Surname Research

At the moment I am primarily researching the following main branches of my family tree:

• Cowper - My father's paternal line, originating in England.
• Long - My great-great grandmother's maternal line, originating in Ireland.
• Hamilton - My grandfather's paternal line, originating in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Alderton - My father's maternal line, originating in England.
• Pascoe - My step-father's paternal line, originating in England.
• Murdoch - My step-father's maternal line, originating in Ayrshire, Scotland.
• Boyland - My mother's paternal line, originating in England.
• McFarlane - My mother's maternal line, originating in Aberfoyle and Gartmore, Perthshire in Scotland.
• Brown, Ruri, Ranapia and Crowther - My wife's paternal line, originating in New Zealand.
• Raukawa, Te Moana Papaku and Te Rauparaha Neri - My wife's maternal line, originating in New Zealand.

I am also researching my Maori whakapapa through:

• Nereta Cross (great-grandmother) and her mother Mere Glenn (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu and Ngati Mamoe)
• James Thomas Cross (2nd great-grandfather), his mother Mary Ann Newton and her mother, Wharetutu Anne Tuhuna (Ngai Tahu and Ngati Mamoe)

DNA

DNA results from FamilyTreeDNA.com are: Y: R-YP5719 mt: H5b2

Analysis of DNA Ancestry.com ethnicities:

• England, Wales & Northwestern Europe (64%)
• Ireland & Scotland (26%)
• Scottish Highlands & Islands (Sutherland, Argyll & Bute, Sutherland & Caithness)

MyHeritage.com ethnicities:

• English (50%)
• Scottish, Irish, Welsh (46.4%)
• Central Asia (2.6%)
• Maori (1%)

LivingDNA.com ethnicities:

• South Central England (22%)
• Ireland (15.6%)
• Northwest Scotland (13.8%)
• East Anglia (13.6%)
• Devon (8.2%)
• Southeast England (6.2%)
• South Wales Border (5%)
• South England (3.8%)
• Northwest England (3.4%)
• Orkney and Shetlands Islands (2.9%)
• Cumbria (2.7%)
• North Wales (1.6%)
• Central England (1.2%)

FamilyTreeDNA.com ethnicities:

• England, Wales and Scotland - 76%
• Ireland - 21%
• Polynesia - 3%

with ancient European origins being a mix of Metal Age Invader (16%), Farmer (45%), and Hunter-Gatherer (39%).