I am Australian however my ancestors are relatively new to this country compared to Indigenous Australians.
My father’s father was a first generation Australian and his father was born in Ennis, Ireland.
My paternal grandmother and her father were both born in Australia but the previous generation of their family called Denmark home.
My mother’s father was born in Australia as was his father, however the previous generation called Barrhead, Scotland home.
My mother’s mother was also born here but her father came from Alderbury, Wiltshire in England. He also spent some time in California during the gold rush.
It was interesting to get the results of a recent DNA ethnicity test and find that my profile was as follows:
Irish 34%
Great Britain 30%
Scandinavia 18%
The balance is made up of 9% Western Europe and 6% Italy/Greece and a mixture for the remaining 3%.
Having done the DNA test I find it interesting to reflect how multicultural Australia really is and has been since the First Fleet arrived in 1788.
