ancestry.ca Reviews 

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After having my DNA done by these people their website is entirely them grinding for more money. Everything except the basic percentages of your DNA requires a very expensive subscription. I guess the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After seeing my brother's test come back with no mention of French and African ancestry, I decided to send my own sample. I went online and signed up with ancestry.ca. They sent me a kit, I put a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid for a kit, return link for printing did not work, not everyone has a printer at home. Now, I have to ship from Canada , which will cost a bloody fortune due to new rules and regulations. Bigges... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The family relationships were cool but the traits were useless. Seemed like a coin toss. Also I thought the results were shared across platforms. It seems that if one person uses ancestry and one use... See more

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Discover your family history and start your family tree. Try free and access billions of genealogy records including Census, SSDI & Military records.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not Worth It

I sent my sample in and then it took a week to arrive at its destination. Then it took another 4 weeks before the sample was actually processed and ready. I've had a week to look into the results, and all of a sudden I have to pay to renew. Not impressed.

February 13, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed up a couple of years ago and…

I signed up a couple of years ago and would check periodically for my results and click on those that had a common ancestor in their trees. It was interesting to see how we were related. Now, you have to upgrade to a paid service to do so. Not going to do it!

February 5, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I did a DNA testing with MY HERITAGE &…

I did a DNA testing with MY HERITAGE & I was not happy with the results. I am very happy with the results from ANCESTRY DNA testing. MY HERITAGE DNA testing came back with 2 1/2% native american, I was not happy with that. I clearly look native. So when I took the ANCESTRY DNA test it came back with 32% Native American which is alot more accurate. I thank ANCESTRY for the results.

January 30, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

When I compared the DNA report to my…

When I compared the DNA report to my report from 23 and me, I am disappointed by the lack of information received. I was not expecting to have to pay 69.99 per 3 months to access information. I'm not sure I would recommend the service when I compare the info received with that of 23 and me.

February 4, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t use ancestry

For a Christmas present, my wife purchased the ancestry DNA / 3 month membership for me. The ancestry system set the account up to my dead mother-in-law‘s name who never had an account. The Ancestry helpline has not been able to change this to my account. it would appear ancestry is just concerned about money and not their customers I do not recommend Ancestry

December 25, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DISAPPOINTING

When I first got my results, I was able to download the pie chart with the percentages of my inheritance with each parent. Wanted to show my family but when I went back in to check the chart again, I had to become a member which I have to pay for. Looks like a way for Ancestry to make more money. Very disappointing. My boyfriend got his results and can’t access his pie chart. Very disappointing.

February 3, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ancestry should monitor the proper…

Ancestry should monitor the proper return of the samples into their lab. My sample has been altered and they have given me a wrong result and connected me with a wrong family and geography that never matches with my family history. I would like to request them to reinvestigate my results and they should take their time if they are incapable of finding the ethnicity of anyone other than white people. If I don't see the actual results or if it's counterfeited again. I would rather file a lawsuit against ancestry. Thanks.

February 2, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I got the email saying "your ancestry…

I got the email saying "your ancestry results are in" and when I click on the link I get You Are Not Authorized to Access This Page
So now I paid for the DNA testing but the page is not accessible...what terrible service that is.

February 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Only Three traits free

Three traits free? Good grief. Ancestry wants more money in order to get what I thought I was paying for already. 23 and me is wayyyyyy better.

January 31, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I thought I would get more infos about…

I thought I would get more infos about my ancestors , how they are connected to me beside I found out the description of Ethiopia in my genetics was wrong since I belong to Nubian civilization which reside and originate in north of Sudan and extend to Ethiopia . I wonder how old is the extension of these DNA since my tripe is 7000 year old.

January 25, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I thought it was interesting to see…

I thought it was interesting to see where I'm from in the world. I did not like that my 'free' trial required a credit card to see any family trees. Clicking on a possible relative and being asked for my credit card was very off putting and made the experience feel like a money grab instead of a cool experience that would give me a taste of what I would be able to do if I did pay. I would suggest for future customers that you give an actual free trial for 2 or 3 days so that the excitement and interest would make people want to pay.

January 24, 2024
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