Aylett genetic anlaysis
One of the questions that has always interested me was whether all Ayletts had a common origin somewhere in Essex, and, if they did, was it from a Saxon family as the official 'origin of the name' suggests, or was it from the earliest known Ailet, a Brabant mercenary called Boiden?
This is the type of question that these days can be addressed by genetic analysis, using the Y-chromosome inherited down the father-son chain. I'd been thinking of setting up a study as various other surname groups already have, but had hesitated given my worklife is pretty busy and I wasn't sure I had the time to organise it properly.
However now a much larger Essex study has been set up (at http://www.familytreedna.com/(giau1eugxvrjksfas1s0uufn)/public/EssexDNA/index.aspx)http://www.familytreedna.com/(giau1eugxvrjksfas1s0uufn)/public/EssexDNA/index.aspx). I propose to enrol my own branch into this via my brother (Y-chromosome testing does of course require a male subject); I'm posting this to advertise this study and ask if other male Ayletts might consider also enrolling?
It's still a reasonably costly thing to do, though not nearly as expensive as it used to be: the group rate for the basic test is $99, though for UK Ayletts at the current dollar rate this is now not so bad. I already know quite a bit about specific Aylett lines, and this means that I can supplement Y-chromosome results with documented ancestors: this may (or may not) help other Aylett participants to find out something new about where their own branch came from. For example, Ayletts from Kent probably originally came from Essex and this study might help to establish whether this was true.
If anyyou does decide to take part, I'd be grateful if you could let me know via ruth AT macs DOT hw DOT ac DOT uk, and I will supplement the work that the convenor of the larger study is going to carry out with some Aylett-specific presentation of the resulting data.
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Initial results of Aylett genetic anlaysis
Ruth Aylett 6/09/06