My paternal grandmother is half Jamaican. Her father was Portuguese and her mother Jamaican. So what percentage of me is Jamaican? My mother says I'm 1/4 Jamaican and 1/8 Portuguese. I think I'm 1/8 Jamaican at best. A friend told me I was 1/16 Jamaican. Who's correct?
2007-05-23 13:11:15 · 7 answers · asked by CalawayCzC 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
1/8 Jamaican is correct unless your mother also has Jamaican blood.
2007-05-23 13:17:56 · answer #1 · answered by Molly R. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are right - you are 1/8 Jamaican if there is no Jamaican ancestry on your father's side. Your paternal grandmother was 1/2 Jamaican. Your mother would be 1/4 Jamaican, 1/4 Portuguese, and 1/2 the heritage of her father. You would then be 1/8 Jamaican, 1/8 Portuguese, 1/4 your mom's father's ancestry, and 1/2 your father's ancestry.
2007-05-23 20:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dad would have been 1/4 Jamaican, unless your paternal grandfather was also Jamaican. The same holds true for the Portuguese side.
That means you'd be 1/8 Jamaican, and 1/8 Portuguese (not counting your paternal grandfather's heritage, or your mother's heritage).
It's really pretty easy math:
Grandma was 50%
Divide that by two to get Dad's percentages, which means he's 25%
Divide that by two to get your percentages, which means you're 12.5%, which is 1/8.
2007-05-23 20:22:16 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are right. Your dad is 1/4 Jamaican. That makes you 1/8th Jamaican. Your kids will be 1/16th.
2007-05-24 10:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you speak Portuguese? It dont matter now you are here enjoy the life
2007-05-24 09:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by spiro goken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your 1/8th jamacian and 1/8th portuguese
2007-05-24 14:30:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heinz 57.
2007-05-23 20:15:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋