But I've done that bit of it, Kit. I have a line of James Broomfield. Five of them. They all had sons called James, William & George. There's not a stivver of difference between them but the names of their wives. And that isn't family history anymore, it's just genealogy.
I still don't know why Uncle William was called George & Uncle George Joey, and I haven't a clue which of my Dad's cousins was Jock. But it is the sort of detail, like photos, that you are only likely to find within the family, so much more precious than censuses or certificates as it can so easily be lost forever.
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