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I struggled with the East Lothian branch of my family. Most of them were itinerant agricultural workers and I had hit a dead end with them . A random search of records related to Cockermouth just over the border saw me find another generation and a host of other names when I worked it forwards again.
My research was started because I was trying to find living relatives in Ireland and had to work backwards first to find them. I ended up going much further back then I intended, I just got addicted to the search.
(I did find the relatives I was looking for in Belfast and reunited my late Dad with a cousin he hadn't seen since they were both teenagers. One of the most rewarding things I have ever done.)
Brilliant, I bet he was chuffed to bits.

I made contact to the grandson of my great aunt through my research. He's sent me lot's of photos of my family that I didn't know existed. I have next to no photos of my family so actually got quite emotional when I saw people I grew up who are now long gone.