You could find out how many children a person really has by using any of the following:
- Genealogy sites
- Public records
- Spying
For those who want to know about the past, genealogy sites can be your best option. You will need to have some information about the person such as birth, death, family names, etc. That will help you find the right genealogy to track. This information is becoming easily available as more and more people add to these sites in order to link up with family members they may have out there.
If you want to know how many children a person may have or had, you could look up public records. Public records exist in courthouses, libraries and other government facilities. Birth records for example can be public record, especially if there was an announcement in the newspapers about the birth. Most people just have a baby and do not announce it in papers anymore. Still, you should be able to at least access the public record of how many children a family has registered. Certain records such as birth documents and the mother's health records will be unavailable.
If the public records do not work for you and you are talking about finding out how many children a person has that is still alive, you will need to use some spying techniques. For example, if you feel someone is lying on their welfare application about having more kids than they actually have you could poke around their home from a distance. By observing the family for a while you should be able to tell how many children actually live at the residence. This method is not recommended however, spying can be considered harassment and you could risk legal issues.
If you want to know how many children a person may have or had, you could look up public records. Public records exist in courthouses, libraries and other government facilities. Birth records for example can be public record, especially if there was an announcement in the newspapers about the birth. Most people just have a baby and do not announce it in papers anymore. Still, you should be able to at least access the public record of how many children a family has registered. Certain records such as birth documents and the mother's health records will be unavailable.
If the public records do not work for you and you are talking about finding out how many children a person has that is still alive, you will need to use some spying techniques. For example, if you feel someone is lying on their welfare application about having more kids than they actually have you could poke around their home from a distance. By observing the family for a while you should be able to tell how many children actually live at the residence. This method is not recommended however, spying can be considered harassment and you could risk legal issues.
