Half Brother

KorkyKat · 08-02-10, 12:48

How does one go about finding about a half brother with little information other than the father's name? Office for registration for births, marriages and deaths?

Greenman · 08-02-10, 12:50

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Originally Posted by KorkyKat

How does one go about finding about a half brother with little information other than the father's name? Office for registration for births, marriages and deaths?

Try facebook or wonder around the streets alittle more. Seeing as he only has half a body he shouldn't be hard to spot.

I'll get me coat...

PG · 08-02-10, 12:52

Jeremy Kyle | Be a guest - ITV Lifestyle

Let someone else do all the tracking and get on the tele

Greenman · 08-02-10, 12:53

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Originally Posted by PG

Jeremy Kyle | Be a guest - ITV Lifestyle

Let someone else do all the tracking and get on the tele

He could even do a DNA test for you, they are obsessed with those things on that program.

Fallen Angel · 08-02-10, 13:17

Difficult if all you have is the Father's name.

Do you have a name of the half-brother? Location or general area they were born? Date or year they were born? A mother's name would be useful to.

Going through the Births, Deaths & Marriages records is a good start. Do you know if this half-brother knows the name of their real father? If so they may be on something like genes reunited. Have a look at family trees with the names of someone the same as the name you have, try and tie up dates, you might get lucky.

TBH I got extremely lucky with my half-brothers...my Mum happened to meet a friend of theirs on holiday when she hadn't seen them for 26 years.

I still have another half-sister out there I only found out about a few years ago, but have limited access to information to find her, and the whole "whether I should look for her" issue isn't quite as straight forward as it was with my brothers (she may not know her father is not her biological father)...of course, she could know and be looking.

Good luck with the hunt

Driver · 08-02-10, 13:32

Another thumbs up for genes reunited. My wife who was adopted at birth found her real mother through that site. Like you had very limited information but you can post up a looking for ad like she did and eventually someone who seen the ad and knew a friend of a friend put two and two together and made contact for her. Turned out the real mother was a right boot but now she knows.

KorkyKat · 08-02-10, 13:39

Thanks Fallen Angel and Driver. I shall follow your advice.

Many Thanks.

Tomcat · 08-02-10, 17:26

In the case of my half brothers it was a case of asking round different bits of the family. There's always somebody who knows something.

Screwdriver · 08-02-10, 17:38

Well it used to be Catherine House but now I note the records are here:

Family Records Centre

Find your own birth certificate and from that your mothers and fathers. You cross reference with the record of births (which will be under your mothers name). Don't be surprised if there are a number of identical names, hence the need for cross referencing with DoB.

You should find a record of birth, from which you could apply for your half brothers certificate of birth but easier just to dig out the register of electors and find out where he lives.

Forget about paying someone else to do it. It is such an intensely personal thing you should do it yourself. With luck, one day trawling through the huge bound volumes of data will tell you everything you need.

Screwd.

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Fallen Angel has her own balcony Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: it would appear that stalking works...oh yeah...she met DT...he is now nicely settled in her cellar Posts: 13,306 Cash: £4160603 Blog Entries: 81 Thanks: 223 Thanked: 172/129	Re: Half Brother Difficult if all you have is the Father's name. Do you have a name of the half-brother? Location or general area they were born? Date or year they were born? A mother's name would be useful to. Going through the Births, Deaths & Marriages records is a good start. Do you know if this half-brother knows the name of their real father? If so they may be on something like genes reunited. Have a look at family trees with the names of someone the same as the name you have, try and tie up dates, you might get lucky. TBH I got extremely lucky with my half-brothers...my Mum happened to meet a friend of theirs on holiday when she hadn't seen them for 26 years. I still have another half-sister out there I only found out about a few years ago, but have limited access to information to find her, and the whole "whether I should look for her" issue isn't quite as straight forward as it was with my brothers (she may not know her father is not her biological father)...of course, she could know and be looking. Good luck with the hunt
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Driver A Bit Bored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 166 Cash: £500 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 7/7	Re: Half Brother Another thumbs up for genes reunited. My wife who was adopted at birth found her real mother through that site. Like you had very limited information but you can post up a looking for ad like she did and eventually someone who seen the ad and knew a friend of a friend put two and two together and made contact for her. Turned out the real mother was a right boot but now she knows.

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KorkyKat Bête Noire Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,555 Cash: £2598401 Thanks: 83 Thanked: 97/70	Re: Half Brother Thanks Fallen Angel and Driver. I shall follow your advice. Many Thanks.


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Screwdriver Really Bored Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Location. Posts: 4,617 Cash: £957103 Thanks: 54 Thanked: 218/188	Re: Half Brother Well it used to be Catherine House but now I note the records are here: Family Records Centre Find your own birth certificate and from that your mothers and fathers. You cross reference with the record of births (which will be under your mothers name). Don't be surprised if there are a number of identical names, hence the need for cross referencing with DoB. You should find a record of birth, from which you could apply for your half brothers certificate of birth but easier just to dig out the register of electors and find out where he lives. Forget about paying someone else to do it. It is such an intensely personal thing you should do it yourself. With luck, one day trawling through the huge bound volumes of data will tell you everything you need. Screwd.

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