Quick poll: Are you British?

[Regina]

Well if we're going into that kind of specifics, I guess I'm not so British

I am by birth, not by family. I need to do one of those DNA tests so bad haha

In those kind of specifics I have recent ansestors from Poland, Russia/Ukraine.  Also England, Ireland and possibly Spanish.  I might consider one of those DNA tests I'd have to look into it.  I bet my family would find it interesting aswell.

Yeah I love this kind of thing, and it can be hard to find sometimes too. My Grandfather on my Mother's side (who had always assumed he was fully Irish) found out he actually had recent Bavarian ancestry a few years ago when he traced his family back. Sometime during the World Wars period the family had lost any trace of it, we think it might have been deliberate given the political climate around the time.

I also have French on my mother's side (from my Grandma) and my Dad's family were from Malta.

My Mom's family are very culturally assimilated as British people though and do not stand out at all, so for all intents and purposes their ancestry doesn't mean a great deal now. I barely claim it apart from in discussions like this.