November 25th 2009

Hi, my name is Vicki Strickland and I am the project administrator for the Oakman DNA Project.

I have been researching my Oakman ancestors for just over 20 years.

My ggg-grandfather came to Australia back in 1841. He was from the Parish of Glenavy in Northern Ireland.

There were quite a few Oakman families in Northern Ireland - some went to America, to Canada, Australia, England, Scotland.

For information on these families please see my "Oakman of Ireland" website at www.oakman-ireland.com.

I look forward to hearing from anyone researching the Oakman surname, whatever their ancestor's origins.

Hopefully this DNA Project will give us some answers about the origins of the Oakman surname.