I've got the following information:
Where she was born (may still reside there)
When she was born
Her name
Her Mother's name
Her son's name
Her age
Once, she contacted us on AIM... unfortunately, my Dad scared her away by being a wee bit of the prick that he is :) (this is why she's never met her father)
So I know she uses the internet, yet I haven't been able to find any information about her... I've checked FriendsReunited, Genesreunited, Myspace, Livejournal... googled extensively... also ICQ... erm... probably other stuff..
I can't think of what else to do. There must have been ways to find people before the internet. Or other ways of finding people on the internet. Does anyone have any ideas?
PS I can't get any more information on account of not having spoken to my father in a very long time :) even if I did he wouldn't give me any because he's a psychotic.
I'd be interesting in being able to find a person too, as I'd like to be able to contact my father-in-law who hasn't been in contact with her since my wife was 9...
You might check the phone book of her hometown, where she maybe still resides.
Hem... I'm not too sure, but, if you know someones first and last name you could probably find some information through various ways.
I mean, if she's above 18 she will be probably in a college, will have a credit card maybe, a bank account, internet connection. There are soooo many things that can track us down in the end. I mean if you type my name in google or Yahoo, you will get various things. My website, some posts in forums here and there. So you will eventually get more info. Plus maybe her e-mail could have something to do with her name.
Heh... first thing I did was google!
How could I use her bank account/credit card/internet connection to find her? What? ¬¬
Tricky. Most non-geeks don't google well. I would suppose you could get somewhere by contacting a last known address; such people generally know where the last occupant went. Failing that, check governmental records for birth and such. Depending on where you live, that information may or may not be freely accessible.
Spoiler
Failing that, call Jerry Springer...
What country your sister living in? I could probably find her if she was in the US, but I'm guessing this isn't the case...
I don't even think I want to find my long lost half sister! (Yes, I do seriously have one too)
I hear she borrowed money and never gave it back, and lied about my family to others!
Was your sister a nice person, do you know?
But it makes me wonder.. I heard a rumour that she is married. Technically I could be an uncle!
I'm in the UK, Anarcho.
...ManicMatt, I know nothing about her... she could be awful for all I know!
She lives in Margate I think... any Margatian people here? Or Kent or something...
Heres a daft question cant you locate her on AIM again?
Anyway you gave us nothing to work with to find her...
We dont know any detials unles you may want to pm us to try and help.
And yes there are means and ways.. IMO you have enough info.
Well, I'm not familiar with how you do things there, if this was someone over here & I knew what city/county the person lived in, I'd look up county records and see if they own property. Maybe your sister is too young...and maybe land records aren't public in the UK. In the US you can search tax assessment records by name in just about every county in the country (often online) & find out the person's home address.
You could try here.
http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/
The evil Count Montebon has whereabouts of your sister, he was last seen in Tortuga....
Once she's 18 your best bet would be to search the electoral roll, or whatever it's called :)
Otherwise become a PI, get a lonesome run-down office and hope one of your clients is also looking for her. ;)
is she called Carmen Sandiego? If so, you should ask at the airport, the docks or the hotel. She's probably in Buenos Aires. They always are.
You could try running some newspaper ads in the town where she last lived. Rent a mail box so that you don't bring every freak in the UK to your doorstep. Failing that, hire an investigator. A good one could porbably find her in an afternoon.
give Friends Reunited a try...
Quote from: BOYD1981 on Tue 04/04/2006 06:27:47
give Friends Reunited a try...
Quote from: Yutzster on Mon 03/04/2006 15:53:30
... I've checked FriendsReunited, Genesreunited, Myspace, Livejournal... googled extensively... also ICQ... erm... probably
Geez people dont read i tell you.
http://www.locatepeople.org/
Ok heres the whole nine yards. You should be able to locate her...
o Alta Vista:
Digital Computer's Web Index and Usenet search engine.
http://www.altavista.digital.com
o Bigfoot
http://www.bigfoot.com
o Four-11:
White Pages. Search for e-mail address or web page. Allows search
for hobbies, past schools, research interests, etc.
http://www.four11.com
o GTE's Interactive Yellow Pages:
Business directories
http://yp.gte.net
o Inter-Links:
An index of sites for Finding People on the Internet
http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/phone.html
o Internet Address Finder
http://www.iaf.com
o LYCOS People Finder
http://www.lycos.com/pplfndr.html
o Okra
http://okra.ucr.edu/okra
o SwitchBoard:
Online version of a phone CD-ROM. Find people. Find businesses.
http://www.switchboard.com
http://www3.switchboard.com
Telephone Directories on the Web *International*, comprehensive index of links to online telephone, fax and business directories.
http://www.infobel.be/infobel/infobelworld.html
oops, i meant the Friends Reunited "Trying to find" thingy at http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/FriendsReunited.asp?wci=MemoryBoard&bb_type=L&CountryCode=GB
i left a message on it a while back when i was looking for an old friend of mine, nobody ever got in touch though...
Hire a private detective.
I'll find her. All i need is a bottle of whisky, a strand of her hair, a pasty made of foam, and a length of string.
try yufsterslonglosthalfsister.com
you never know?
I think all the serious answers have been posted, do keep us updated as this sounds like a 'real life' adventure game... perhaps you should make a game about it.