Hi all,

I’m relatively new here. Let me start at the beginning.

I’ve always known that I’m mostly English, Irish and Scottish and that’s it. Having known all of my grandparents I was able to speak to them all and found nothing or rather I was told nothing outside of the British Isles. Recently I sent off my DNA sample to My Heritage and got what I expected:

55.5% Irish, Scottish & Welsh (Although I wasn’t aware of any Welsh ancestry)
44.5% English

That was it. I was expecting the odd unexpected small percentage of French or German for example, but no, I’m 100% from the British Isles. I don’t really know how far back this test goes.

I’ve traced some of my family lines back to 1500 and some are 100% English and some back to only 1900 and all Irish but where do I go now? I feel like my My Heritage DNA results have been surprising but have raised more questions than answers.

Are my DNA results unique or common being 100% British and Irish?

Please help a novice genealogist. Thank you in advance.

Dan