Gemma27985 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hi, I am looking for my dad who I believe was from Sheffield. He will be in his 50s now, name Daryl oldfield, could be spelt different. Dad may have been called Peter and was a painter and decorator. Mum was called Nancy or something similar. Any help would be very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaati Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Please don’t give out anyone’s private or personal information without their prior knowledge and consent. If you know the people in question make them aware of this thread. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace* Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I wish you luck Gemma unfortunately I don’t think you will get it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Out of interest, has anybody ever found lost friend, associate or relative by using this forum? I completely understand the usual warnings from the Moderators regarding personal information, but notice that, at times, the thread is closed straight after the advice is given (but not in this particular case.) Bear in mind that most posters who are seeking info are new users, and therefore won't be able to satisfy the minimum five posts to permit personal messages either....so is there realistically any point in the forum's tagline of "search for old friends, family etc."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 We don’t close threads like these unless requested by the OPs and I can’t remember the last time that happened. We have no way of knowing who people are, why they are looking for someone and more importantly if that someone wants to be found. I wouldn’t want my details sharing without my knowledge, would you? All we ask is that the person being looked for has a choice in the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Gemma27985 said: Hi, I am looking for my dad who I believe was from Sheffield. He will be in his 50s now, name Daryl oldfield, could be spelt different. Dad may have been called Peter and was a painter and decorator. Mum was called Nancy or something similar. Any help would be very much appreciated! Hi Gemma. A little bit of info to help you start a search. Go to :- FREE BMD UK - you can search there for Birth, Marriage, Death at no charge. Ok Heartshome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Gemma27985 said: Hi, I am looking for my dad who I believe was from Sheffield. He will be in his 50s now, name Daryl oldfield, could be spelt different. Dad may have been called Peter and was a painter and decorator. Mum was called Nancy or something similar. Any help would be very much appreciated! Have you tried putting those names up on Facebook ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Petre Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Heartshome said: Hi Gemma. A little bit of info to help you start a search. Go to :- FREE BMD UK - you can search there for Birth, Marriage, Death at no charge. Ok Heartshome Not exactly a free service, they wanted a 17 pound 'donation' to access my information. Edited December 30, 2020 by St Petre Add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, St Petre said: Not exactly a free service, they wanted a 17 pound 'donation' to access my information. Hi St Petre, I don't know why they did that! For you to search, you just put in a name and choose B,M or D, then an area and aprox dates , then press SEARCH . You have to keep trying different variations, but I usually get details come up that are very helpful. I've had some great results from it, used it for ages. I'm just thinking! Did you asked them direct for help? If so, that's why the charge. Regards Heartshome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 29/12/2020 at 22:20, RiffRaff said: Out of interest, has anybody ever found lost friend, associate or relative by using this forum? ... I'm sure this has happened on a number of occasions. Here is one old thread I remember that had a happy ending: https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/145326-looking-for-my-roots/?tab=comments#comment-2621019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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