Ancestry DNA - nil regional results?

[Dolgoch1]

I have just received my ethnicity results from Ancestry showing

67 % England /Wales/NW Europe (range 67-99%)
33% Scotland/Ireland ( range 0-33%)

The mid ranges i.e 83%/17% is pretty much exactly what I expected. I consulted the regional breakdown for the two regions as I was keen in particular to locate which region in Ireland I had a connection to. But I was disappointed to discover that apart from an unquantified connection to North Wales, every other subdivision on the two specified regions had 'no connection'. How can the results show a match to region but then nothing for the subdivisions?

Would be grateful if someone better informed than me could explain what is going on. Apologies if it should be obvious - I am quite new to the whole DNA topic.

Thanks

[davidft]

just received

Could that be the answer. I know it use to be the case on some sites that you got the more general breakdown first followed a little later by the more detailed breakdown

[Gadget]

I sympathise as I have some sub-regions for my 55% England, Wales, etc. group but none for my 45% Ireland/Scotland. 

David -we've all been updated - see

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=814669.0


Gadget

[davidft]

I sympathise as I have some sub-regions for my 55% England, Wales, etc. group but none for my 45% Ireland/Scotland. 

David -we've all been updated - see

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=814669.0


Gadget

Yes I appreciate that I was just thinking that as Dolgoch1 has only just taken their test their results may be spread over a few days (or longer) as that has been known to happen in the past both for Ancestry and other sites.

[Gadget]

I've also got no subdivisions for Ireland/Scotland and I had my test over a year ago. I do have North Wales, as has Dolgoch.

[davidft]

I've also got no subdivisions for Ireland/Scotland and I had my test over a year ago. I do have North Wales, as has Dolgoch.

In that case I will be interested in what they say for my results when I get them as others have given a UK breakdown so if Ancestry don't ……


Still its all a bit of fun and not to be taken (too) seriously

[Dolgoch1]

 I rechecked my results but no updates yet. Presumably these are done automatically? The linked conversation is interesting. I note the suggestion that you are more likely to get a local reading if your ancestors were settled for longer in  the area. My Scots/Irish ancestors did migrate a bit between Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England, whereas my Welsh antecedents were/are strongly based in the same area so this might explain  why that area was specified. Although my belief was that my English family was heavily tied to London and the M25 area over the last 250 years.Maybe they moved about more than I realised!

[melba_schmelba]

I rechecked my results but no updates yet. Presumably these are done automatically? The linked conversation is interesting. I note the suggestion that you are more likely to get a local reading if your ancestors were settled for longer in  the area. My Scots/Irish ancestors did migrate a bit between Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England, whereas my Welsh antecedents were/are strongly based in the same area so this might explain  why that area was specified. Although my belief was that my English family was heavily tied to London and the M25 area over the last 250 years.Maybe they moved about more than I realised!

I notice you have a lot of your ancestry in or around London. I think this can pose a problem for Ancestry's algorithms as London and the nearby areas were such magnets for immigration from all the Provinces, either coming for work, or because they were in the military services, or the merchant navy, you may have lots of tiny snippets of DNA found in many different homogenous communities so they can't tie you down to any particular one.