Quote Originally Posted by David Vincent View Post
I find it interesting that some people have no interest in their ancestors. Perhaps they are cynics who think you don't really know who your ancestors are because there has been so much sleeping around. I've traced all my lines back to at least 1800. One of the things I've noticed after 20 odd years of interest in genealogy is that there is little feeling of kinship to someone more than a second cousin away.
I've always had an interest in mine, I was surprised how attached I got to some of them having never known them, especially Henry Pyefinch as there was a lot of info about him, I really got a feel of what his life was like, I thought it was fascinating.