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A cry for help from our client based in the North West (UK) who had been searching for her niece for the last 20 years without success. Following a family dispute, the family had gone its separate ways and the relations had effectively lost contact over the years. Only her maiden name was known with a suggestion that the niece had been married a number of times. Our research identified each of the marriages and with the aid of other research tools we located the niece living in the North East (UK). We facilitated initial contact and dialogue between the two and as a consequence they are now in direct contact with each other. Another client very satisfied with our outcome.
After nearly twenty years of searching, our client had given up all hope of finding the identity of her biological father. Despite doing various DNA tests, she had failed to identify the father or any family. She never knew her father, and her mother never disclosing who it was. We assessed her DNA and got to work piecing together all the evidence in this jigsaw. After detailed research we identified his name and current location. We made initial contact on behalf of our client and they have both since made contact with each other. Whilst we found a father, we also found 3 half siblings.
Our Client, a 77 year old lady born in 1945 had always been told by her mother that her father had died in WW2. Her mother was unmarried at the time of her birth. Our client had taken a DNA test several years ago, identifying several cousins. Whilst there was initial contact with the cousins, the conversation had dried up and had failed to identify her father. Her last chance of knowing his identity was with Family Finders. Upon examination of her DNA results, we constructed a family tree and identified her immediate paternal family, establishing that her father (whilst now deceased) didn’t die during WW2. We also re-established contact with a 2nd cousin and procured a number of photographs of our clients grandparents and other generations. Dialogue is now continuing with all parties which ultimately will help our client know her past and re-connect with her future. We wish her the very best as she continues to learn more and more.
Our client was looking for his family, he had taken a DNA test and had identified various distant relatives, they had built a family tree but had reached a dead end with their own research. He needed that little bit of extra help to identify his immediate family, and then to locate and contact them. We re-examined his DNA, conducted a manual search of records and continued to build his family tree identifying his immediate family, including his biological parents. At his request we made the initial approach to the immediate family, they were overjoyed to hear from us and our client and the family have now reunited.
Please note that we don't post all of our work due to the confidentiality and nature of what we do. Only if our client is willing to share the experience do we post, and even then we maintain confidentiality.
We received a request to search for a niece who was last seen at the age of 6 in 1956, when she was placed in the care of her father. She was never seen again by the mothers side of the family and despite years of searching by various members the family, was never found.
The Aunt reached out to us for our help and a fresh pair of eyes. Profiling the child and her father’s family we believed a very strong likelihood that she was raised by a close relative of her father. Knocking on doors, visiting a solicitor office and a series of letters, led us to a distant relative of her father. We then established that the child had in later years married and had children. To complicate matters, through examination of various records we believed her and her children to be living on the opposite side of the world.
As a consequence of years of research we have made considerable amounts of contacts throughout the world - we all help each other when support is need in a specific country, where local knowledge can be key. Further enquiries led us to find her (now in her 70’s) in the country we believed she had settled.
A 42 year old male, born in Gloucester and now living overseas, was seeking his father who he has never met. His own DNA research had identified the name of his father, but not his whereabouts. Our protracted research identified the location of his father. This also included the identification a further sibling of the father. Through examination of social media and other research tools, it was evident that he had a half-brother - they have now connected.
Further research identified a potential half sister, albeit little information was known about her. A review of newspaper articles suggested a female of the same name had been in trouble with the Police with her boyfriend. Despite her boyfriend being sent to prison and changing his name upon release, his social media presence was found and examined which led to a man being researched believed to be a close relative of the female being sought. A photograph of the female was found dated 2014 which clearly suggested the female’s identity and confirmed she was the half sister. They have also been connected and are talking with each other. Arrangements are being made for the client to return back to the UK from to meet his relations including a visit to his father.
We have successfully concluded a search for a lady that was looking for her sister. They hadn’t spoken for over 30 years and little was known about the sisters activity other than she had two boys (first names known) and potentially a girl (name not known). Our research identified one child who although unaware of the whereabouts of his mother, gave a valuable insight into mothers life. Additional children were also identified and with the exception of one, all found on social media. The search also identified an ex-husband and when this information was provided to the lady looking for her sister, she made contact with him, who duly exchanged contact details. The sisters have been reunited by phone. .
We were approached by a lady who had been searching for many years for her half brother with absolutely no success whatsoever. Whilst not going into the specific details of the family circumstances, it was evident that she had never met her half brother who was born in 1985. With little more than a name with a year and place of birth, we managed to find relatives of her half brother within 4 days. Despite her search for many years, she was sadly told that her half brother had died several years ago at a young age. So despite the huge amount of research, thinking and sheer determination to bring a conclusion to this request for help, you can never be sure what the ending looks like.
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