To male Twibells (and spelling variants) I am a UK forensic scientist working in a university dept and we have a student project to look at Y chromosome DNA. Y chromosomes are passed from father to son and thus every male carrying the name ought to have the same Y chrom DNA. ( mutations may occur every few generations and there may have been some bed hopping). I am looking for males willing to give a small blood sample ( on a special paper which can be dried and posted) to take part in the study.

There are 2 main branches in UK originating in Yorkshire in mid 1500s. Most of present UK folks are from these. Some spelling variants appear to have arisen in Rotherham/Sheffield. The USA branch believe that they came from Ireland, but probably went to Ireland from Yorks. I need contacts in USA and other countries, and in UK I need contact with descendants of the Barnsley branch who may now be living in Cheshire region. If anyone is willing please could you E-mail me? A study like this could show that we are all linked.

Please note that this work has nothing to do with any National DNA database. It is a different type of DNA and we have no contact with the UK database.