Ancestry DNA 2024 UPDATE!

[ShieldWolf]

Has anyone else lost a subregion? my Northern Isles subregion has disappeared, so much for the strong connection.

Yes, I originally had a Northern Isles subregion in Scotland and a Channel Isles subregion in England. Neither is consistent with my well researched ancestry (although, I keep an open mind on these things). The Channel Isles disappeared before I could copy my results to post here previously. The Northern Isles are gone now as well. In addition, the data on this update is now July 2024, instead of October 2024. I assume that Ancestry is working out some bugs in their system.

[Grace O'Malley]

Has anyone else lost a subregion? my Northern Isles subregion has disappeared, so much for the strong connection.

Yes my daughter and for Scotland as well. She originally had this below.



Now she only has the Highlands.

[Purple Panther]

Yes, I originally had a Northern Isles subregion in Scotland and a Channel Isles subregion in England. Neither is consistent with my well researched ancestry (although, I keep an open mind on these things). The Channel Isles disappeared before I could copy my results to post here previously. The Northern Isles are gone now as well. In addition, the data on this update is now July 2024, instead of October 2024. I assume that Ancestry is working out some bugs in their system.

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I noticed something on your map. Your English and NW Europe colored region shows just middle and eastern England, so is that category just akin to Anglo-Saxon rather than recent NW Europe (these kinds of things are minor pet peeves)?

[Grace O'Malley]

I noticed something on your map. Your English and NW Europe colored region shows just middle and eastern England, so is that category just akin to Anglo-Saxon rather than recent NW Europe (these kinds of things are minor pet peeves)?

I know this is addressed to Sheildwolf and he will most likely comment as well but no it is not just that see map below and where it is also found.

[Purple Panther]

I know this is addressed to Sheildwolf and he will most likely comment as well but no it is not just that see map below and where it is also found.

Ah, it showed just England in his original map. Of course, he edited his post. I don't like the way that they combine England and Northwest Europe. It's like mixing the Irish with the Scottish, which may show that it often comes down to shared ethnicities if the populations remain stable.

[Grace O'Malley]

Ah, it showed just England in his original map. Of course, he edited his post. I don't like the way that they combine England and Northwest Europe. It's like mixing the Irish with the Scottish, which may show that it often comes down to shared ethnicities if the populations remain stable.

I think it is impossible to separate populations by borders. Some areas just have too much cross over. Ireland and the west of Scotland is impossible to separate and then of course there is Northern Ireland.

[Purple Panther]

I think it is impossible to separate populations by borders. Some areas just have too much cross over. Ireland and the west of Scotland is impossible to separate and then of course there is Northern Ireland.

Yep, that's what I'm saying. Immigration muddies (no ethnic slur implied) the waters too.

[J. Ketch]

I also lost Channel Islands, just have Munster to get rid of now.

Ah, it showed just England in his original map. Of course, he edited his post. I don't like the way that they combine England and Northwest Europe. It's like mixing the Irish with the Scottish, which may show that it often comes down to shared ethnicities if the populations remain stable.

Agreed, or like mixing British with Irish on 23andme! The fact that they still call Germany 'Germanic Europe' is also a pet peeve.

[Purple Panther]

I also lost Channel Islands, just have Munster to get rid of now.

Agreed, or like mixing British with Irish on 23andme! The fact that they still call Germany 'Germanic Europe' is also a pet peeve.

They don't seem to be improving with their updating in some instances. They're on the verge of entering the My Heritage realm.

[ShieldWolf]

I noticed something on your map. Your English and NW Europe colored region shows just middle and eastern England, so is that category just akin to Anglo-Saxon rather than recent NW Europe (these kinds of things are minor pet peeves)?

It's the area where the population with this DNA is most dense. If you click on the arrow for the region, you get an expanded population map like Grace O'Malley posted.