A Very Rough Guide To the Main DNA Sources of the Counties of the British Isles

(NB This only includes the major contributors - others will have had more limited input)

Region

Pre 1974 County

TIMELINE (AD)

? - 43

43 - c410

c410 - 878

c878 - 1066

1066 -> c1086

1169

1283

-> c1289

1290

(limited)

Normans (limited)

Ancient Britons

Romans

Angles / Saxon / Jutes

Norwegians

Danes

conq Engl

inv Irel

conq Wales

Isle of Man

ENGLAND

South West

Cornwall

Dumnonii

Saxon

Norman

Devon

Dumnonii

Saxon

Norman

Dorset

Durotriges

Saxon

Norman

Somerset

Durotriges (S), Belgae (N)

Saxon

Norman

Wiltshire

Belgae (S&W), Atrebates (N&E)

Saxon

Norman

Gloucestershire

Dobunni

Saxon

Norman

South East

Middlesex

Catuvellauni

Saxon

Danes

Norman

Berkshire

Atrebates

Saxon

Norman

Hampshire

Belgae (S), Atrebates (N)

Saxon

Norman

Surrey

Regnenses

Saxon

Norman

Sussex

Regnenses

Saxon

Norman

Kent

Canti

Jute then Saxon

Norman

Oxfordshire

Dobunni (W), Catuvellauni (E)

Angle

Norman

Buckinghamshire

Catuvellauni

Angle

Danes

Norman

Bedfordshire

Catuvellauni

Angle

Danes

Norman

Hertfordshire

Catuvellauni

Angle

Danes

Norman

East Anglia

Essex

Trinovantes

Saxon

Danes

Norman

Suffolk

Trinovantes (S & mid), Iceni (N)

Angle

Danes

Norman

Norfolk

Iceni

Angle

Danes

Norman

Cambridgeshire

Catuvellauni

Angle

Danes

Norman

Midlands

Huntingdonshire

Catuvellauni

Angle

Danes

Norman

Northamptonshire

Catuvellauni (S), Coritani (N)

Angle

Danes

Norman

Warwickshire

Coritani (E), Cornovii (W)

Angle

Norman

Worcestershire

Dobunni (S), Cornovii (N)

Angle

Norman

Herefordshire

Dobunni (S), Cornovii (N)

Angle

Norman

Salop / Shropshire

Cornovii

Angle

Norman

Staffordshire

Cornovii

Angle

Norman

Leicestershire

Coritani

Angle

Danes

Norman

Rutland

Coritani

Angle

Danes

Norman

Lincolnshire

Coritani

Angle

Danes

Norman

Nottinghamshire

Coritani

Angle

Danes

Norman

Derbyshire

Coritani (S), Brigantes (N)

Angle

Danes

Norman

Cheshire

Cornovii (W), Brigantes (E)

Angle

Norman

North West

Lancashire

Brigantes

Angle

Norwegians

Danes

Norman

Westmoreland

Brigantes

Angle

Norwegians

Danes

Norman

Cumberland

Brigantes (S&W), Carvettii (N&E)

Angle

Norwegians

Danes

Norman

Isle of Man

Manx Celts

Norwegians, Danes & Swedes

Scots

Anglo-Norman

North East

Yorkshire

West Riding

Brigantes

Angle

Norwegians in North, not South

Danes

Norman

East Riding

Parisii

Angle

Norwegians

Danes

Norman

North Riding

Brigantes

Angle

Norwegians

Danes

Norman

Durham

Brigantes

Angle

Danes

Norman

Northumberland

Votadini

Angle

Danes

Norman

WALES

South East

Monmouthshire

Silures

Norwegians (coast only)

Silures

Anglo-Norman

Breconshire

Silures (S), Ordivices (N)

Norwegians (coast only)

Silures (S), Ordivices (N)

Anglo-Norman

Glamorganshire

Silures (E), Demetae (W)

Norwegians (coast only)

Silures (E), Demetae (W)

Anglo-Norman

South West

Carmarthenshire

Demetae

Norwegians (coast only)

Demetae

Anglo-Norman

Pembrokeshire

Demetae

Norwegians(coast & inland)

Demetae

Anglo-Norman

Cardiganshire

Demetae

Anglo-Norman

Mid

Radnorshire

Ordivices

Anglo-Norman

Montgomeryshire

Ordivices

Anglo-Norman

North West

Merionethshire

Ordivices

Anglo-Norman

Caernarvonshire

Ordivices

Norwegians (coast only)

Ordivices

Anglo-Norman

Anglesey

Ordivices

Norwegians (coast only)

Ordivices

Anglo-Norman

North East

Denbighshire

Ordivices (S&W), Deceangli (N&E)

Anglo-Norman

Flintshire

Deceangli

Norwegians (coast only)

Deceangli

Anglo-Norman

SCOTLAND

South East

Berwick

Votadini

Angle

Scots

Roxburgh

Selgovae{W), Votadini (E)

Angle

Scots

Selkirk

Selgovae

Angle

Scots

Peebleshire

Selgovae

Angle

Scots

Midlothian

Selgovae{W), Votadini (E)

Angle

Scots

East Lothian

Votadini

Angle

Scots

West Lothian

Votadini

Angle

Scots

South West

Dumfries

Selgovae{W), Votadini (E)

Angle

Scots

Kirkcudbrightshire

Novantae(W), Selgovae(E)

Angle

Scots

Wigtownshire

Novantae

Angle

Scots

Bute

Epidii

Scots

Ayrshire

Damnonii(N),Novantae(W), Selgovae(E) (aka Britons of Strathclyde)

Scots

Renfrewshire

Damnonii (aka Britons of Strathclyde)

Scots

Lanarkshire

Damnonii(N), Selgovae(S) (aka Britons of Strathclyde)

Scots

Mid

Argyllshire

Picts (N&E), Epidii (W - coast only)

Scots

Dunbarton

Damnonii (aka Britons of Strathclyde) (S), Picts (N)

Scots

Stirling

Damnonii(S),Venicones/Matae(E) (aka Strathclyde Britons) (S&E), Picts (N)

Scots

Clackmannan

Venicones/Matae

Picts

Scots

Fife

Venicones/Matae

Picts

Scots

Kinrosshire

Venicones/Matae

Picts

Scots(W)

Scots

Perthshire

Picts (N),

Venicones/Matae(SE)

Picts

Scots

Angus

Venicones/Matae

Picts

Scots

Kincardine

Venicones/Matae

Picts

Scots

North

Aberdeen

Vacomagi(N),

Venicones/Matae(S)

Picts

Scots

Banffshire

Vacomagi(NE), Picts(SW)

Picts

Scots

Moray

Vacomagi(NE), Picts(SW)

Picts

Scots

Nairn

Vacomagi(NE), Picts(SW)

Picts

Scots

Inverness

Picts

Scots

Ross & Cromarty

Picts

Norwegians

Sutherland

Picts

Norwegians

Scots

Caithness

Picts

Norwegians

Orkney Isles

Picts

Norwegians

Shetland Isles

Picts

Norwegians

IRELAND

(TO BE UPDATED SHORTLY)

Kerry

Cork

Waterford

Wexford

Kilkenny

Tipperary

Limerick

Clare

Galway

Offaly

Kildare

Wicklow

Dublin

Meath

Westmeath

Longford

Roscommon

Mayo

Sligo

Leitrim

Cavan

Louth

Monaghan

Fermanagh

Donegal

Tyrone

Armagh

Down

Antrim

Londonderry

Sources: "Historical Atlas of Britain" p. by Granada Publishing and "Ancient Scotland" by Stewart Ross p. 1998