Hi All,
In the Autumn 2006 issue of Your Family Tree magazine, there is an artical on DNA testing.
Basically there are 2 types of testing for tracing your ancestors. The most favoured one
is the Y-DNA which traces the male line back. The other is mtDNA which is passed on
through the mother to both sexes but can only be traced through the female line.
As we are looking at finding the name Catley to see if we have a common ancestor that can
link the various trees together the Y-DNA would be the correct path.
I have sent an email to
www.familytreedna.com which is based in Texas, to find out how
many people it would need to test and of course how much it would cost. I will let you
know the result.
I also looked at
www.dnaheritage.com both sites provide info which is straight forward
and they offer a discount on surname projects.
The more markers they test from any one persons DNA offers a better chance of getting an
accurate reading and being able to go back further generations to find the link.
Familytreedna costs $149 for a 12 marker test.
dnaheritage costs $189 for a surname project and gives the best result on a 43 marker
test. This is the maxamum marker test. £100, Euros 148, Can $ 245, Aus $259. If that
helps.
On both lots you recieve a testing kit in the post which comprises of 2 swabs. They are
returned and tested within 3 - 5 weeks. So if you dont know what you want for Xmas give
this idea a thought!!!!!!!!
Both sites offer your own site which can be accessed through a special number and is meant
for Catley people only. It can also match you up with other families if you agree to this.
As far a privacy goes and I quote from the magazine Some folks worry about privacy when
giving a DNA sample. If so you might want to take precautions as blood from medical tests
and donations, saliva residue from licking a stamp or sealing an envelope and even hair
trimmings may yeild viable DNA samples. un quote.
Regards
Liz