kez

a friend of mine is looking for a relative - can you help. he moved to australia in the sixties - Jim Dowthwaite. she doesnt know what suburb he lives in but the number starts with 01-061-2-636****. can you give me any information as to where this is and if by 1,000,000th of a chance anyone might know him. his neice becky is looking for him.

thanks loads.

kez.

Bordy

Looks like a New South Wales number, possibly Sydney. I can only see an A. Dowthwaite & a B. Dowthwaite in the white pages from that area though.

Natbat

Have got the white pages open on the web, do you know what state he lives in?

Nat

debsy

Is this it?
http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/sear...rchInput.jhtml

kez

we tried the white pages - she thinks he lived in NSW. is there an exdirectory thing in oz.

Bordy

Yes there are "Silent Number" out here but don't think you will get any info on them.

debsy

Maybe the telephone is registered in another family members name. The link I sent you was similar to the number that you posted.

Natbat

The only J Dowthwaite I found was in Queensland!

Too slim a chance it would be him, but it's not too common a names so might be worth calling them to see if they can help - you never know you hear these stories of long distance rellies!!

Good Luck with the search

nat

kez

Thanks loads - i have left her a few numbers to be going on with - i will post again for ideas if we get no joy.

thanks again.

kez.

Natbat

It may be an idea to put it into one of the newpapers over there, the Sydney Morning Herald or the like usually have those sorts of 'looking for' sections!

Nat

MrsDagboy

With an unusual surname it is often worthwhile to call any phone numbers in the whitepages etc. Quite often they may be relatives. Most people are extremely helpful if you just give them a brief run down when they first answer the phone. ie "Hi, Im XYZ calling from England because Im looking for my uncle that I have lost touch with, do you know Jim Dowthwaite" rather than just "Hello, is Jim there?" .

Family research & genealogists use the method quite often, with quite a bit of success.

Trevglas

Trouble is Mrs D, I have also seen debt collectors trying the same trick!