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Here are the current questions the project will try to answer.
* Is it likely that all Ayletts have a common male Aylett ancestor or not?
* Is such a common ancestor or ancestors likely to be a Saxon or from some other ethnic group?
* Are Ayletts and Aylotts the same name - that is, descended from a common ancestor of one of these names?
* Is there any genetic overlap with the French name Aillet?
* How far back does the common male ancestor of various sub groups of Ayletts lie?
* Can mutations allow us to work out at what time various Aylett branches came into being?
Given that results so far show a very common 12 marker result of R1b subtype Atlantic Modal Haplotype, 25 marker or more samples are really needed to tackle the research questions above.
Ayletts may be divided into the following groups based on documentary evidence, and it would be desirable to have more than one sample from each group. The numbers so far are marked in brackets.
1. Essex Ayletts
Essex Tillingham (2): my own branch, present in Tillimgham from around 1700 and before that in Woodham Mortimer from around 1660
Essex Takeley (1): traceable in Takeley back to the 16thC though with a possible break in the line in the 17thC
Essex Rodings (0): present in large numbers in the 16thC, fade out in the 17thC, return in the 18thC, possibly from Takeley
Essex Great Dunmow (0): present in the 16th-17thC, may have disappeared in the 18thC though possible move to Great Easton and then London
Essex Romford/Rochford/Hawkswell (0): present in Romford from the 17thC, and possibly related families further south from the 18thC. Many US descendants.
2. Cambridge Ayletts (0)
Present in Madingley from around 1800 and thereafter in Hardwick and Cambridge itself
3. Kent Ayletts (1)
Present in Faversham from the start of the 19thC and possibly in some other Kent town from the mid 18thC
4. Herts Ayletts (2)
Present in east Herts from the mid 16thC but not clear if Ayletts or Aylotts or whether both are the same in origin. Many Australian descendants from two transported Ayletts.
5. Long-term London Ayletts (0)
While many families moved to London during the 19thC, there are a few families living in London from the 17thC onwards, probably derived from 17thC Essex families.
* Is it likely that all Ayletts have a common male Aylett ancestor or not?
* Is such a common ancestor or ancestors likely to be a Saxon or from some other ethnic group?
* Are Ayletts and Aylotts the same name - that is, descended from a common ancestor of one of these names?
* Is there any genetic overlap with the French name Aillet?
* How far back does the common male ancestor of various sub groups of Ayletts lie?
* Can mutations allow us to work out at what time various Aylett branches came into being?
Given that results so far show a very common 12 marker result of R1b subtype Atlantic Modal Haplotype, 25 marker or more samples are really needed to tackle the research questions above.
Ayletts may be divided into the following groups based on documentary evidence, and it would be desirable to have more than one sample from each group. The numbers so far are marked in brackets.
1. Essex Ayletts
Essex Tillingham (2): my own branch, present in Tillimgham from around 1700 and before that in Woodham Mortimer from around 1660
Essex Takeley (1): traceable in Takeley back to the 16thC though with a possible break in the line in the 17thC
Essex Rodings (0): present in large numbers in the 16thC, fade out in the 17thC, return in the 18thC, possibly from Takeley
Essex Great Dunmow (0): present in the 16th-17thC, may have disappeared in the 18thC though possible move to Great Easton and then London
Essex Romford/Rochford/Hawkswell (0): present in Romford from the 17thC, and possibly related families further south from the 18thC. Many US descendants.
2. Cambridge Ayletts (0)
Present in Madingley from around 1800 and thereafter in Hardwick and Cambridge itself
3. Kent Ayletts (1)
Present in Faversham from the start of the 19thC and possibly in some other Kent town from the mid 18thC
4. Herts Ayletts (2)
Present in east Herts from the mid 16thC but not clear if Ayletts or Aylotts or whether both are the same in origin. Many Australian descendants from two transported Ayletts.
5. Long-term London Ayletts (0)
While many families moved to London during the 19thC, there are a few families living in London from the 17thC onwards, probably derived from 17thC Essex families.