About us
The Goals of this project are to:
1. To identify others who are related. An international research effort to link together families with surnames from this group with those from the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa
1. To identify others who are related. An international research effort to link together families with surnames from this group with those from the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa
or anywhere else where someone with a surname like these is located.
2. To prove or disprove theories regarding your family history or your ancestry
3. To solve brickwalls you have run into in your research
4. To provide a means for possibly determining which geographical location you should research next
5. To validate your existing research
Because the Eckersley surname is not that common and also appears to have been a surname adopted by people from one place only one might easily conclude that all Eckersleys are descended
2. To prove or disprove theories regarding your family history or your ancestry
3. To solve brickwalls you have run into in your research
4. To provide a means for possibly determining which geographical location you should research next
5. To validate your existing research
Because the Eckersley surname is not that common and also appears to have been a surname adopted by people from one place only one might easily conclude that all Eckersleys are descended
from one common ancestor. However, other DNA surname projects have started off believing this, only to be surprised to find that as the project progressed there were in fact several different
ancestors with the same surname.
DNA Collection Method
The collection of a DNA sample may sound like a rather daunting process - however it is a very simple and painless procedure because it is a cheek swab in the comfort of your home.
LÕÕK at What Can be Achieved By Using DNA to Assist Genealogy!
The Eccles/Eckersley surname project is one of many well established YDNA projects. It shows just what can be achieved using DNA results by connecting the family lines together from all around the world.
DNA Collection Method
The collection of a DNA sample may sound like a rather daunting process - however it is a very simple and painless procedure because it is a cheek swab in the comfort of your home.
LÕÕK at What Can be Achieved By Using DNA to Assist Genealogy!
The Eccles/Eckersley surname project is one of many well established YDNA projects. It shows just what can be achieved using DNA results by connecting the family lines together from all around the world.
The DNA results enable the project Group Administrator to sort them into the appropriate family groupings. This in itself can help point a researcher along the right lines by showing which families groups are
most likely to provide the connections required, and of course the many family lines the genealogist need not research.
Another excellent project is the Elliott & Border Reivers DNA Project which focuses on families with surnames originating from either side of Hadrian's Wall between England and Scotland
https://web.archive.org/web/20220128154422/http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gallgaedhil/genealogy/elliott_border_reivers_dna.htm
Another excellent project is the Elliott & Border Reivers DNA Project which focuses on families with surnames originating from either side of Hadrian's Wall between England and Scotland
https://web.archive.org/web/20220128154422/http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gallgaedhil/genealogy/elliott_border_reivers_dna.htm
Both these projects are now operated by FamilyTreeDNA.
CALLING ALL ECKERSLEYS & RELATED SURNAMES
We are keen to get as many Eckersleys and those with related surnames tested from as many different branches as possible regardless of their geographical location.
Eligibility
This is a surname project using YDNA which follows the paternal genetic line (ie from father to son). It means that in order to join the project you need to be a male with an Eckersley
CALLING ALL ECKERSLEYS & RELATED SURNAMES
We are keen to get as many Eckersleys and those with related surnames tested from as many different branches as possible regardless of their geographical location.
Eligibility
This is a surname project using YDNA which follows the paternal genetic line (ie from father to son). It means that in order to join the project you need to be a male with an Eckersley
or associated surname or a female who can participate by getting a male Eckersley relative(or male with one of the other surnames in this project) to provide a sample.
Suitable samples could therefore be provided by a woman's father, brothers or cousins. BUT remember it's the male's surname that indicates who you can choose.
The surname lists shown are not final and we are happy to use samples provided by any male whose surname starts with "Eck" or "Ecc".