Group Administrator:
Jim Roache - Email:
jfroache@sympatico.ca
Project Surnames
equivalent names in other languages., Roach, Roache, Roch, Roche
Current balance:
$0.00
Group General Fund
Project Background
Scientists believe that a single family tree unites all humanity. The roots of this tree lie more than 100,000 years in the past. As the tree’s branches multiply, they record the history of our race and dramatic stories of how groups of humans explored and populated our planet.
From a simple mouth swab, FTDNA can identify key genetic markers within your DNA. By comparing these markers with genetic information taken from others, it is sometimes possible to connect family members to a common ancestor - even where no paper trail exists.
This technology is not 100% reliable, not a "magic bullet", but it is not a scam in this case either. FTDNA is the most reputable company I could find. They have qualified geneticists involved, follow professionally recognised scientific protocols and their support staff could not be more helpful nor co-operative. I wish I could report as positively on other companies, but I cannot. DNA gives PROBABILITIES of reliability based on the number of your markers which match those of others tested to date. In combination with oral or written data you might already have, it can often provide the missing piece of you puzzle - or it can let you know that you paper chase has taken a wrong turn.
We can do the test much more cost-effectively now than in the past. The more people tested, the better chance of a match - because results can be compared, not only with members of this "family" (actually a group of three genetic "families" using the same surname), but with all results in the FTDNA and other data banks.