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Group Administrator: SherryeW@aol.com
Project Surnames:Project Background: | The ADLAM Surname DNA Project was established in August of 2008. This project is open to all Adlam's worldwide. It appears the surname originated in Wiltshire, England, and although a rare surname, it can be found throughout England, Canada, and the United States. If you have any questions or need help joining the project please contact the group administrator. | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project Goals: The goals of this project are:
1) To identify and establish haplotypes and haplogroups for all Adlam lines
2) To compare various Adlam lines and identify common ancestral origins
3) To establish places of origins for the Adlam surname
Haplotype: a set of markers that define a lineage, useful in a genealogical time period.
Haplogroup: a group of people with similar haplotypes. This usually identifies the group's ancient origins. | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project News: Nov 2008. The first results are now back and the haplogroup assigned to John Adlam of Wiltshire and Ontario is I1.
If you are a descendant of John Adlam please consider joining the project and help us determine John Adlam's haplotype. If you are not related to John Adlam (or don't know if you are) consider testing to determine where your Adlam ancestors lived. | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project Results: John Adlam of Wiltshire, England, and Ontario, Canada, has been determined to be in Haplogroup I1.
Haplogroup I:
I represents 10 to 45% of the population in most of Europe. It is divided in four main subclades.
Haplogroup I1 (formerly I1a) is the most common I subclade. It is found mostly in Scandinavia and Northern Germany, where it can represent over 35% of the population. Associated with the Norse ethnicity, it is found in all places invaded by the ancient Germanic tribes and the Vikings. This haplogroup is estimated to be 3,500 years old. | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project DNA Test Results (mtDNA) for Project Members Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. World Headquarters 1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147 Contact Us All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project
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