Probate genealogy is the research involved in identifying and locating the next-of-kin to a deceased person.
We are a firm probate genealogists who specialise in tracing beneficiaries especially to unclaimed estates where the deceased has left no will.
It may be that you are a beneficiary to an unclaimed estate, or may know someone who is.
When a person dies without making a will, their assets, belongings or estate become ‘intestate’, meaning there is no instruction as to what to do with them.
Usually the services of a firm of genealogists are not required, as the extent of the entitled next-of-kin is known. However there are occasions where the next-of-kin is not known and it is vital that they are located.
It is common for families to lose touch over the years. In these circumstances it may be necessary for a firm of professional genealogists to get involved.
With no known next of kin, funds cannot be made available to locate any beneficiaries. Estate Research will attempt to locate heirs at our own expense/ risk.
Sometimes our research finds no next-of-kin and the expenses we incur can never be recovered. If there are no next-of-kin or no attempt is made to trace any next-of-kin then the estate passes to the Crown.
