I am looking to find a person, and all I know is their fathers name, and her first name. I was hoping some people here might be able to give me any tips they know/can think of to find someone. Thanks alot =)

Does someone need to goto Stalkers anonymous?

No, I found out last night I have a half sister that no one thought to mention in the last 19 years. =P

Aren't there actual people who do this kind of stuff for a living? Like, detectives kind of.

...whoah, congrats!

Yeah, there are. But I'm 19, and poor =P Plus, my family isn't the sharing type, so my mum wouldn't be happy I knew about her, let alone started looking.

Anyway, I called the guy, he was like "I have a -neice- by that name." I think I have found the right guy (considering there are about -8- people in the phone book with his last name, and I doubt there is more than 1 Kevin). I don't think he would be any help.

I thought about looking on the electoral role, or something. But I don't know if she is married now. Also, I don't even know how to break it to her. (I'm thinking she was practically adopted by her aunt and uncle, and never told the truth).

I found out about 2 brothers and a sister at my fathers funeral, which was weird to say the least.

Few things, do you know the city/state where she was born? Do you know her approximate age? If you can find out those two pieces of information you can almost certainly figure it out from the public records office.

thanks alot =) I guess she shouldn't be too hard to find now.

If they haven't told her, please go really slow, and really easy. Heh, and if she is married, don't have your brother-in-law thinking your a stalker. Bad family reunions. _Really_ bad...

Well, yeah that's my new worry =P I'm gonna be finding a sister, but if she doesn't know, it's going to change alot more for her. If anyone has had to do something like this, I'd be really interested to hear how you told/wish you told the person

I was in a similar situation recently, actually - I had only a name (not even a full first name, that threw me for a loop when I figured it out), and town of residence some sixteen years back. If you have a possible location, and you're really serious about finding this person, try looking through local newspapers going back to the time you know she lived there - she, or someone in her family, might be mentioned. If it's a small town, you can ask at a library or other public building if anyone remembers her (you never know!). I eventually figured out that my search-ee had moved about five years ago through his mother's obituary, of all places, and ran white-page searches until I narrowed it down to four or five potentials, all of whom lived halfway across the country. News like this can be quite awkward to break, but you'll probably live the rest of your life regretting it if you never contact her - after all, the worst she can say is that she doesn't want to talk to you. Best of luck, if you'll excuse the cliche, I know how you feel!

EDIT: Some more detail added for clarity.