Quote Originally Posted by TH63 View Post
I did some of my own research when I was between jobs a few years ago. Found out that my paternal Great Grandfather came home from WWI and sadly took his own life, I guess these days we'd chalk that up to PTSD. Also found a record of another (female) relative who ended up in a work house after she was widowed.

On my maternal side I managed to trace my great grandfather as an immigrant from Ireland, and would've been interested in finding out a bit more about my Irish roots, but drew a complete blank
Aww that's sad, I imagine that happened quite a lot, the same with workhouses too, surprising to see how many children ended up in them.
I would stick at it if I were you, or get Cyclops on to it, his eye does not miss much.