How to restore from iCloud when user can't remember ID or password?

A family member had to replace a dead iPhone, has a nice new iPhone, and needs to restore her stored info from the iCloud to her new phone. The problem is she does not remember either her user ID or her password, to restore her data. She does not have an iTunes account, she uses mine.
Is it possible my ID & password are used on this iCloud account? I know we have separate storage spaces, but I haven't figured out how to get into iCloud to check on what is there.

You can restore iCloud data if you don't know the ID and password for the account it is stored in.  If you think she may have used yours, go to icloud.com from your computer, sign in with your ID and password and see if it's her data in the account.
She can also try to find her ID as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5625.  Then she can reset the password as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2617.

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