximately 600 years ago.
We expect additional distinct genetic lines to appear during future testing.
One of of the Roman-related Liddell lines however has been traced so far to England according to reliable documents as Lyedelle in the early 1800s. That surname later evolved to Lidell, then Liddle and finally Liddell as the members moved into eastern Canada and then the northern USA.
However, this particular line believes that it will eventually trace its way back to Liddesdale as well, since its members have an oral tradition of being related to Robert the Bruce. Yet another line with no males in the Study yet but with one female already tested has solid documentation in hand of her Liddell line's Bruce-kinship through a Keith line.
All test results are always posted immediately to the Team's DNA/mtDNA website at: www.geocities.com/TeamLiddellDNA. Only kit numbers and surnames (last names) are used to identify the participants.