Finding half brothers/sisters.

[ChampagneandNappies]

Found out last year I have 3 half brothers and 2 half sisters - the eldest being 22 years older than I. Anyone know the best way of locating 'halves'? I don't have much to go on but it could be a rather juicy project for me.

I don't have any experience of this but saw \link{http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2070004,00.html\this article} in this weekend's Sunday Times.
It's about children from sperm donors who are searching for siblings and could be of some interest to you.

Thank you - will take a look

People finder on the net. They do searches through the electorial register etc

Salvation Army may be another possibility in this regard.

I would advise caution here - they may have no idea at all that you exist and your appearance, especially if sudden, into their lives may come as a huge shock to them. You also have to consider that they may not be able have a meaningful relationship with you now.

Actually I was rather more wanting to find out all about them but never actually meeting them! Sounds like stalking I know but it's not - I don't think....

I know how you feel C&N. I had a bit of a weird experience last week, am estranged from my father and thought it might be possible he was on my ward at work! I feel pretty certain I still don't want to know him. But all the while saying and mostly thinking this, I have ascertained he does not live in the town where he did live. I am fairly certain I know now where he does live (in completely diff part of country) I even have a phone number. I paid for this info.I've done a F/reunited search for him, his wife (?ex) and his two sons (my half brothers). I cried about it the other night, have not done so for years, all of which is suggesting to me I am not quite as sorted in my head about this as I would like to think I am.

After my father died I found out I had a half sister ten years older than me. We didn't have much information to go on, but my (full) sister decided (without telling me) to hire a private detective who traced our half-sister, who lives abroad. We have now met up with her a couple of times and she is lovely so it has all worked out very well, but I think you have to be very very careful about these things. Even though our hal-fsister knew there was a possibility she had family elsewhere, our arrival in her life was still a hauge upheaval and brought on lots of emotions for us, and for her and her family. If you are just looking to find out, if you have names and approx dates of brith, you can go to the public records office and they will help you to find birth/marriage certificates, and then you can also try and search the census records to get addresses. Good luck!

my half brother found my dad through the electoral register, a few years ago now we are really close. our dad tried finding him many times when db was little but his mother kept moving and even changed his name!!!