If you have lost contact with someone in the UK over the years, finding them can be very difficult. Electoral rolls do exist but you can only read them in the council offices for the area where it's thought the person lives. One option is to search the main phone book in the UK.

Another option is to get in touch with the Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service or to call them in the UK on (+44) 845 634 4747.

Click here if you want to find the postcode for someone you know.

Click here if you want to the search the UK's Yellow Pages.

Click here for the contact details of Companies House in Cardiff which has records of all registered companies.

Two centuries of family records including census entries, passenger lists, birth certificates and military papers are available online on National Archives England and Wales and National Archives Scotland.