A century-old family mystery has at last been solved – revealing an extraordinary story that, at the time, would have shocked the world.
The conclusion of a seemingly impossible quest to discover the parents of a baby born in 1919 could not have been more remarkable, or controversial.
The father turned out to be one of the greatest adventurers of the 20th Century.
The mother was almost certainly a society heiress and great charity benefactor noted for her beauty and kindness.
I discovered the identity of the father of a British aircraft executive during a year-long investigation into his family history.
Adopted as a young boy, Glen Hobday went to his grave not knowing who his biological parents were.
His daughter commissioned me to discover the truth about his past – a quest that had eluded her as she marked her 75th birthday.
Unearthing that truth, 105 years after her father was born, has been my greatest success as a family historian.
It has led to the publication of a 570-page report detailing how the mystery was finally solved.
The report outlines a previously unknown family tree revealing:
- How Glen’s father was a famous racing driver and aviator who died in a plane crash
- How the woman who was almost certainly his mother died in a lift fall tragedy
- Family connections to giants of the shipping industry
- Family connections to a former Prime Minister
- Links to the man who led a daring escape from a Nazi camp in WW2 – immortalised in the film The Great Escape
To find out more about the revelations – and to discover if I can help you with your family history – contact me here on the Roberts and Arscott website.
Paul Roberts
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Glen Hobday (supplied by his family).
