About us
* Discover information to help with our family history research
* Discover which family trees are related
* Find any mistaken connections in family trees
* Discover information which may solve research problems, and/or resolve brick walls
* Sort out multiple families found in the same location
* Confirm or get clues regarding migrations
* Confirm suspected events, such as illegitimacy and adoption
* Validate family history research
* Bridge gaps in the paper records
* Confirm surname variants or find previously unknown variants
* Discover information to define the major branches of the tree going back to the origin of the surname
* Discover information about the evolution of the surname
* Discover clues regarding the origin(s) of the surname
* Combine results with research in early records to determine the number of points of origin for the surname
* Preserve DNA results for future research, to protect against any male line becoming extinct
The aim of this project is to find connections between the large number of existing though, as yet, unrelated Hocking family trees. By doing a simple DNA test on direct male descendants from each of these trees it will be possible to determine which trees are connected through a common ancestor. Armed with this knowledge researchers will know in which area to look to find this common ancestor. A secondary aim of this project is to determine the number of points of origin for the Hocking surname and its variants. Since the surname Hocking and its variants are relatively common in Cornwall it is likely that we will find multiple points of origin for these surnames though I imagine that most of these points of origin will be located in Cornwall.