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More participants would be very welcome to further define FAIRBAIRN family relationships (see the Wanted! page for details on the families of particular interest).
A subsidy may be available if you are the first of the line to participate, or of a line that needs to resolve a "puzzle" - in which case, contact the project administrator before ordering.
See the  Fairbairn One Name Study and DNA Project Diary  for the project diary detailing what changed, when, and the Supplementary DNA pages for further notes on matches, assumptions etc.

Genetic Distance (GD)

Last upated 10-Jun-2012

Jun 2012

Using Dean McGee's Y-DNA111 Comparison Utility on the ISOGG pages here's the updated GD and TMRCA tables now that we have significantly more data (page down for the 2009 version to see how far we have come!).

Lineage 1 only

Genetic Distance (Jun 2012)
IDm
o
d
a
l
F
-
4
6
F
-
1
2
F
-
1
2
F
-
2
9
F
-
2
F
-
3
F
-
1
6
F
-
1
4
F
-
5
0
F
-
3
7
F
-
3
2
F
-
2
4
F
-
2
8
F
-
4
5
F
-
3
4
F
-
4
2
F
-
3
8
F
-
4
9
F
-
4
4
F
-
1
7
F
-
2
2
F
-
1
0
F
-
1
9
F
-
4
1
F
-
1
1
F
-
8
F
-
7
F
-
3
0
F
-
3
5
F
-
2
7
F
-
3
9
F
-
6
F
-
3
1
F
-
1
3
F
-
9
modal 1116756566703321351003322222363253224453
F-46 6671431134165546576667678647108797668886
F-12 71675422451766576877785895361198108779997
F-12 545673333415543556555556763696697667786
F-29 63436722231665365766665787371077108778886
F-2 512326702315443546555656753697686557775
F-3 6123201112315643646557858753697686557775
F-16 63432226711665466766666787451077108778886
F-14 74543331671776577877775898561188119889997
F-50 011111111120000010000001100010000000000
F-37 367565567067212254333454543473475445564
F-32 3565646670211111343226545423474353225564
F-24 256454456011671143222343432364364334453
F-28 145333345021137251111232333444343333332
3675656670231211144336555343464364334454
556554467154454375555474655656544444444
F-45 178676678043314567111322332474364335564
F-34 067565567032213516700221222363253224453
F-42 067565567032213510670221222363253224453
F-38 3675657670362165100111423222363253224453
F-49 3785668670453254322411143444584465446675
F-44 265555565054435722224373422355454444443
F-17 2786768781453254211333111333474364335564
F-22 289787789154433632224436744574364335565
F-10 265675578042334532224234671274353225564
F-19 243333345033233522224234137134343332221
F-41 376676656044344643335345216775475445564
F-11 61011910991011177646576668577737676546552235
F-8 389677778034444643334544445667253224455
F-7 278676678043333532224433334526742113344
F-30 5910910881011075646465556566547454674332235
F-35 378786689053434443335444335632467114455
F-27 267675578042333432224433234521316703344
F-39 267675578042333432224433234521310673344
F-6 489787789055434454446455525243243367013
F-31 489787789055434454446455525243243306713
F-13 589887789066535465557466626354354411673
F-9 367665567044324443335345414554554433367
Related Probably Related Possibly Related
FTDNA's Interpreting Genetic Distance for 12 Markers
FTDNA's Interpreting Genetic Distance for 25 Markers
FTDNA's Interpreting Genetic Distance for 37 Markers
FTDNA's Interpreting Genetic Distance for 67 Markers
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested

This 2009 table, left here to show we have indeed progressed, was generated using Dean McGee's Y-DNA Comparison Utility on the ISOGG pages.  The 75% setting was used for the probabilities because in another project, where there are actually results from proven cousins, that seemed to fit best, however, they are probably rather conservative, particularly when you consider that this is a group of obviously related people, rather than a completely theoretical random population.  

Genetic Distance (at 2 Jul 2009)
ID m
o
d
a
l
 F
-
1
2
 F
-
1
 F
-
3
 F
-
2
 F
-
1
6
 F
-
1
4
 F
-
8
 F
-
7
 F
-
6
 F
-
1
3
 F
-
9
 F
-
1
0
modal 67 5 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 3
F-12 5 67 5 2 2 4 5 9 8 9 9 7 6
F-1 3 5 67 3 3 3 4 7 6 7 8 6 6
F-3 3 2 3 67 0 2 3 7 6 7 7 5 6
F-2 3 2 3 0 67 2 3 7 6 7 7 5 6
F-16 4 4 3 2 2 67 1 8 7 8 8 6 7
F-14 5 5 4 3 3 1 67 9 8 9 9 7 8
F-8 4 9 7 7 7 8 9 67 2 4 5 5 4
F-7 3 8 6 6 6 7 8 2 67 3 4 4 3
F-6 4 9 7 7 7 8 9 4 3 67 1 3 5
F-13 5 9 8 7 7 8 9 5 4 1 67 3 6
F-9 3 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 4 3 3 67 4
F-10 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 4 3 5 6 4 67
Related Probably Related Possibly Related
FTDNA's Interpreting Genetic Distance for 67 Markers
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA)

As above, these have been generated using Dean McGee's Y-DNA111 Comparison Utility on the ISOGG pages.  The 75% setting was used for the probabilities because in another project, where there are actually results from proven cousins, that seemed to fit best. 

Anyone who is a distant cousin of any of the participants, please join to help us validate the percentages.

 

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (Years) (Jun 2012)
ID m
o
d
a
l
 F
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4
6
 F
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1
2
 F
-
1
2
 F
-
2
9
 F
-
2
 F
-
3
 F
-
1
6
 F
-
1
4
 F
-
5
0
 F
-
3
7
 F
-
3
2
 F
-
2
4
 F
-
2
8
 F
-
4
5
 F
-
3
4
 F
-
4
2
 F
-
3
8
 F
-
4
9
 F
-
4
4
 F
-
1
7
 F
-
2
2
 F
-
1
0
 F
-
1
9
 F
-
4
1
 F
-
1
1
 F
-
8
 F
-
7
 F
-
3
0
 F
-
3
5
 F
-
2
7
 F
-
3
9
 F
-
6
 F
-
3
1
 F
-
1
3
 F
-
9
modal 111 510 570 420 510 420 360 510 570 420 300 210 210 210 210 600 150 90 90 210 210 300 150 210 210 300 300 510 300 210 420 300 210 210 360 360 420 300
F-46 510 67 150 360 300 150 150 300 360 870 510 420 420 510 510 600 570 510 510 510 570 690 570 630 510 510 570 780 630 570 720 570 510 510 630 630 630 510
F-12 570 150 67 420 360 210 210 360 420 870 570 510 510 600 570 690 630 570 570 570 630 600 630 720 420 390 510 840 720 630 780 630 570 570 720 720 720 570
F-12 420 360 420 67 300 300 300 300 360 870 420 420 360 390 420 600 510 420 420 420 420 600 510 570 510 390 510 720 510 510 720 570 510 510 570 570 630 510
F-29 510 300 360 300 67 210 210 210 300 870 510 510 420 390 510 600 570 510 510 510 510 600 570 630 570 390 570 780 570 570 780 630 570 570 630 630 630 510
F-2 420 150 210 300 210 67 90 210 300 870 420 360 360 390 420 510 510 420 420 420 510 600 510 570 420 390 510 720 570 510 630 510 420 420 570 570 570 420
F-3 360 150 210 300 210 90 111 210 300 870 420 360 360 390 360 510 510 420 420 390 450 600 450 570 420 390 510 720 570 510 630 510 420 420 570 570 570 420
F-16 510 300 360 300 210 210 210 67 150 870 510 510 420 510 510 690 570 510 510 510 510 690 570 630 570 510 420 780 570 570 780 630 570 570 630 630 630 510
F-14 570 360 420 360 300 300 300 150 67 870 570 570 510 600 570 810 630 570 570 570 570 600 630 720 630 600 510 840 630 630 840 720 630 630 720 720 720 570
F-50 420 870 870 870 870 870 870 870 870 12 420 420 420 420 420 870 420 420 420 420 420 420 870 870 420 420 420 870 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420
F-37 300 510 570 420 510 420 420 510 570 420 67 210 150 300 210 600 360 300 300 300 360 600 360 420 360 390 360 570 300 360 570 420 360 360 420 420 510 360
F-32 210 420 510 420 510 360 360 510 570 420 210 111 150 210 210 510 300 210 210 360 300 510 300 360 210 390 360 570 360 300 420 300 210 210 420 420 510 360
F-24 210 420 510 360 420 360 360 420 510 420 150 150 67 210 150 510 300 210 210 210 300 510 300 360 300 300 300 510 360 300 510 360 300 300 360 360 420 300
F-28 210 510 600 390 390 390 390 510 600 420 300 210 210 37 300 600 210 210 210 210 300 390 300 390 390 390 510 510 510 390 510 390 390 390 390 390 390 300
210 510 570 420 510 420 360 510 570 420 210 210 150 300 111 510 360 300 300 360 300 600 300 300 360 390 360 510 360 300 510 360 300 300 360 360 420 360
600 600 690 600 600 510 510 690 810 870 600 510 510 600 510 37 600 600 600 600 510 810 510 690 600 600 690 600 690 600 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510
F-45 150 570 630 510 570 510 510 570 630 420 360 300 300 210 360 600 67 150 150 150 300 300 210 300 300 300 360 570 360 300 510 360 300 300 420 420 510 360
F-34 90 510 570 420 510 420 420 510 570 420 300 210 210 210 300 600 150 67 90 90 210 300 150 210 210 300 300 510 300 210 420 300 210 210 360 360 420 300
F-42 90 510 570 420 510 420 420 510 570 420 300 210 210 210 300 600 150 90 67 90 210 300 150 210 210 300 300 510 300 210 420 300 210 210 360 360 420 300
F-38 210 510 570 420 510 420 390 510 570 420 300 360 210 210 360 600 150 90 90 111 270 300 210 210 210 300 300 510 300 210 420 300 210 210 360 360 420 300
F-49 210 570 630 420 510 510 450 510 570 420 360 300 300 300 300 510 300 210 210 270 111 510 210 360 360 510 420 630 360 360 510 420 360 360 510 510 570 420
F-44 300 690 600 600 600 600 600 690 600 420 600 510 510 390 600 810 300 300 300 300 510 37 390 510 300 300 390 600 600 510 600 510 510 510 510 510 510 390
F-17 150 570 630 510 570 510 450 570 630 870 360 300 300 300 300 510 210 150 150 210 210 390 111 300 300 390 360 570 360 300 510 360 300 300 420 420 510 360
F-22 210 630 720 570 630 570 570 630 720 870 420 360 360 390 300 690 300 210 210 210 360 510 300 67 360 510 420 570 360 300 510 360 300 300 420 420 510 420
F-10 210 510 420 510 570 420 420 570 630 420 360 210 300 390 360 600 300 210 210 210 360 300 300 360 67 210 210 570 360 300 420 300 210 210 420 420 510 360
F-19 300 510 390 390 390 390 390 510 600 420 390 390 300 390 390 600 300 300 300 300 510 300 390 510 210 37 210 390 510 390 510 390 390 390 300 300 300 210
F-41 300 570 510 510 570 510 510 420 510 420 360 360 300 510 360 690 360 300 300 300 420 390 360 420 210 210 67 570 420 360 570 420 360 360 420 420 510 360
F-11 510 780 840 720 780 720 720 780 840 870 570 570 510 510 510 600 570 510 510 510 630 600 570 570 570 390 570 67 510 420 360 510 420 420 210 210 300 420
F-8 300 630 720 510 570 570 570 570 630 420 300 360 360 510 360 690 360 300 300 300 360 600 360 360 360 510 420 510 67 210 420 300 210 210 360 360 420 420
F-7 210 570 630 510 570 510 510 570 630 420 360 300 300 390 300 600 300 210 210 210 360 510 300 300 300 390 360 420 210 67 360 210 150 150 300 300 360 360
F-30 420 720 780 720 780 630 630 780 840 420 570 420 510 510 510 510 510 420 420 420 510 600 510 510 420 510 570 360 420 360 67 360 300 300 210 210 300 420
F-35 300 570 630 570 630 510 510 630 720 420 420 300 360 390 360 510 360 300 300 300 420 510 360 360 300 390 420 510 300 210 360 67 150 150 360 360 420 420
F-27 210 510 570 510 570 420 420 570 630 420 360 210 300 390 300 510 300 210 210 210 360 510 300 300 210 390 360 420 210 150 300 150 67 90 300 300 360 360
F-39 210 510 570 510 570 420 420 570 630 420 360 210 300 390 300 510 300 210 210 210 360 510 300 300 210 390 360 420 210 150 300 150 90 67 300 300 360 360
F-6 360 630 720 570 630 570 570 630 720 420 420 420 360 390 360 510 420 360 360 360 510 510 420 420 420 300 420 210 360 300 210 360 300 300 67 90 150 300
F-31 360 630 720 570 630 570 570 630 720 420 420 420 360 390 360 510 420 360 360 360 510 510 420 420 420 300 420 210 360 300 210 360 300 300 90 67 150 300
F-13 420 630 720 630 630 570 570 630 720 420 510 510 420 390 420 510 510 420 420 420 570 510 510 510 510 300 510 300 420 360 300 420 360 360 150 150 67 300
F-9 300 510 570 510 510 420 420 510 570 420 360 360 300 300 360 510 360 300 300 300 420 390 360 420 360 210 360 420 420 360 420 420 360 360 300 300 300 67
0-270 Years 300-570 Years 600-870 Years 900-1170 Years
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Average mutation rate varies: 0.0034 to 0.0054, from FTDNA derived rates
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested
- Probability is 75% that the TMRCA is no longer than indicated
- Average generaton: 30 years

 

Overall Lineage 1

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (Generations) Jul 2009
ID m
o
d
a
l
 F
-
1
2
 F
-
1
 F
-
3
 F
-
2
 F
-
1
6
 F
-
1
4
 F
-
8
 F
-
7
 F
-
6
 F
-
1
3
 F
-
9
 F
-
1
0
modal 67 14 10 10 10 12 14 12 10 12 14 10 10
F-12 14 67 14 7 7 12 14 24 21 24 24 19 17
F-1 10 14 67 10 10 10 12 19 17 19 21 17 17
F-3 10 7 10 67 3 7 10 19 17 19 19 14 17
F-2 10 7 10 3 67 7 10 19 17 19 19 14 17
F-16 12 12 10 7 7 67 5 21 19 21 21 17 19
F-14 14 14 12 10 10 5 67 24 21 24 24 19 21
F-8 12 24 19 19 19 21 24 67 7 12 14 14 12
F-7 10 21 17 17 17 19 21 7 67 10 12 12 10
F-6 12 24 19 19 19 21 24 12 10 67 5 10 14
F-13 14 24 21 19 19 21 24 14 12 5 67 10 17
F-9 10 19 17 14 14 17 19 14 12 10 10 67 12
F-10 10 17 17 17 17 19 21 12 10 14 17 12 67
0-9 Generations 10-19 Generations 20-29 Generations 30-39 Generations
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Average mutation rate varies: 0.0041 to 0.0041, from FTDNA derived rates
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested
- Probability is 75% that the TMRCA is no longer than indicated

Lineage 1 - marker 391 = 9 only (John Fairbairn & Bessie Flint descendants)

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (Generations) Jul 2009
ID m
o
d
a
l
 F
-
1
2
 F
-
1
 F
-
3
 F
-
2
 F
-
1
6
 F
-
1
4
modal 67 7 10 3 3 7 10
F-12 7 67 14 7 7 12 14
F-1 10 14 67 10 10 10 12
F-3 3 7 10 67 3 7 10
F-2 3 7 10 3 67 7 10
F-16 7 12 10 7 7 67 5
F-14 10 14 12 10 10 5 67
0-9 Generations 10-19 Generations 20-29 Generations 30-39 Generations
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Average mutation rate varies: 0.0041 to 0.0041, from FTDNA derived rates
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested
- Probability is 75% that the TMRCA is no longer than indicated

Lineage 1 - marker 391 = 10 only NB F-10's ancestor is reported to be a cousin of one of the 391 = 9 "clump" above.

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (Generations) Jul 2009
ID m
o
d
a
l
 F
-
8
 F
-
7
 F
-
6
 F
-
1
3
 F
-
9
 F
-
1
0
modal 67 10 7 5 7 7 12
F-8 10 67 7 12 14 14 12
F-7 7 7 67 10 12 12 10
F-6 5 12 10 67 5 10 14
F-13 7 14 12 5 67 10 17
F-9 7 14 12 10 10 67 12
F-10 12 12 10 14 17 12 67
0-9 Generations 10-19 Generations 20-29 Generations 30-39 Generations
- Infinite allele mutation model is used
- Average mutation rate varies: 0.0041 to 0.0041, from FTDNA derived rates
- Values on the diagonal indicate number of markers tested
- Probability is 75% that the TMRCA is no longer than indicated

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Last upated 10-Jun-2012