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We are the UK’s leading experts in probate research and forensic genealogy, frequently collaborating with the media. Find the latest heir hunter news and coverage here.

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Series 11 Ep 18 – Marie Winser

Often, when we investigate cases we find potential heirs with a keen interest in genealogy themselves – as was the case with Marie Winser’s beneficiaries. With name changes thrown into the mix, the team quickly realise that they will need all their resources to tackle this case.

August 23, 2017

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Series 11 Ep 17 – Stuart Harrison

In the case of Stuart Christopher Harrison, some 31 heirs were identified. With such a large family tree, Finders call in travelling researchers to meet with heirs face to face and deliver the unexpected news.

August 23, 2017

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Series 11 Ep 16 – Joyce Cole

Searching for the rightful heirs to an estate is a competitive business, especially when the estate is detailed on the Bona Vacantia list. The Finders international team has a challenging case on their hands when they come across an illegitimate birth which could turn the findings upside down.

August 22, 2017

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Coventry Observer : Coventry woman’s estate goes to long-lost family

THE DEATH of a local seamstress and former Crufts Best of Breed champion, has led to a reunion of an aunt and niece who hadn’t seen each other in more than three decades.

August 21, 2017

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Series 11 Ep 15 – Eveline Southall

Heir hunters search for beneficiaries to a £100,000 estate and discover a surprise connection to gun making in Birmingham, while the case of a Fulham man who had Indian ancestry proves a major challenge for the team.

August 21, 2017

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Series 11 Ep 13 – Edmund Dennis

Edmund Dennis died in at the end of 2015 at Broomfield hospital in Essex, and his unclaimed estate was listed on the Bona Vacantia list, the name given to ownerless property which by law passes to the Crown if the rightful heirs can’t be found. It took a lot of hard work, but the Finders team eventually found 24 potential heirs, many of whom had already signed up with a competitor firm.

August 16, 2017

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Series 11 Ep 12 – Maud Osborne

A connection to one of the notorious Great Train Robbers marked the case of Maud Osborne. Maud was 87 when she died in January 2016 at a nursing home in London. The case was referred to us by Maud’s local council.

August 16, 2017

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Growing Problem of Lack of Burial Space

How would you feel about your body, or that of a relative’s, being buried on…

August 15, 2017

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DNA Testing – Right or Wrong?

Four friends who experiment with life’s modern options called The Try Guys recently decided to…

August 15, 2017

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Heir Hunters

Heir Hunters is a popular BBC1 daytime show featuring Finders International, an heir search firm involved since its launch.

Heir Hunters highlights the expertise of our researchers and representatives through interviews with staff and beneficiaries. If Finders International’s heir hunting team reaches out, it’s always good news and could lead to a significant windfall!

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