# Stenton 2026: New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition > Douglas Stenton, 2026. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The overview of the identifications and the datasets; each identification is also… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JJNG3QYJ/new-dna-analysis-identifies-more-members-of-the-ill-fated Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)Stenton 2026 **0** # New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition Douglas Stenton, 2026. _The Conversation_. The project lead's summary, 24 May 2026: two DNA datasets (50 tooth and bone samples from 10 King William Island sites; DNA from descendants of 33 expedition members), six men identified (Gregory 2019 match, Fitzjames 2024, Bridgens, Orren, Young and Peglar 2025), five of them from Erebus and dying within 2 km of each other. **Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** Web pagedoi: **[10.64628/aam.a367f9n9u](https://doi.org/10.64628/aam.a367f9n9u)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The overview of the identifications and the datasets; each identification is also cited to its paper. ## Cited by on this site 12 records [The two crews travelled separately, by design or by accident.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K4806Z8F/the-two-crews-travelled-separately-by-design-or-by-accident) Answer ANS [The whole party set out together for the Back River and died along the way; the ships drifted south unmanned.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K2S43XR6/the-whole-party-set-out-together-for-the-back-river-and-died) Answer ANS [All five identified men who died near Erebus Bay served on Erebus; Peglar of Terror died near Gladman Point.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K4FT1DYG/all-five-identified-men-who-died-near-erebus-bay-served-on) Evidence EVD [Six men identified since 2019 from 50 samples at 10 sites and descendants of 33 crew.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K6EA41YQ/six-men-identified-since-2019-from-50-samples-at-10-sites) Evidence EVD [The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K30Y3Y2H/the-1848-record-states-the-intention-to-start-for-backs-fish) Evidence EVD [The five identified men near Erebus Bay are all from Erebus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K38R74MA/the-five-identified-men-near-erebus-bay-are-all-from-erebus) Evidence EVD [Douglas R. Stenton](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/people/FIG0D59JTQA7DNK/douglas-r-stenton) FIG [Francis Crozier](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/people/FIG0D59JSG80FTV/francis-crozier) FIG [Sir John Franklin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/people/FIG0D59JS8E09D1/sir-john-franklin) FIG [The Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition) The mystery article MYS [What did the survivors do after leaving the ships in April 1848?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZBR0PFJ/what-did-the-survivors-do-after-leaving-the-ships-in-april) Question QST [Who are the dead on King William Island?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZVC26S9/who-are-the-dead-on-king-william-island) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Stenton, D. (2026). New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/aam.a367f9n9u ``` [Read it free at theconversation.com](https://theconversation.com/new-dna-analysis-identifies-more-members-of-the-ill-fated-franklin-expedition-282832) Key **SRC** 0D59JJNG3QYJ Kind Web page Rights CC-BY-ND-4.0 Kept 29 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JJNG3QYJ/new-dna-analysis-identifies-more-members-of-the-ill-fated/csl.json)