Trying to trace a relative

[warpig1]

i am trying to trace someone who was taken to live in Glasgow during WW2. I know her name and believe that she still lived in glasgow in the early seventies and was not married at that stage. Don't exactly sure where to start, the only thing I can think of is checking the census records. Any one have any suggestions or a bettter idea?

Thanks
warpig1

[sammy snake]

You can't check census records - they are subject to 100 years disclosre and the most recent available to view is 1901.

Unfortunatly I don't have any other ideas. For electoral registers you need an address, she could have married and be under another name entirely, she could have moved elsewhere...maybe some one else can do better!

[warpig1]

Really? bummer, I didn't know that. Will have to think of something else.

[dot.hawkes]

the national insurance office in newcastle has a department that offers a letter forwarding service to any person living in the United kingdom that is paying national insurance contributions or is in reciept of any form of benefit.
You can write a letter to the person you are looking for and on the envelope write their name at birth, their date of birth and any previous address or location you have for them, and anything else that would help identify them, like a mothers name for instance.
then you put the envelope in a bigger one and send it to the NI office , they will then forward the letter if the person is still living in the UK.
if not they return it to you. They do tell you if they have forwarded the letter but not where it went to, then it is up to the person you are looking for to contact you.
I only used this once for a lady and she was reunited with her mother after 58 years.
I no longer have the e4xact address and indeed, i am not 100% sure this system is still available, but try here first:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Dl1/Directories/Usefu lContactsDetails/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10011366&chk =OwKpu1

you could do an online search of the electoral roll for Glasgow or search the GRO index online (registrations of Birth marriage and death).

[jno]

old phone books? I don't know if libraries or local museums keep such things

[spudqueen]

Perhaps you could try friendsreunited and genereunited.

[warpig1]

Thanks guys for your help.

chjeers
warpig1

[weezy1979]

Hi warpig1 , there is a good site for the 1927 glasgow directory listing by names and street names it is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glasg ow/index-glas.htm hope this is helpful !!