About us
The Fairhurst DNA project was started October 2005.
In the International Genealogical Index the name Fairhurst was commonly found in Wiggan and Bolton, Lancashire, England. One of the questions to be answered was if there was a common progenitor for the name Fairhurst. Not all Fairhursts in the project may have good paper trails to their progenitor and it was hoped that the project could help people compare genealogical records.
Understanding DNA Testing: Family Tree DNA provides information to help you understand DNA testing. Most people start by looking at projects which fit their surname. Across the top of every page are the words TESTIMONIALS, PRIVACY and FAQ. There are also excellent explanations of Y-DNA (male DNA) testing and mtDNA (female DNA) testing accessed from the left column. On the lower right column are articles which give you a deeper understanding of DNA. An excellent tutorial on DNA is found on the Blair Surname site called DNA 101.
Recommended books for understanding DNA are: Colleen Fitzpatrick & Andrew Yeiser, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner, . Books featuring DNA in the British Isles and Ireland are: Stephen Oppenheimer, Bryan Sykes, (published in Great Britain as ).
If you still have questions, contact Alice Fairhurst – alicefairhurst at gmail.com Please note that the FTDNA Surname Group Administrators are not FTDNA employees. They do not receive any form of financial payment or any other incentive or reimbursement. The administrator of this project is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy.
In the International Genealogical Index the name Fairhurst was commonly found in Wiggan and Bolton, Lancashire, England. One of the questions to be answered was if there was a common progenitor for the name Fairhurst. Not all Fairhursts in the project may have good paper trails to their progenitor and it was hoped that the project could help people compare genealogical records.
Understanding DNA Testing: Family Tree DNA provides information to help you understand DNA testing. Most people start by looking at projects which fit their surname. Across the top of every page are the words TESTIMONIALS, PRIVACY and FAQ. There are also excellent explanations of Y-DNA (male DNA) testing and mtDNA (female DNA) testing accessed from the left column. On the lower right column are articles which give you a deeper understanding of DNA. An excellent tutorial on DNA is found on the Blair Surname site called DNA 101.
Recommended books for understanding DNA are: Colleen Fitzpatrick & Andrew Yeiser, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner, . Books featuring DNA in the British Isles and Ireland are: Stephen Oppenheimer, Bryan Sykes, (published in Great Britain as ).
If you still have questions, contact Alice Fairhurst – alicefairhurst at gmail.com Please note that the FTDNA Surname Group Administrators are not FTDNA employees. They do not receive any form of financial payment or any other incentive or reimbursement. The administrator of this project is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy.
This project uses the standards of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 2017, the most recent editions of FTDNA’s Terms, the Genetic Genealogy Standards, and ISOGG’s guidance for Project Administrators.