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Following the work of agencies dedicated to tracking down people's lost family members.

Following the work of Britain's army of family finders, from international organisations to independent genealogy detective agencies, dedicated to tracking down people's lost family members.

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Family Finders: Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

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Family Finders: Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions: Episode 12: David & Steven/Sally James

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Episode 12: David & Steven/Sally James

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

David & Steven/Sally James

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When he was a boy, David learnt that his mother and sisters weren't his family by birth.

Documentary series. When he was still a young boy, David discovered that his mother and older sisters weren't in fact his family by birth.

David Stewart grew up in Scotland along with two older sisters and brother. When he was still a young boy, David discovered that his mother and older sisters weren't in fact his family by birth. His dad was his real birth-father and had brought David and his brother to live with him and his new family. Years later, after the death of his father, David felt the desire to find out if he did in fact have any other blood relatives. Chasing up a rumour that his father had had other children before him, David employed the help of an amateur genealogist online. It seemed the rumours had been true - David had a half-brother called Steven. After several weeks of talking on the phone and several years unknowingly living just 50 miles apart, today the brothers are meeting up for the very first time.

Sally James's mother Phylis spent most of her childhood in an orphanage in Ireland. At the age of 16, Phylis left the orphanage, moved to England to train as a nurse and had Sally, but she never stopped wondering about her birth-mother. Years later, when her mother was elderly, Sally took up the challenge to find out the truth about her mother's family and took a gamble on some cutting-edge family finding technology - DNA testing. The gamble paid off - the results came back positive, Phylis had a brother, Sally's uncle Jim. Just a few months later, Jim flew to England to meet his sister Phylis and Sally had fulfilled her mission. Just four months later her mother died. Today Sally and her uncle Jim visit a childhood friend of Phylis's who grew up with her in the orphanage.

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Documentary series following the work of Britain's ever-growing army of family finders.

Documentary series following the work of Britain's ever-growing army of family finders as they track down people's lost family members. Contains revised repeats.

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