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Long Lost Relative kn Kenya (last seen 1964)

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Oliver

Oliver Report 10 Oct 2019 15:35

Hi,

Would anyone mind suggesting a good place to start here please.

My mother last had contact with her father in 1964 from the time when she was born until around the age of 1. Since then we have had no contact. We would like to find him and/or his family.

All we have is his name (Ngaruiya Kinyanjui), where he was living (Nairobi Kenya) and a rough age. And the only evidence we have is a work permit (he was working as a houseboy for a raf family).

I am considering flying to Kenya, however I don't know where to begin searching when I get to Nairobi. I have also considered finder monkey however their fee £1500 is out of our budget for the foreseeable future.

Any advice welcome please, thank you.

Oliver

Researching:
Picture of my mother and her mother. Looking for my grandfather. English Name: James; Kenyan Name: Ngaruiya Kinyanui; Age: 70+; DoB: After 1935; Last Seen Location and Date: Nairobi, Kenya, 1964; Occupation: Houseboy;

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2019 15:39

Have you tried Facebook

There are a couple of young ladies on Facebook with the same surname

May be worth an enquiry

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Oliver

Oliver Report 10 Oct 2019 15:48

Shirley,

Yes, stil trying, thanks.

Researching:
Picture of my mother and her mother. Looking for my grandfather. English Name: James; Kenyan Name: Ngaruiya Kinyanui; Age: 70+; DoB: After 1935; Last Seen Location and Date: Nairobi, Kenya, 1964; Occupation: Houseboy;

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2019 15:59

I added to my post

Two young ladies on there with the surname

Edit and a David Ngaruiya Kinyanjui

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Oct 2019 16:19

Don't know if this is the same man or not:

http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/133904

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Oliver

Oliver Report 11 Oct 2019 11:18

ArgyllGran,

No, his English name was James not David, thanks though.

Researching:
Picture of my mother and her mother. Looking for my grandfather. English Name: James; Kenyan Name: Ngaruiya Kinyanui; Age: 70+; DoB: After 1935; Last Seen Location and Date: Nairobi, Kenya, 1964; Occupation: Houseboy;

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Oct 2019 11:38

No we didn’t mean that was him but they could be related and may know his whereabouts or what happened to him

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 17 Oct 2019 12:19

There is a page for ex pats, Nairobi, on Facebook. Someone there may be able to help.

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1