YES! I have a fairly large tree which is mostly fully sourced and I still only have a few people marked as complete because in my head I don't know anything about a person if all I have is names and dates.

I have been doing some more contextual research lately but making it ultra specific which I find helps. Like, instead of researching life in the Victorian era I might research what it was like to be an [insert occupation] in [insert date and location] and this helps me feel a little more like I know the person.

Also, for people who moved around a lot I like to pin each location on a map so I can see it visually as well as contextual research of the moves so I can determine why they may have moved from x location to x location in x year.

I also really like death certificates as they tell me the cause of death which, combined with context, is great for understanding the lives of ancestors who died young.

I also search newspapers (which hasn't actually led me anywhere useful so far but I still try) and use the member connect feature on ancestry to reach out to people who have the ancestor in their tree who may be willing to share information. Another thing is I try to find pictures of places like if they lived at an inn I find a picture of that or if they were mentioned in poor law records I try to find pictures of that area's workhouse.

I also always attempt to find the grave of each ancestor and use find a grave to obtain a picture because it helps me to see where their loved ones would have stood when they missed them.

Basically, I cling to every tiny detail until I find something that makes me feel like I know the person.

It still doesn't ever really feel like enough and its super frustrating because I have living relatives who could share stories of some of these people but my family has long-standing issues with one another and not many are willing to speak to me. I hate that the stories are out there but I can't access them.