Looking For My Dad After 35 Years

[Gemma27985 0]

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! 

[Vaati 11]

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

[*Wallace* 333]

I wish you luck Gemma unfortunately I don’t think you will get it here.

[RiffRaff 10]

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."?

 

 

 

 

[nikki-red 307]

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.

[Heartshome 19]

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

[pattricia 574]

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 ?

[St Petre 85]

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
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[Heartshome 19]

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.

[hillsbro 29]

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

 

[Fiat500 17]

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 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."?

 

 

 

 

I found my sister on here. We had never met before but I knew she existed. I also found my brother who I had not seen since about 1960. Persistence pays off.

[TWhits 11]

On 30/12/2020 at 23:33, Heartshome said:

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.

Hi, I had a quick look for you and couldn't spot a Daryl Oldfield born Sheffield - the nearest are Darren Oldfield:
 

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Births Mar 1961   (>99%)
OLDFIELD	Darren G	KNIGHT	Sheffield	2d	260
Births Jun 1967   (>99%)
Oldfield	Darren	Whittaker	Sheffield	2d	150
Births Dec 1967   (>99%)
Oldfield	Darren	Nash	Sheffield	2d	135

The name in the middle is surname of mother.  I couldn't spot a likely marriage for his parents with the names you suggest but it is worth exploring - maybe expand to nearby towns in case he wasn't born in Sheffield (note that parts of Sheffield had different names in the past e.g. Ecclesall Bierlow and Wortley) or you could try a county.