Finding my ancestry went back to 1800 Bedlington.
Finding I had two unknown half cousins.
Accidentally making contact with a cousin I hadn't seen for 50 years.
Discovering a great grandfather was a sea fisherman.
Discovering that my great grandfather, James Sedcole Watson had a granddaughter who married Princess Margaret's Private Secretary, Sir Michael Legh.
With so many ancestors living on the Hartlepool Headland, they must have known each other, without realising I would be a descendant.
Learning so many secrets that my ancestors didn't know.