Haplogroup path to Dorothea Sophia

 

Ideogram. Dorothea Sophia about 1820.

Our daughter's mtDNA results have finally arrived, providing a maternal haplogroup back to Dorothea Sophia Gagelmann, who lived in the Province of Saxony from about 1800. I previously shared a story in February describing what her life might have been like in Saxony and in the town of Gardelegen in 1817. It will take another week (hopefully less) for the Mitotree result and Discover report, but for now the legacy haplogroup is H3-T152C!.

H is a very European haplogroup, based on the description in this 2014 publication titled Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans. 

Guildford on Saint George's Day

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Guildford Castle. 23 Apr 2026.

Thursday morning before meetings I was able to walk down the hill into historic Guildford and see the castle gardens. I didn't know at the time this also aligned with Saint George's Day in England.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Guildford Castle gardens.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Guildford Castle. 23 Apr 2026.

Photo by Patrick Jones.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Wildflowers on the Mount. 23 Apr 2026.

Farnham, Surrey

 

Google Arts & Culture. Farnham UK. 1957.

Drawings of buildings in the town of Farnham, Surrey. This area is southwest of Heathrow, and it's where I was yesterday for meetings. Photos from this quick trip to the UK to follow over the weekend.

Ireland's 1926 Census Online

 

National Archives. 1926 Census Search page. 20 April 2026.

Ireland's 1926 Census is now available for searching online at the National Archives. This is the first census to be released for independent Ireland, following the 1901 and 1911 censuses collected under British rule. According to the National Archives of Ireland, the census is being released online in phases.

Another week

Welcome Monday. Since last week, I am still waiting on things I wrote about earlier in the month, although only one of those things I expected to hear back on by now. While Sophia's mtDNA results have not yet arrived (it's been 15 weeks), cousin Joe's results came back (a month earlier than expected).

I have some travel from tomorrow so it's possible I'll have several updates once I return.