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The project relates only to Y-chromosome (i.e. male) DNA of people from the Shropshire/Welsh Marches whose name is spelt in forms such as:
- Beddows, Beddoes, Beddo, Beddoe, Beddow, Beddowe, Beddowes. It is also designed to test whether all or most Beddoes/ows are connected, sharing descent from the same man, or whether there may be a set of different male forebears.
All these names originate from the Welsh name 'BEDO' which is the nickname derived from 'MAREDUDD' (i.e. Meredith).
The surname Beddoes/ows and its equivalents originate more in Shropshire than anywhere else. Almost all those in the west midlands came from Shropshire families.
Other notes:
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
- Beddows, Beddoes, Beddo, Beddoe, Beddow, Beddowe, Beddowes. It is also designed to test whether all or most Beddoes/ows are connected, sharing descent from the same man, or whether there may be a set of different male forebears.
All these names originate from the Welsh name 'BEDO' which is the nickname derived from 'MAREDUDD' (i.e. Meredith).
The surname Beddoes/ows and its equivalents originate more in Shropshire than anywhere else. Almost all those in the west midlands came from Shropshire families.
Other notes:
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.