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Tephra
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How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« on: Friday 14 April 06 10:40 BST (UK) »

I've been searching for a persons father for what seems like half a lifetime ( it isn't really, it just seems that way )with no luck whatsoever. 

I've even made use of a professional genealogist (who I really couldn't afford, but did it anyway!!) in UK to try and find him with no luck.

I'm just wondering how long do you keep looking for somebody before you say enough!!           Undecided

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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #1 on: Friday 14 April 06 10:41 BST (UK) »
Never give up, you don't know what will suddenly emerge when you are looking for something else Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley Smiley
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 April 06 10:48 BST (UK) »
Never give up, never surrender......just put him on a back burner and leave him stew awhile

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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 April 06 10:51 BST (UK) »
Never - something will eventualy come up.  Keep the faith!  With more and more people getting into this fab hobby of ours, someones bound to have some info about him somewhere.

Just put him to one side for a bit.
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #4 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:04 BST (UK) »
That's all i did - put the family in the background though no too far away and wait.

After 2 years of searching I eventually put them in the background and just this week up they popped!

Now I have at least 50 new people to add so that should keep me busy for a while

Never think they aren't out there - as I did - there is always someone out there who has that link that you need.

When the time is right it will show itself to you

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:44 BST (UK) »

Thanks for the boost, it's good to know others have gone through the same thing and come out the other side with results          Smiley

I was about to give up and forget about him - which actually infuriates me as I know he must be out there somewhere - but perhaps just putting him away for a while will do.  It's just sooooooooooo maddening when even a professional gives up!!

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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #6 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:50 BST (UK) »
I was looking for my 3x great grandmother death for over 15 years. I found it now and its a Wonderful feeling, but you will know that  Wink
Never give up, put it on the back burner for a while, and come back later.
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #7 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:55 BST (UK) »


Thanks Cu, the problem is I've run out of places to search for him, so the choice was to forget about him or forget about him .   .   .   .   you know what I mean    Smiley    I'm really pleased people have had luck with the back burner.

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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #8 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:55 BST (UK) »
If I get stuck I just leave it for a while and go back after a break. Wont give up on some ancestors until I actually go and join them. They wont be able to hide then! Grin
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« Reply #9 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:57 BST (UK) »
Who is he and what do you need on him?
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #10 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:57 BST (UK) »
I think everyone has the usual brick wall - or just the unknown person. Leave them for a while (as everyone else said) - they will be back when you least except it!

I think we should have a thread on RC called :-

    Our Brickwalls

We can all list our most frustrating ancestor and when someone else is bored not busy, they can see what they can find. A new approach often works wonders.
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AGGS           : Norfolk & London
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #11 on: Friday 14 April 06 11:59 BST (UK) »
Good idea, sometimes you can't see the wood for the tree. Roll Eyes
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #12 on: Friday 14 April 06 12:07 BST (UK) »



I'm looking for my Grandfathers father who's not on his birth cert or his marriage cert.    All the usual places have been searched and we've come up with nothing.

Frustrating isn't exactly the right word . . . . .  think of something a little stronger and you will probably be close   Wink

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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #13 on: Friday 14 April 06 12:10 BST (UK) »
Good idea Di! We need a missing ancestor board!
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Chamberlain and Wagstaff- Hunts.
Freeman, Cheney, Cox- Northants.
Burns, Muter, Cobban, Hossack, Strachan, Moonlight.
Lanarkshire, Ross and Cromarty and Kincardineshire.
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Re: How Long Before You Call It Quits??
« Reply #14 on: Friday 14 April 06 12:14 BST (UK) »
OK - vote taken - please set up said board - someone!!

Barbara - please supply further details. If you haven't found his name - do you want to borrow one of my ancestors - I've a few spare who didn't have any children  Grin
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AGGS           : Norfolk & London
GOODWIN   : Kent


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