From: "Geo." 

surname = Holmes? 

Geo.

"Ad"  wrote in
message news:45b733b2{at}w3.nls.net...
>I wonder how many east yorkshire folk moved to the southern states of the
>US....when the name comes out it will be fun to find out....
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6293333.stm
>
> "White men with a rare surname from the east of Yorkshire may have black
> African roots, research has suggested.
>
> University of Leicester scientists found men carrying a Y chromosome
> previously seen only among people of West African origin.
>
> The connection has been traced back to a man living in the area in the
> 1780s but could be linked to migration patterns dating back to the Romans.
>
> The scientists said they are ethically bound to withhold the men's
> surname.
>
> Researchers, exploring the association between surnames and the Y
> chromosome, spotted the Y chromosome in the man by accident, who was knew
> nothing of the ancestry.
>
> A further 18 males with the same surname then formed the basis of their
> study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics. "
>
> ""Our study suggests that this must have happened some time ago."
>
> Africans were first recorded in the north of England 1,800 years ago as
> Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall. "
>
>
> Adam

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