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Family > Find somebody (the links below will take you online)
Find a phone number or address
	192.com This is the largest of Britain's online directory services. Once you have registered, you can access address and phone number information about literally millions of businesses and individuals based on name or location information. A very useful site.
	BT - International Codes This is a simple and easy to use guide to the worlds dialing codes. Simply select a country and you will be given the international code, a list of area codes and relevant information about the country and occasionally even the type of ring to expect.
	Directory Enquiries Still one of the most comprehensive ways to find phone number and address information for someone in the UK. Searches are easy and free and you can add successful searches to your own personal online address book. A very useful service.
	Teldir This site provides links to telephone directory sites from all over the world. Each directory is briefly reviewed, describing the language used and what is covered in each case. A useful portal that can help you track down numbers all over the globe.
	The Post Office The official site of the post office can be a little slow to load but once its all there, this is a useful and informative site. It includes the ability to find your nearest post office to within one mile and get postcodes for UK addresses.
	The UK Informer - Dialling Codes This is a really quick way to find a UK area code based on the name of a town, or the name of a town based on a dialing code. Searches are quick and effective and the results are comprehensive and well laid out, making this a fantastic little site.
	UK Phone Book A very simple and effective way to find phone number and address information for anyone in the UK. Searches are simple and very fast and there are lots of tips and advice for making your searches as successful as possible. Possibly the best of its kind.
Find a street map and get directions
*See Also:* Travel > Find a map
	Easy Map A fantastic site for obtaining a map based on address information. Simply type in the details of the address and press go. The site will then generate a map pinpointing the exact location. This map can be emailed to someone or printed for reference.
	Multimap This mapping website allows you to find a street map of anywhere in Britain based on postcode information. The maps can viewed at a number of different scales and travel directions are provided. This site also includes aerial photos and local information.
	Streetmap Simply enter a postcode or location and this no-frills site will quickly provide you with an accurate and clear street map of the local area. You can zoom in or out and move around the area with a click of the mouse on the screen.
Find an email address
	Finding Email Addresses This is a much harder task than you think but this site is a good place to start. It has links to a number of the biggest directories and has advice about the best way to find the address you’re after.
	My email address is.. This short page is a basic 'how to' of finding peoples email addresses on the internet. It contains some useful tips and links to more comprehensive information as well as a search facility and a reverse search to match a name to an address.
	TKA - Finding Someone Practical advice about finding someone's email address and links to some of the best places to start your searches. A straightforward and useful page that is informative and easy to understand.
Find an old friend or acquaintance
	Band Family Tree Record your musical history for all to see or get in touch with people you once played in a band with. Using the site to find bands or add your own is easy and there are also loads of well organised links for musicians. A great idea for a website.
	Friends Reunited This is genuinely one of the best ideas anyone has ever had for a website. Find your old school and tell them when you left and for a small fee of £5 you will be able to contact all the other people that you see on the site. Fantastic.
Find your birth parents
*See Also:* Family > Discover your family tree
	Look Up UK This is a massive UK based resource for finding lost friends or relatives. The site contains advice about searching for people, genealogy data and lots of links to other useful resources in this area. There are also over 65,000 messages to search through.
	Search Line Search Line is a service primarily aimed at reuniting children with their birth parents. They are not a charity so searching services do cost money. However, they offer a confidential service that is conducted by an experienced individual. A useful site.
Go to a library
	British Libraries Online This site offers a list of all the online public libraries in the UK with links to each of them. It also includes information about other libraries, OPACs and national libraries. An excellent research resource.
	BUBL BUBL is an amazing and little known resource. It contains selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. There is a truly massive amount of brilliant information that can be found here and you can either search categories or journals.
	Newspaper Archives This site provides links to hundreds of online newspaper archives all over the world. Although primarily focused on the US media, there is a page of worldwide archives, including several useful links to British sites.
	The British Library The website of the UK's national library. It allows you to search for a huge variety of information in over 10 million documents as well as offering a wide range of extremely useful services. Ignore the annoying pop up window, this is a great site.
	The Internet Public Library The Internet Public Library is an excellent resource. It is one of the first libraries for the internet community and is intended to discover the best ways for librarians to contribute to the web. There is a huge amount of information accessible here.
	UK Higher Education Libraries This site contains links to all of the university and research libraries in the UK, listed alphabetically. Most of these have searchable catalogues and will be extremely helpful in finding the source you need.
Look at census information
	1901 Census This is the site for the recently released 1901 census in the UK. Unfortunately, due to high initial demand it is temporarily closed for updates to the system. Keep an eye out though because it will be returning soon.
	Census Statistics This is the national UK statistics website, which contains information about the recent censusand access to previos census data; births, deaths and marriages; and a wealth of UK information.
Look at public records
	The Public Records Office The Public Record Office is the national archive of the United Kingdom. It covers an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day and the records are available to whoever wishes to view them. This is a fantastic resource.
Send a greeting
	Blue Mountain This is one of the best known websites for sending online greetings cards. Its not as free as it once was but the service is still good and there's a huge variety of choices about exactly what you send. Still worth a good look.
	Online Greeting Centre This site allows you to choose from a wide range of greetings that will be sent to the person of your choice. You can select the language, background image, music and message to go with your card and because its emailed, it'll arrive in seconds.
Send flowers
	Clare Florist This is the florist that supplies flowers to Edinburgh Castle. The prices are reasonable and there's a good choice of arrangements. You can order hand tied bouquets, baskets and roses from the site and delivery is by the next day within the UK.
	Flowers Direct Here you'll find a good selection of conventional and unusual flower arrangements at the Flowers Direct site with bouquets to suit every budget. Delivery is the next day within the UK.
	Interflora Interflora is one of the best known international florists in the world. This site has a good selection of floral arrangements available to order online and deliver the next day. You can even arrange to be emailed a reminder on special occasions.
	UK Florists Online This is a simple and easy to use way of finding a number of florists in your local area. You can search by place name or postcode information and you will be given contact details as well as an email address and link to a website if one exists.

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