About us
THE OBJECTIVES: Objectives of this project include consulting yDNA & mtDNA test results in order to identify the various NOBLE families known via their variant spelling forms of the name throughout time, and to connect those members with common lineal ancestry.
OUR NOBLE HOMEPAGE
GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE HERE RESULTS NEWS IS HERE
DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM IS HERE
WE HOPE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
* Who were the various Noble families who lived in the 10th -12th Century in Britain Scotland & Ireland, and how do these families connect to the European families named Noble , Nobel ,Knobel etc and do they share a common ancestor through time?
* How do these families connect to the large percentage of Nobel, Nobels & Knobells scattered throughout the world today?
* Are the de Nobel Nobles actually the original Nobili family who settled in Britain 1000 A.D.circa one and the same Noble lineage living
throughout the world today?
* NOBLE from Scotland with certainty were settles in East Lothian after the signing of the Magna Carta; are branches of these Nobili kin only designated as Noble over time, or has the name evolved into a much larger surname base than those of which we are currently aware?
* Are any or all of our known NOBLE family groups related to a different common ancestor in antiquity?
* Are there definite & distinct family groups within nations?
* If distinct families are proven to be related, which method of research should we consult in order to prove the paper trail?
* Which Scottish-Irish -English NOBLE families are interconnected to European Nobel, Knobell etc families now re-settled in Australia & New Zealand; Canada; South Africa; & United States, where the majority of Noble emigrants are known to have settled.
* How many participants have derived their NOBLE surname from other Nobles via their Clan Chief-within Clan Mackintosh as was common practice in Scotland over the centuries. Many matches with one particular surname OTHER than Noble MAY give participants a clue that this is indeed a possibility regarding their own lineage, and indicate that further research along these lines is a necessity.
* Another goal is to establish a forum - or blog, and more detailed graphic website whereby images can also be uploaded and discussions undertaken regarding various results and family lineages throughout the world.
* Thousands of Scottish folk with the name McGregor/ MacGregor were known to have changed their surname to various others including Noble during the period of persecution of the MacGregor clan. How many of these kin are now matching with Noble-McGregor after yDNA testing?
* Large numbers of families changed their names to NOBLE for reasons of inheritance in Scotland even as recently as the 19th Century. Noble males with no male heir would leave an estate to a male grand child [daughter's offspring] on the condition that their surname was changed to Noble. This happened within many surnames in the past in Scotland. On occasion this could be the reason for your apparent 'brick wall'.
* Non parental event~ Female Nobles often determined to bring up their male child as a Noble for various reasons- Grandparents as guardians of their deceased Noble daughters' offspring did the same~ in these cases there are many thousands of males named Noble today who are actually descended on the female line to a Noble- however their yDNA will NOT be that of Noble and will only match other males named Noble who are descended from that same female line. This is not as rare an occurrence as it may at first glance, appear to be.
* Our next goal is to start a forum-
Please return to the News Page in order to collect updates regarding the implementation of these projects. + PRIVACY CONCERNS.
As the new Group Administrator for our project, I will most certainly never publish nor discuss, or allow access to your results or correspondence regarding identity of any participant,or any other matter without the permission of the participant in writing.
Alexandrina Noble Murray
Project Administrator
Noble Surname International DNA Research Project
alexandrina@inbox.com
Photo Source John Nobel.
Surnames ~seeking genetic cousins:
NOBLE, NOBEL, NOBLES, NOBELS, NOBLESON, NOBELSON, NOBILII, NOBILLE, NOEBEL, NOEBELE, NOEBLES, NORBELL, NORBELLE, NOBLET; NOUBEL, MACNOBLE, MCNOBLE, KNOBEL, KNOWBELLS, KNOBELS, KNOBLE, KNOBLES, KNöBEL, KNOBLAU, KNöBL,