The objective of this Creer DNA Study, involving a
group of males with the surname Creer known to have originated in the IOM, are
to:-
 | Provide participants with more information on their own Creer family
grouping, by confirming or denying believed relationships and by identifying
their most likely recent common ancestors (MRCA). |
| Enable participants to understand how they connect or not with other Creer
family groups |
| Seek to answer the two questions :-
 | Are all present-day Creer from the Isle of Man families connected to
each other some time in the past - and when was that probably? |
| Are all present-day Creers descended from one or more common
ancestors - and when? (The current theory
is that there is one common ancestor between 20 and 30 generations ago.) |
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| Provide new insights into the earlier genetic origins of the Creer family,
i.e. when did they arrive on the IOM and from where? |
The chances of such a study producing reliable results are highest
when:-
| The surname is rare (like Creer - only ca 800-1000 name-bearers worldwide
today) |
| The name can be traced back to a single geographical location (Creer from
the Isle of Man) |
| There is already a sound basis of genealogy research to compare and
evaluate the DNA analyses with. (This research already exists for Creer). |
| The greater the number of participants |
And thus this Creer DNA study stands a real chance of providing us all
with new information on our Creer family origins!
There are currently more than 2000 surname DNA studies of a similar nature to
this currently underway around the world. To my knowledge this will be the
first such study into a specific Manx surname and hence may provide additional insights
into Manx genetic history also.
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