Stearsolina mysterious 1/4 ancestry DNA results

[Aodhan]

Thracian?

[Art23]

No, it doesn't. Part of Eastern European is from German side, which is far from pure Germanic (lots of Celtic and minor Slavic).

Based on paper trail? Because this Eastern European is received by regular Croats on Ancestry having nothing Germanic at all.

[Jana]

Based on paper trail? Because this Eastern European is received by regular Croats on Ancestry having nothing Germanic at all.

Are you thick? My grandmother has zero Croatian ancestry. Read the thread, don't ask me stupid questions.

[Ayetooey]

Remaining 1/8 is probably Serb, maybe Bunjevci/Croat. It will be helpful when you can see what regions she scores. It could plausibly be Romanian also since from what I've seen they score a Balkan/EE mix on ADna.

[Jana]

Remaining 1/8 is probably Serb, maybe Bunjevci/Croat. It will be helpful when you can see what regions she scores. It could plausibly be Romanian also since from what I've seen they score a Balkan/EE mix on ADna.

I completely agree, one of these 3 is most logical possibility.

[Ayetooey]

I completely agree, one of these 3 is most logical possibility.

Some Hungarians in Banat were of Székely origin. Some Székely like former user Chris (who I think was either half or full Székelys?) score high Balkan. So I think its not impossible the 1/8th could be Hungarian as well. So I'd say one of those 4 even.

[rothaer]

Based on paper trail? Because this Eastern European is received by regular Croats on Ancestry having nothing Germanic at all.

Yes, based on paper trail. And if you read the thread start you'll see that the testee has no Croatian ancestry (left beside the 1/8 unknown, that the thread is about).

As for the German part of the testee, there is also the surname Seifert f. i. While most German settlers came from Southwest Germany this surname indicate a more Central German origin (see following surnname distriubution map as for 1890).



Germans from there can score abt. 40% Eastern European at AncestryDNA.

[Jana]

Some Hungarians in Banat were of Székely origin. Some Székely like former user Chris (who I think was either half or full Székelys?) score high Balkan. So I think its not impossible the 1/8th could be Hungarian as well. So I'd say one of those 4 even.

True. I even took that possiblility. Chris was even just half Szekely and had full Balkan results. Could be also magyarized Balkanite.
I really hope her regions and matches could shed some light on that.

[Jana]

I feel like going crazy because I can't access her data yet....in comparison here are results of my maternal grandpa sister, she is also tested and I can't access her results either!

Balkans 88%
EE & Russia 12%

She is of fully Croat origin. At least now I don't need to test my mother or uncle at ancestry, because I can reconstruct her results based on these two full siblings of her parents.
But ffs, it's really challenge to wait until these old ladies reply to my mails/messages!!!

Both of these women are old and live overseas (one in the OP in Canada, this another one in US), so communication is quite challenging.

[rothaer]

I've got some information that could be relevant. As for assessing the "Greece & Albania" component I asked someone that knows 4 Romanian AncestryDNA results:

The Balkans: 58
Greece & Albania: 33
Eastern European: 5
England & NWE: 2
South Italy: 2

The Balkans: 60
Greece & Albania: 35
Eastern European: 5

The Balkans: 85
Greece & Albania: 3
Eastern European: 12

The Balkans: 74
Greece & Albania: 20
Eastern European: 6