find his father

[mentality]

my bf is wanting to trace his father who lives abroad in south africa. He has no address, and we really haven,t a clue where 2 start. Any suggestions please? x

[banned-dot]

Is he a British Citizen living and working abroard? If he is then you can send him a letter via the national insurance people in Newcastle, if you know his date of birth and full name at birth. I will try to find u a link.

Do you know who he may be working for over in SA?

[mentality]

no- I think he had to surrender his passport about 15 yrs ago whilst they all lived out there, and so I presume he is a sa citizen now. We have his full name, but not where he worked, only that he was a sheet metal worker. Really don,t know where 2 begin!

[banned-dot]

If he applied for naturalisation you should be able to get details from the government index: not sure if there is a closure though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_nat ionality_law#Naturalisation_as_a_South_African _citizen

[stewey]

How about trying the various unions involved with his trade, such as this one?

http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZALC/2004/11.ht ml

[mentality]

thankyou both x

[sammy2009]

I turned to the Internet to find my father. I punched in his last name and a bunch of people came up with the same last name. I printed off all the addresses. Then, I typed a letter describing who I was looking for, and why. Then, I made several copies and mailed them to everyone with his last name. I figured someone out there knew him, and I was determined to find him. Later, I received 6 responses telling me where he was. I met him and we got to know each other for 3 years. Then, he passed away. I didn't regret meeting him. It gave me closure. I was raised an only child and found out I had 14 half siblings. I have met only 6 of them so far. We keep in touch often. Good luck!

[mentality]

thanks 4 your answer.. is there a particular site to go on for that do u know? as i tried putting his name in and jus brings out thousands!! also i,m not sure if this is best way to go given he is out of this country.. good luck with all your brood tho! x

[sammy2009]

I went to peoplefinder.com and peoplesearch.com when I got the list of people, I mostly sent to the ones that lived around the area I last heard he was. It was a lot of work, but well worth it. I don't know, maybe it was just luck. Just punch in his last name on these sites as it says, and it will narrow your search. Someone will be related or know him from somewhere along the way. I really hope this helps you.