The Barnard Surname

Last updated: 2 November, 2008

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After a very hectic summer when my wife and I were out of town on a number of occasions including trips to England, Ireland and France - where we toured the WW1 battlefields of the Somme where my father was wounded - I have finally updated the web site, adding the Earliest Known Ancestor Table on the results page which was previously removed because of a difference of opinion on a particular ancestor.

It has been re-inserted because I share the belief that has been advanced by other participants, that it makes our project more useful .

There is one proviso, and that is if questions arise in the future about the validity of an entry, the entry will be removed until such time that consensus is reached by those concerned. I would like to hear the views of group members on that approach.

For our DNA project we use the DNA testing company DNA HERITAGE, but if any Barnard males who have used a different testing company would like to contact us, we would appreciate the chance of comparing their test results with the results of the members of our project, because after all we are all interested in finding links.

We have established a fund with the object of helping prospective members who may find difficulty in raising the full fee for Y-DNA testing. (See link on left). Any contributions would be most appreciated, as would enquiries from prospective members sharing the Barnard (or variants) surname.

We are a comparatively small group at the moment with only 21 members but we hope for continuing growth as the additional genealogical research tool of DNA testing becomes more and more popular and more people learn of the increased chances of finding as yet unknown cousins sharing a common ancestor.

Even within our group of twenty one, eleven have verified new links or suspected links, and a further relationship has been confirmed with two members of the Barnette DNA Group.

How about joining us?

Please email our Webmaster if you are interested or need additional information.