Missing Links Research Services

Here at Missing Links we are in our 10th year of researching and re-uniting U.K. adoptees with birth families, working for clients at home and around the World and tracing family in many countries. We offer a full service including initial contact if required as well as acting as a 'mail-box' to allow time for people to contact each other whist still maintaining a 'comfort zone'.

Quite frequently adoptees have not had access to records of their birth and adoption. Using our database we are usually able to advise where these may be located and how they may be accessed.

Searching

During the course of research we initially utilise any of the following records

  • Indexes of Births
  • Indexes of Marriages
  • Indexes of Deaths
  • Probate Records
  • Past and Present Electoral Rolls
  • Telephone Indexes
  • The Adoption Index
  • Local Newspaper Records
  • Deed Poll Records

If you have already had access to your adoption file or have specific information relating to your birth parents, it may help the research if you can provide copies or details. Likewise if you have a copy of your 'full' original birth certificate please send us a copy. Any copy documents can be sent to us as scanned pages attached to an email or by fax or conventional mail. Our contact details are at the foot of this page.

Should our searches indicate that the person we are seeking has moved to another country then we utilise the services of other professional researchers in that country. They are aware of the confidential nature of our work and we trust them to carry out our research both professionally and confidentially.

Cost

As every case is different, it is not possible to put an accurate figure on the total cost of a search. For this reason we prefer to charge on a stage-by-stage basis. This allows you to determine the pace of the search and at the same time allows you to control the budget to suit your own circumstances.

The average cost for a full search is £250 GBP although many cases are completed for less than this and very rarely does a search cost more. The price is determined to a great extent on how may certificate we may have to obtain to identify the correct person (usually determined by the person's surname both before and after marriage).

To commence a search we require an initial budget of £100 GBP

Payment of Fees

  • By Sterling Bank Draft or Sterling Cheque (payable to Missing Links)
  • By BACS (details on request)
  • By credit or debit card by visiting www.adoptioncontactregister.com/cardpay100.htm It is important, if using this method, that you enter your reference number where indicated.

We hope that you feel you would like us to research on your behalf but should you choose a different route may we wish you all success in your quest.

Sincerely

Missing Links

149 Mansfield Road, ALFRETON, DE55 7JQ. UK.

Fax

+44(0)8715288110

Email

missinglinks@adoptionsearchuk.com

Telephone

+44 (0) 1335 361 487

Web

www,adoptionsearchuk.com

MISSING LINKS is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998, Registration Number Z6548451