I can't retrieve my iCloud text messages!

I got a new iphone yesterday as I had smashed the screen on my old one. I back up daily to iCloud, and to be extra sure, did it manually the previous day. When I signed into iCloud using my new phone, it retrieved all my Calender, notes and reminders, but only contacts, photos and text messages up until mid January. In iCloud under Manage Storage, it confirms I backed up my old phone the previous day, so everything should be there. I've previously exchanged my phone and everything 'cloned' onto my new one. What am I doing wrong. All my backup settings are switched on.
When I reset all settings, it says my most recent backup was actually mid January and is missing all the backups on my most recent handset.
How can it retrieve some things like Calender and not text messages?

Go to System Preferences>iCloud, switch Mail off. Reboot and switch it on again (this will only work for @icloud @me or @mac addresses)

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