Author Archives: Hilary

The Barnley’s

Posted on 11th February 2016 by Hilary

Today we went to stay the night with long term settlers the Barnley’s – Jane Barnley in her 90th year and son Richard who’s Colin’s age. There must be something in the Kenyan water because Jane and Sylvia Davidson are … Continue reading →

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Puzzles

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

This evening after supper we went back to the photo of the Land Registration Map again to find the land registry numbers Orie had given us. My hand was over much of the map and the delineated area of Orie … Continue reading →

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The quest starts

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

Today we are going to start the quest to find Kama Koia – the farm or the house built by my grandparents in 1926 of the same name, or just the site of the house since my Aunt Sue has … Continue reading →

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Kitale: Searching for echoes and dents

Posted on 8th February 2016 by Hilary

The morning – Mahendra, the Railway Station and the Museum Our first morning in Kitale. I resolve to begin my quest for my grandmother in Kitale and find The Kitale Store, in which my grandfather was a major shareholder, and … Continue reading →

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Nakuru to Kitale

Posted on 7th February 2016 by Hilary

Nakuru – Eldoret – Kitale We set off for Kitale at 9:45. Once out of the town the railway line with a single track dirt road between it and our black hard top road joins us, the same one that … Continue reading →

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The Menegai Crater, Nakuru

Posted on 6th February 2016 by Hilary

Philip was assigned as our guide. Vital stats given : Kikuyu, 36 years old, three children – two girls one boy of 10 years – ‘he is going to be a doctor, it’s good for a family to have a … Continue reading →

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The Rift Valley, Hells Gate and Planet Fries

Posted on 5th February 2016 by Hilary

Nuns and priests – Limuru – Rift Valley – Railway & old road alongside – Lake Naivasha: Sanctuary Farm & Hells Gate – Nakuru: Millimani Hotel and Planet Fries. It’s certainly a novel experience to wake up in a convent. … Continue reading →

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Machakos – The quest starts

Posted on 4th February 2016 by Hilary

The quest today is to find the first home of Emilie May and Fred at Machakos, 46 miles south east of Nairobi armed with this diary entry of 8th March 1924: ‘After a cup of tea we started to our … Continue reading →

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Maps of the Journey

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by Hilary
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Day two – Nairobi

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by Hilary

Today we managed two things: Fighting the traffic to research the minute books of the Kenya Hoticultural Society 1927 – 1938, thankfully contained in three slim volumes. My expectations are low, which is good because there are only two mentions … Continue reading →

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