Where am I really from?
That's the question that has been bugging me for a while now. I know I was born in Copenhagen, so that makes my nationality Danish, but I don't know where my ancestors were from. I have always wanted to know, so yesterday evening I bought a DNA testing kit, which I will have in my possession sometime next week.I am still not sure how the DNA kit works, but the package will have instructions on how to perform and send the test. A few weeks later, I will get an email with my results.
I have always been told, that my grandfather was a ship builder in the southern part of Denmark, but I was then told yesterday, that one of my descendants were a deserter from the German forces back in World War 1, so it's possible that I have some unknown German family somewhere. Maybe, possibly further down in Europe. I am not expecting anything other than European. In fact, I am probably with 98% certainty a European, but you never know. I would, however, LOVE to have one of those "Well, I didn't expect THAT" moments.
We'll see once the results are in. I will, of course, keep you posted about the findings!
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My bet would be a surprising mix from different continents, the results will be interesting.
On my mother's side, there are at least THREE Nationalities - just two Generations back,
My fathers side there is just One nationality, for at least Three Generations. - Yet the SURNAME of my Father with One Nationality, for Three Generations, had a SURNAME that suggests Ukrainian or Russian, and not DUTCH. - The surname is an occupation in Russia, or in the Ukraine, a piece of equipment used in a spa.
So with a DNA sample, WHICH nationality would I belong to? -
To complicate matters even a little more, - does one consider Paternal lineage or Maternal Lineage?
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