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From: Wanda R Tracy< >
Subject: Re: Blue Eyes
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:51:12 +0000


Esther,

My grandfather's grandfather came from Wales. I have no idea what color
his eyes and hair was, but my grandfather and some of his siblings had
very blue eyes and many of their descendants have them today.
Grandfather's hair was a light brown I believe and he and siblings had
very high check bones, another Welsh characteristic, I am told?

Just a thought .

Wanda,

On Tue, 01 Dec 1998 15:30:22 -0800 Esther Mead
<> writes:
>I just finished taking a course called genetics in genealogy, and I
>would
>like to ask if blue eyes and very black hair are common in north
>Wales.
>>From my research and pictures, it seems my father (I know),
>grandfather
>(I know), and my great grandfather, all had blue eyes. They were all
>born in Llanidloes. As a child I remember my Dad and his older
>brother
>having discussion and when my Dad said something my uncle thought was
>foolish, my Uncle always said to my Dad "Are you sure there is not
>some
>English in you"? I wondered if there was english blood and that was
>where
>the blue eyes came from. Can anyone help.
>
>Esther in Canada
>
>

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