The causeway joining the Isle of Portland to mainland England was completed in 1839. Prior to this Portland was a very isolated community with a very small pool of surnames. The main names were Stone, Pearce, Comben, White, Lowman, Flann, Flew, Hinde, Attwooll, Sansom, Samways, Ayles, Schollar Bennett, Hansford etc. After 1839 the community changed dramatically with the influx of "outsiders" during the building of the prision and breakwater. This project hopes to link people with family who lived on Portland prior to 1839 and the oppportunity to share information on thier Portland ancestors. This project is open to all DNA test types. Currently the displays Y and mt DNA are automatic. Autosomnal DNA/ Family tree matches are produces manually by your administrator and are on the Result page.