Heh?
Genetically you are related to the cockroachs (basic DNA). Do you have a
cockroach in your family tree? I doubt that you do.
Genealogy is a very small subset of genetics, if it can actually be considered
related at all. One is social science, the other is very basic biological science.
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From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Genealogy is a very small subset of genetics, if it can actually be
considered
related at all. One is social science, the other is very basic biological
science.
Absolutely.
Besides, genealogy generally follows family names. It
If you mean the Thordur Hermannsson born on the 21st of November 1955, then
I'm afraid I don't know him, since he lives on the opposite side of the
country.
And I'm afraid we're not very related. Our nearest common ancestors are
Thorarinn Jonsson (1630 - 1699) and Halldora Thorsteinsdottir
Alas, I really doubt I will have the time to put together a web page, since
I've never seem to get around to it, despite (?) working with computers day
in and day out. But I will keep trying.
However, I have seen the PUG and may well contribute to it. I won't make the
November PUG, but I'm
If anyone on the list plans to visit Iceland, I will be more than happy to
help them plan their trip and to book vehicles and lodgings.
Thrainn
On Monday 20 October 2003 09:11, Bob Walkden wrote:
Hi,
Monday, October 20, 2003, 9:03:34 AM, you wrote:
:-)
I was just thinking of Iceland.
On 20 Oct 2003 at 18:50, Thrainn Vigfusson wrote:
If you mean the Thordur Hermannsson born on the 21st of November 1955, then I'm
afraid I don't know him, since he lives on the opposite side of the country. And
I'm afraid we're not very related. Our nearest common ancestors are Thorarinn
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From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: OT Re: New to the list
I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to
tell people I saw
, October 19, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: OT Re: New to the list
I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to
tell people I saw Bjork shopping, since everybody here has also seen her.
We get a lot of ...then you must know... questions here, mainly because
the
whole nation
Hi,
Sunday, October 19, 2003, 11:44:33 PM, you wrote:
You have to go back 6 or 7 generations for my whole nation to be interrelated.
I don't know haw far you have to go for the whole of earth's population
though.
Thrainn
Mitochondrial 'Eve' lived about 150,000 years ago. That is about
Hi,
Monday, October 20, 2003, 12:20:30 AM, you wrote:
I have many thousands of ancestors, but not billions, or even
millions, and am certainly not related to everybody in the world even
indirectly. [...]
congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us.
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Cheers,
Bob
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0100
congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us.
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Cheers,
Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
I already knew that.
BR
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us.
Thrainn Vigfusson posted:
I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to tell
people I saw Bjork shopping, since everybody here has also seen her.
We get a lot of ...then you must know... questions here, mainly because the
whole nation is interested in genealogy.
I was speaking genealogically, not genetically. Of course every living thing on
earth is genetically related, at least according to current theories.
Bob Walkden wrote:
Hi,
Monday, October 20, 2003, 12:20:30 AM, you wrote:
I have many thousands of ancestors, but not billions, or even
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