Finding Someone

[Greedyfly]

Hello

How would someone go about finding somebody they used to know with only a name and area that they once lived in?

I have goolged, facebooked etc... The surname is quite unusual so I would have thought it would have been easier to find them to be honest.

I do have an old phone number which I have called to day and it is now a business which is not linked.

Thanks

GF

[mccfluff]

have you tried 192.com?

[Greedyfly]

Thanks Mcfluff it does bring one person up but the name isn't exactly right. It is an unusual surname.

[Greedyfly]

It doesn't help that I know him by a assume a middle name and not his Christian name, I think I know it but I am unsure.

[boxtops]

Electoral register, Freinds Reunited?

[bednobs]

girl or boy? They may have got married or changed their name

[Greedyfly]

Man - can't imagine his name will have changed as he is an older man. He does go by a his middle name rather than first but I can't imagine that would make much difference on such things as the electoral roll etc...

[Greedyfly]

By the looks of it he has moved form the area or could have possibly died

[hc4361]

Greedyfly, unless you find his obituary in a local newspaper don't assume he's died. It is impossible to find me online via any means, and that's the way I want it.

[Greedyfly]

Thanks HC4361. Probably won't ever find him - like you say some people are impossible to find online and without any other details besides a name it's a long shot.

[hc4361]

As it's an unusual surname you could contacting a likely relative you can find on FB and make enquiries.

[Cloverjo]

Do you know which school he went to? There might be a Facebook group for it.

[ChillDoubt]

I once used 192.com to find a former Army colleague.
I traced him to an address but there was no telephone number so I phoned one of his neighbours, explained who I was for security purposes and his neighbour passed on my details. We've been in touch ever since.

It's often a source of amusement which I rib him about because he is a Detective Sergeant and once tried tracing me via the PNC but gave up when a search returned more than 100 people with my name in Wales!

[Greedyfly]

Unfortunately I only have a name and I can find no one with the same surname on FB etc. 192 only threw up one person in the entire county and it's not him.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I have found an online notice board for that area so have posted a message there to try and find him that way.

[Iggle Piggle]

If you are wiling to pay a bit some solicitors are quite good at finding people...
I would call the number you have and make some polite enquiries about the previous residents/details.

[Hopkirk]

I've got to ask, is he an old flame?

[rockyracoon]

Hi Greedfly, I used this chap to look for someone with a very common surname a few years ago, he found him.

It does cost, £50 to look and another £100 if successful.

http://ukpeoplesearch.co.uk

[Greedyfly]

Thanks all for your help

[mrs.chappie]

If the area he moved from is a small community, eg a village, it might be worth ringing the local post office, if there is one.

The chap might have had his mail redirected when he moved, and the postmaster/mistress might know of him, or have a record of the redirection.

I don't know that they would be allowed/willing to reveal the new address to you, but they might be willing to forward a letter on to him.

It also might be worth ringing the local pubs - someone might know of him.

You could also consider putting an advert in the local newspaper, asking if anyone knows of his whereabouts. That's bound to create some interest....especially from distant relatives who think they might be in for a bit of a windfall. :o)