Success at last! I used the website Missing You to find my grandfather, within hours of posting about him, I got several responses from people who searched the electoral roll on 192.com and it turned out to be really my grandfather, and his real address. We posted a note through his letterbox, but heard nothing back. Then on Thursday I posted him a letter through the post, and today (Sunday 27th March 2011) he called on my mum's mobile. My mum asked him some questions to make sure he was the real deal, and he was, so they got onto talking about things.
He confirmed that he was married to my grandmother, and that they had a daughter together, but he could not remember when my mum was born. My mum told him she is his daughter, and he said something along the lines of, "well, you could knock me down with a feather!". They are going to plan to meet in a neutral location, perhaps a cafe in town. I for one cannot wait to meet him, and I can't believe my grandfather was living only a few miles away all this time! I shall update in due course.
I am now going to make a donation to Missing You, half goes to them, and half goes to Shelter, the homeless charity. They more than deserve it for all the wonderful people on there who helped me so much.
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