How to Locate a Person's Past Addresses

Locate a person's past addresses by using people search engines.

Locating a person's past addresses may be necessary for various legal and personal reasons such as inheritance, civil and criminal matters, family law or other family matters. You may need to use multiple resources such as accessing people searching websites, state and county websites, court records, school records, online white page directories, social media websites such as Myspace or Facebook, conducting a background search or hiring a private investigation company to find the person's former addresses and other personal information.

Things You'll Need

• Name of person
• Social security number
• Driver's license number
• Name of school the person attended
• Date of birth
• Spouse's name or social security number
• Names and addresses of friends or family
• Current or former employer's name
• Business or professional license number

Instructions

Finding People's Addresses

1. 

   Searching public state and county records are excellent sources to find information on people including their former addresses.

   Search state and county business and professional license portals, county court and county recorder office property records to find a person's current and former addresses by searching under the person's name. You will need to know the city and state where the person resides. To search school records, you will need to know the name of the school the person attended and the name the person attended under. You may have to pay a fee to obtain the information.

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   There are many online search engines and directories to find information about people such as Google Search and Public People Finder.

   Use online people search engines such as white pages, yellow pages and reverse directories, Google search or Public People Finder by searching under the person's name, profession or area code and telephone number. For a fee, you can find a person's 10 past addresses, current address, date of birth and telephone number by using Public People Finder's online service. Searching social network sites such as Facebook or Myspace are useful places to find old friends, family and information regarding the city or state the person resides in.

3. 

   Background searches provide a person's past addresses and information regarding liens and judgments.

   Pay for a background search online by checking under the person's name. The report will be emailed to you. Background searches reveal the person's address history, telephone number, judgments, liens, bankruptcy filing and criminal records and convictions.

4. 

   Private investigating agencies have licenses to access DMV records and other private records that may not be availble to the general public.

   Contact and hire a private investigation agency. Meet with the company in person or talk on the telephone. Find out how much it charges for its services and how long it will take to get the address information. Provide the investigator with the person's name and any other personal information you may have such as his or her social security number, state of residence, driver's license number, date of birth, spouse's name or employment information.

Tips & Warnings

• Gather as much information about the person in order to perform a search to find their past addresses. Use multiple free services such as the white page directory to find the person's past address information. Be prepared to pay fees for online people searches and background checks. Talk to friends or family members of the person you are trying to find to obtain his or her past address information. Hire a private investigative service if you cannot find the addresses through public information or a background check.

• You will need as much information about the person as possible such as the city and state where the person resides, profession, employer's name, spouse's name, age, date of birth, social security number, car license, bank accounts and date of birth. Before paying for any online searches or background checks, compare fees and rates by checking with a few companies, and find out how long it will take to get the address information you need.

References

• Los Angeles county Registrar Recorder:Real Estate Records
• Superior Court of California,County of Los Angeles:Civil Party Name Search
• Clerk & Comptroller Palm Beach County:Public Search
• White Pages

Resources

• Florida Dept. of Bus & Professional Regulation Licensing Portal
• Court Reference:California Public Record Search
• Martin Investigative Services
• Public People Finder:Find Old Addresses or a past address