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Debbie Kennett examines the pros and cons of LivingDNA - the DNA testing company that offers detailed breakdowns for British ancestry
By Debbie Kennett
Published: May 16, 2022 at 11:38 am
LivingDNA is based in Frome in Somerset, and offers fine-scale regional breakdowns for family historians with British ancestry. The company was founded in 2016 and is an offshoot of DNA Worldwide, which offers a range of DNA tests for paternity, relationship and immigration testing. The DNA testing is outsourced to a lab in Denmark, but all of the other operations take place in the UK. The firm is therefore a good choice for anyone concerned about privacy and data security, because it is the only major genetic genealogy company that keeps all of your data in Europe.
LivingDNA sells an ancestry test (£99) and a wellbeing test (£129), or you can buy a single combined kit for £179. The ancestry test is also sold by Findmypast with the brand name Findmypast DNA. Whichever way you order the ancestry test the results will be added to the same database. The wellbeing test offers reports on diet and fitness, but these reports are of questionable value and have no genealogical application.
