DNA

Box lid of mid century plywood jigsaw puzzle depicting a map of England and Wales with illustrations representing the industries of different regions

The DNA results are in with reassuring and surprising results.
Knowing my maternal ancestors hailed from the Midlands, specifically Staffordshire, it was likely there would be a family connection to neighbouring Warwickshire.

With a maternal and paternal surname of Jones, I was thrilled to learn of Welsh roots. My father’s paternal family lived in Shropshire bordering Wales whilst his mother’s family lived in south east England, Kent.

Surprisingly, I have higher percentages of Scottish, Danish, and Netherlands heritages than Welsh.

As a toddler, I had platinum curly locks. Over time they straightened and darkened to mid/dark brown. I wonder if this is the Danish and Dutch influence.

Older friend, Stephanie, me around six or seven

Using the results, I experimented with AI image generators: Show me what a brown eyed, 61 year old male might look like with the following DNA: 73% England and northwestern Europe, 16% Scotland, 5% Denmark, 4% The Netherlands, 2% Wales. He is 1.7m tall and 10kg overweight.