General Chat

I have just had an email from Ancestry explaining the changes.

It is all down to the Algorithm and we all know how well those work ;-)

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Doutch = Netherlands, no Germany.

Maggie said her Doutch family were from Holland :-S

Don't know who you're referring to, RTR, but if it's me I said my Doutch side probably came from Holland (Doutch - Dutch) not Germany. but hey, why bother reading the words when you can make them up!
Last name: Doutch
"This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and is an "ethnic" surname given in the first instance to immigrant weavers from the Netherlands during the 14th and 15th Centuries"

However, as I haven't got any Western European DNA - Western Europe (Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland), I class it as the nearest - and probably mixed DNA of Northern European.
You may also notice that both Germany AND the Netherlands are in Western Europe.

Then there's this point - Nederlanders or the Dutch are a Germanic ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common ancestry, culture and speak the Dutch language so Netherlands CAN = Germany.

There's also a chance he came from Flanders - where Dutch was spoken, and 'Doutch' refers to his language.

Anyhow, back to basics - the Vikings raided both Belgium and the Netherlands, so the chances of Samuel Doutch having Viking blood is quite high.
You know, like the Normans had Northern European (Viking) DNA, even though they invaded from France (Western Europe).