| Yes, you definitely will come across brick walls | | | | Along the way I did uncover more details about |
| which you think you will never get over. Have | | | | his family, his immediate family relatives, which all |
| patience, give it time and I feel sure you will get | | | | added to the sum total of my knowledge of him |
| the results you want. | | | | to add to the family tree. |
| I have a few current 'brick walls' in my | | | | The whole point is that if you don't find that one |
| researches - some I don't think I will ever get | | | | person, you can never get past him. You cannot |
| over, but one I did. | | | | go further back to find your family because you |
| I had searched for my 3 x Gt. Grandfather for | | | | have no idea where to look. When you get a |
| nigh on 25 years, I used to put him aside for a | | | | breakthrough it is wonderful because everything |
| while when I got a bit sickened of getting no | | | | opens up again and you can forge 'backwards' |
| results. Then, I would take him out, dust him off, | | | | again. |
| and start all over again. | | | | Unfortunately, I now have a bit of a brick wall |
| One day, through the new Pilot Scheme on the | | | | with his Mother. I have her name, but she doesn't |
| IGI [international genealogical index] a marvelous | | | | belong to the parents I first thought. When I |
| tool for tracing family trees, I found him and I | | | | rechecked her date of birth it didn't fit with the |
| actually shouted out, causing my son to think I | | | | other persons details. So, back to the drawing |
| had gone a bit loony!! | | | | board as they say! |
| I can't describe the feeling I had, after all those | | | | As long as you catch on to the mistake, then |
| years, and he had turned up. I have to say that | | | | nothing is lost, just some of your time. This is |
| he wasn't where he was supposed to be | | | | why it is essential that you check, check and |
| according to details he had given when he joined | | | | recheck your ancestry search details before you |
| the Indian Army at age 16. | | | | put them into your Family History Program on |
| However, I never gave up hope, I just widened | | | | your computer. |
| my circle of search on the map, went over | | | | The more you do this research the more you |
| county borders, kept Googling my request for his | | | | become clued in on what to look for when trying |
| details, going into family history message boards | | | | to find ancestors. Never give up hope and you will |
| etc. in the hopes that someone might be | | | | more than likely get over that stumbling block, |
| researching the same name and have some | | | | given time. |
| information for me. | | | | Patience is the name of the game. |