GEDmatch: Burgenland-related Test Kits (Result Sets) on GEDmatch

If you have had an autosomal test performed, you likely are aware of GEDmatch.com, a site that accepts (free of charge) autosomal results generated by the three major DNA testing companies. Currently, there are about 120,000 kits (result sets) uploaded to GEDmatch. However, AncestryDNA and 23andMe each have over one million kits on their sites and FamilyTreeDNA is approaching 200,000 kits. With the pool of kits available for transfer so high, the long-run potential for ever-increasing uploads to GEDmatch is indeed significant.

There are two primary reasons why you should want to place your data on GEDmatch: First, the individual company databases are closed to test results from the other companies (though some allow kit transfers for a fee). Thus, you cannot match with someone who used a company that differs from yours. But you both can put your data on GEDmatch and then do a match comparison. Second, GEDmatch offers different and interesting data analysis tools beyond what are offered on the company sites. Thus, putting your data on GEDmatch gives you additional options for looking at your data and matching to other participants.

Kit numbers associated with particular Burgenland locations are listed below. (The prefix “A” stands for a test conducted by AncestryDNA; “M” stands for 23andMe; and “F” stands for FamilyTreeDNA). These are the people currently known to have Burgenland (or nearby) ancestry who have copied their autosomal DNA results to GEDmatch and have given their permission for us to list them here:

The basic report in GEDmatch is called the “one-to-many” report. It provides names and other information about the people who genetically match you most closely (and have allowed sharing of such info) and data on the extent of the match.

GEDmatch has another report called “People-who-match-both-kits.” It is similar to the “in-common-with” option in FamilyTreeDNA’s FamilyFinder.

It is relatively simple to access the database and upload your data. Here is the link which will enable you to join and do the upload: http://v2.gedmatch.com/register.php.

If you chose to add your data to GEDmatch, please notify Frank Paukowits via the email link at the bottom of this page, providing your name and GEDmatch kit number and the location(s) where your ancestors come from in Burgenland, so you can be added to this list.