Finding my Grandad's Global Family
Benjamin Nicholls
- Organisation:
- Footsteps
- Region:
- South West
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £75 plus travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 17th December 2025
- Tagged:
- Family History | Genealogy | Ancestry
When, at the age of 24, I discovered that my grandad had had four children with three different women over a period of 40 years, I felt a mission coming on! I had always known my dad and had heard about Uncle Bob but the other two were a complete mystery to me. Without even knowing their names, I embarked on a seemingly impossible quest to trace them and their descendants which took me to the other side of the world: a world in which fact is stranger than fiction.
Views: 21 | Enquiries: 0About Benjamin Nicholls
I am passionate about reconnecting families past and present which brings with it that sense of belonging that most people love to feel.
Reconnecting with my past has given me a greater understanding of who I am and the colourful genes I have inherited. Since embarking on a journey into my family's past, I have found I get just as much joy from helping others on their journey. This is why I set up Footsteps.
I believe that family history is a sociable activity and so I enable people to live a day in the life of their ancestors. This is a great experience for the whole family that connects them emotionally to their heritage.
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