One way to get past that brick wall is to analyze a document as if you know nothing about the family other than is what on the document and what you know about the document itself (why it was created, what types of information it typically contained, legal requirements to perform acts listed in document [it applicable], and the like).
Forget what you know about the relationships of people listed in the document.
Forget what you know about the people in the document.
What does the document tell you?
Then…after you done that, compare that information to what you know (or think you know) about the people involved? Is the information consistent? Are there new details?
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