News | BOWES ONE-NAME STUDY

Database Update!

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:41:40 -0700

Our Irish Bowe/s records database now exceeds 2200 records. Thank you Jeane Bowes Robinson!

We now have a new researcher working on a records database for Bowes of North Yorkshire and Durham. He currently has over 1000 records covering this important area. Thank you Brian Barton!

Now Transfer DNA Results to Family Tree DNA for Nominal Fee from Ancestry.com, Genetree and SMGF

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:57:31 -0700

Would love to see you join us at Family Tree DNA!

If you have already tested through one of the three companies named above, you can now transfer your marker results for just $19 or $58, depending on the level of features you want. Just follow these instructions:

Go to the Y-DNA Transfer page.

Select the transfer package that is right for you, and click on the Order Now button beside it.

Click the Next button and complete the Contact Information form.

Click the Next button and complete the Shipping and Billing form.

Review and complete your order.

After your order has been placed, we display your new kit number and password. We also send a copy to your e-mail account.

You may then login (https://www.familytreedna.com/login.aspx).

Look for the text that says Upload your Y-DNA results from this page. Click here....

Click on the Click here... link and add your lab values.

Follow the instructions on the page to complete the process.

Please remember to submit documentation (a results certificate or screen capture of results) for quality assurance review.

Family Names in the UK Project to Query Our Study Among Others

Thu, 19 May 2011 21:43:02 -0700

As a Guild of One-Name Studies registered surname study, the Bowes study will be queried on its findings by the first of its kind Family Names in the UK Project through the University of the West of England. The Project is considering ways to incorporate DNA findings. Now, in preparation for that inclusion, is a good time to really build our DNA database and watch lineages, variants and migration patterns emerge; a win-win for family researchers and our surname history!

New DNA Project Co-Administrator

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:45:56 -0700

David Bachinsky, PhD, is our new Co-Administrator in the DNA Project. He will handle the new autosomal DNA Family Finder part of the project, and maybe more if he's interested. David has an academic and career background in human genetics. He is Chief Scientific Officer of Molecular Creativity, a molecular sciences consulting company. We're very fortunate to have him on board!

You can visit David at his LinkedIn profile and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

DNA Project Now Includes Autosomal Testing

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:44:54 -0700

Our human DNA consists of the Y chromosome (carried by males and serving as a marker for a surname lineage), the X chromosome (carried by males and females) and autosomal DNA (carried by males and females). The Y chromosome test is the most useful to a surname study and its traditional underpinning. With it you can find matches along the patrilineal surname line since the time that surnames came into use, 500 and more years ago depending on the geographic area. This is the best way to identify the different lineages of a surname and for people to determine which lineage their family belongs to, compare notes with their matches, and explore their early surname origins.

But there is a new autosomal DNA test offered by Family Tree DNA that anyone can take. It's called Family Finder. Because it tests the autosomal DNA which carries markers from all your ancestral lines, you can find matches beyond your patrilineal surname line. It expands your DNA research to many different surnames on your tree. In general, the more recent the common ancestor between two people lived, the more likely it is that Family Finder will reveal a matching autosomal segment. While it is indicated for identifying matches as far back as fifth cousins (the common ancestor there being seven generations back, or roughly 200 years), many are finding matches that are older.

We Are Now on Facebook and Twitter!

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:23:56 -0700

Having begun our study in 2004, it's high time we use social networking to reach more people interested in what we're doing! In addition to our Yahoo! Group and this RSS feed, you can now opt in to receive updates through Facebook and Twitter.

1. Occasional substantive updates closely related to our study activity and findings. (This page.)

2. More frequent updates relating to our study, documentary research tips, genetic genealogy and more!

Don't forget to click the Like button!

1. and 2. plus discussion group.

1. and 2. plus retweets of interest.

Early Irish, Ely Carroll Bowe Group Discovered

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:57:02 -0700

We have found that one of the subgroups in our DNA Project genetically matches the DNA signature, or modal, for an early Irish cluster of septs associated with Ely Carroll and the O'Carroll family of that area. Ely Carroll refers to an old area covering parts of today's counties Offaly, Laois and Tipperary (the exact boundaries changed over the centuries with the rising and falling of ruling tribes). A number of Irish names originated there, but Ely Carroll is most strongly associated with a powerful and wealthy O'Carroll line. When this ruling O'Carroll family lost their lands to the English in the 1600s, they were given a land grant in Maryland and became important players in colonial America, including one who was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Bowe members in this DNA subgroup, along with other names connected to Ely Carroll, match today's US descendent of that O'Carroll line with a genetic distance placing their common ancestor back in Ely Carroll. To our knowledge, this is the first time the Bowe name has ever been associated with Ely Carroll.

Bowes Surname Study Website Gets a Modest, More User-Friendly, Makeover

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:55:02 -0700

Thanks to a new template created for Sandvox web development software users, a brief update was all it took. Never hesitate to send me feedback of all kinds!

Family Names of the United Kingdom–Comprehensive Surname Study Underway Will Collaborate with Guild Surname Studies

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:38:49 -0700

Funds to conduct a massive study of UK surnames, using all old sources of information along with new ones that have not yet been used, was awarded in the fall of 2009.

This study will produce a large online database of surname histories covering England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. When it is up and running you can be sure we will incorporate its conclusions on our surname(s), along with a link to the database.

"The project will emphasize [family names] as linguistic and historical entities but systematically take account of the work done outside academia by genealogists and family historians, in particular by the Guild of One-Name Studies."[Family Names of the United Kingdom]

For more information, see “UWE launches largest ever study of UK family names”

Variants Covered in the Bowes (and variants) DNA Project Adjusted To Improve Meaningfulness of Results

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:16:01 -0700

Originally, in 2004, I included a number of surnames in the DNA Project that were possible genetic variants to our core surnames of Bowes and Bowe. Little did I know at that time how many different genetic lines there would be for Bowes and Bowe, as well as for some of the other surnames I was including. As it turns out, some of those other surnames -- like Buie and Bowie -- also are beginning a pattern of establishing distinct genetic lines, none of which relate genetically to Bowes or Bowe.

I can see the writing on the wall: over time there would be a growing number of such lineages in the project, none of whom match our core surnames. I unknowingly put myself in the position of running multiple surname projects under the umbrella of my own, even when some of these names already have their own surname projects in progress with another administrator.

So, I have gone over the Variants page at this website and revised the list of variants to be included in the DNA Project. The list now includes the five core names in the one-name study registered with the Guild, along with other unusual and possible genetic variants noted in documentary and other research, when those names do not have a separate surname study set up. If ever a genetic match does turn up from among possible variants in other surname studies, the person in our study that is matched will receive notice. Those "variant" individuals would then appropriately join our study.

Extracted Bowe and Bowes Data from Ireland's 1911 Census Now Available with Some Discussion

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:09:15 -0700

See Ireland - 1901 and 1911 Censuses

Family Tree DNA Receives AABB Accreditation

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:00:02 -0700

Confirming its long standing quality commitment Family Tree DNA receives AABB accreditation for relationship tests.

Family Tree DNA Receives BBB Award

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:47:42 -0700

Our DNA Project company, Family Tree DNA, received the Better Business Bureau's 2009 Award for Excellence for its outstanding customer service.

DNA Project General Fund Set Up

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:46:06 -0700

I hear from many people who bear our surname(s) and want to join the DNA Project but cannot afford the cost. The DNA Project has established a GENERAL FUND to accept donations in any amount, and in any currency, by credit card. These funds will be held safely in trust at the testing company, Family Tree DNA, until applied to help sponsor test kits for key males who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of participation in the project. Data obtained by DNA testing advances our one-name study while assisting individual participants who need financial help in their own family's genetic research!

You can DONATE HERE

Please specify "Bowes Project General Fund" in the top box of the donation form. You have the options of donating anonymously, "in memory of ..." or "in honor of ..."

DNA Project Joined with One-Name Study

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:44:45 -0700

The Bowes (and variants) DNA Project officially became a project of the Bowes (and variants) One-Name Study.

DNA Project Begun

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:36:19 -0700

The Bowes (and variants) DNA Project was launched by its first pioneering participant to benefit family history research for those bearing the relevant surnames. The project is administered through Family Tree DNA, the largest genetic genealogy testing company and the one National Geographic selected to provide laboratory services for its Genographic Project.

Bowes One-Name Study Registered

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:42:11 -0700

The Bowes (and variants) One-Name Study was registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies.

Family Tree DNA Certifies Under Safe Harbor

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:53:09 -0700

Family Tree DNA, the host of our DNA Project, is the first genetic genealogy organization to be certified as adhering to the Safe Harbor framework of the U.S. Department of Commerce as required by the European Union's Directive on Data Protection.