Genealogy Chat

Wonder if anyone can help me with suggestions for sources that would help find a (hopefully) living person in Australia who was last seen/heard from 13 years ago.

Friend is about to become a parent and would dearly love to track down his father who disappeared from his life, possibly because of illness. His father would now be 64.

Friend realises the journey is fraught with difficulty (and that his Dad may no longer be alive), but was fond of his Dad and feels the need to know what's happened to him.

Any suggestions for where he can look/who might be able to help gratefully received.

Thanks.

Hi Maggie,

Will PM you.

Regards, louisa

Hi Maggie.

Have you tried the online White pages directory.
If you know a State or Territory and a given and surname that this person may live in, they could be listed in the directory.

http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/initResSearch.do


Sorry. best i can offer.

Good luck....Tony ( Victoria Aus )

Thanks Louisa, will keep checking inbox.

Maggie

Only problem is they dont list the first names anymore just initials :0(

Regards, louisa

Thanks Tony,

Did try online phone book, but only initials listed rather than first names so quite a heap to go through - person was last seen in Qld, but may have moved state, and may be going under an alternative surname.

Thanks for suggestion.

Maggie

Have to go now.

Will check back tomorrow.

Thanks Louisa and Tony for your help.

Maggie

Hi Maggie,

I think you have already tried the phone books so go onto the Records Office page and put this in the search box.

Anyone need help in finding relatives in USA, Canada, Australia.

Maybe Katrin can help you,

Good Luck!

Sheila

Thanks Sheila will give that a go.

Maggie

Don't have a link for them, but the Red Cross are very useful for things like this. I believe they have a special missing person's branch. The Red Cross in the UK are the people to see as they can take all the details and go from there through their own channels.

Wendy

Wendy,

Thanks for that suggestion.

Maggie

P.S. Just googled your suggestion and it came back with all sorts of helpful links - BIG THANKS!!

I know it sounds silly but have you thought of writing to Womans Day magazine? They have a section in their magazine where people can ask for info on such things. You would be surprised at how many people read it.
Terri

Doesn't sound silly at all Terri - seem to remember seeing a copy when I visited Australia.

Thanks for the idea.

Maggie

Don't forget the Salvation Army - they too are very good at finding lost family - don't know if they operate in Australia though.
Good luck
Eileen

Yes, they do, I've found them very helpful, although I wasn't trying to trace a living person.

Try this address (for New South Wales):

[email protected]

Thanks Eileen, Mary and others, you're all being really helpful - much appreciated.

Maggie

http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=232


As a long shot you could try looking at the website above. This is the "Welcome Wall" which migrants can register on.

Victoria,

Thanks - the person I am looking for is an Australian who went missing in Oz and is most likely still there, but that site does look useful for people both past and present.

Thanks for your time.

Maggie

Hi

The Salvation Army does operate here in OZ, this is the Queensland Office

The Salvation Army
342 Upper Roma Street

Brisbane

Australia

Phone: for Family Tracing 07 32365544

Good Luck

Regards


Amber

Thanks Amber - that's a great help.

Maggie