Thanks from me too, for the familysearch link! I've already had a search and found information that is definitely going to be very helpful for me doing the paternal side of my family.
A few years back I struck lucky when I googled my mam's maiden name, an uncommon one, and came across a distant relative (now living in Adelaide) who had done the family history on that side which she kindly passed on to me. She also sent me a photograph of my great grandparents and that was great as I'd never seen any photos of them at all. Also on the photo was my grandad as a young man.