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Finders International on ITV This Morning show – Reuniting long lost sisters

June 21, 2016

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Finders on BBC Local Radio with Mark Forrest – Sisters reunited after more than seven decades apart

MD Daniel Curran joins BBC Local Radio with Mark Forrest to disuses the amazing story of Betty Bracey when she was finally tracked down by sisters Gwen Metcalfe, Pat Easton and Fran Sharp.

June 16, 2016

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Sisters reunited in Ashford after more than seven decades apart

Pat, 69, from Little Chart, explained how she was contacted this year by a company called Finders who had tracked down Betty, now living in Preston, Lancashire: “I can’t describe how I felt. It was just like a miracle.

June 16, 2016

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Finders on BBC Radio Lancashire – Sisters reunited in Ashford after more than seven decades apart

Imagine reaching your 70s thinking you had no siblings, only to discover not one but three sisters longing to meet you. M.D Daniel Curran joins BBC Radio Lancashire to give some insight into this amazing story.

June 16, 2016

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Grounds for challenging a Will: Some recent cases

Some recent legal cases highlight the difficulty in challenging a Will and the lengths some potential beneficiaries will go to, in an attempt to overturn what was the intention of the Deceased. They also show that there are many grounds under which a Will may be contested, even when heirs are named.

June 10, 2016

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O’Donnell Brothers Reunited

Brothers Fred and Jimmy O’Donnell spent 80 years apart. Their Irish mother gave birth out of wedlock, first to Jimmy, who was placed in an orphanage, and later to Fred, who grew up in a Catholic boy’s institution.

June 10, 2016

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Traditional Names Dying Out

A leading family history website recently analysed millions of birth records to discover which traditional names are in danger of dying out.

June 7, 2016

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Fifty relatives found after Eastbourne war hero dies

Fifty relatives of an Eastbourne war hero have been discovered after a chaplain feared nobody would turn up to his funeral.

June 1, 2016

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Finding the unknown unknown’s

The paradigm that all knowledge is available via the internet is a fallacy that is often repeated, usually by the same people who mocked Donald Rumsfeld’s statement that there are known unknowns and unknown unknowns.

May 26, 2016

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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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