Today the competition is on as Heir Hunters endeavour to crack a new treasury case before a rival firm gets there first. With family lines leading nowhere, the team's research takes an interesting tack when records lead to India and the family of a Colonel in the British Raj.\n\nIn London another team attempts to crack a case that has gathered dust on the Bona Vacantia list for almost six years. Missing records and persecution lead to London's Jewish quarter in the early 1900s and the tale of a family separated. A surprised heir discovers a hidden secret about an uncle and learns how personal family letters were used to prove the case to the government.
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Series 12: 20. Gallagher/alan Hughes
Michael Buerk and the heir hunters trace beneficiaries to Maureen Gallagher's estate, with a value of over a quarter of a million pounds, uncovering the fascinating histories of ...
23-02-2022
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Series 12: 19. Copley/hoyle
After growing up with no contact with one side of her family, Michael Buerk and the team are able to help bring a family back together in the search for relatives of Joyce Cople ...
22-02-2022
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Series 12: 18. Holmes/barton
Michael Buerk and the team take on the high-value estate of Eileen Holmes. Research leads to a heroic cousin who was a founding member of the SAS and involved in some of the mos ...
21-02-2022
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Series 12: 16. Coke/dean
A member of the public tells a firm of probate researchers about a house left empty for years, leading Michael Buerk and the heir hunters to trace the next of kin to Elizabeth D ...
07-01-2022
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Series 12: 14. Liddell/andy Hughes
The case of David Liddell reveals an important clergyman in the family and significant wealth going back generations. But how much will be left to pass on to any family members ...
06-01-2022
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Series 12: 13. Kelly/henshall
Michael Buerk and the heir hunters take on the case of Peter Kelly. A retired haulier with a large house, including a garden full of truck and cars, will any of these forgotten ...
04-01-2022
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Series 12: 12. Crow/horsley
There is a lot at stake on the high-value estate of illustrator Jean Crow, with a creative and artistic streak running throughout the family line. It takes all of Michael Buerk ...
08-12-2021
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Series 12: 11. Koskovitch/burgoyne
When a machine gun and rounds of live ammunition are discovered in the attic of Eileen Burgoyne's suburban home, Michael Buerk and the heir hunters uncover a shocking secret lif ...
07-12-2021
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Series 12: 20. Gallagher/alan Hughes
Michael Buerk and the heir hunters trace beneficiaries to Maureen Gallagher's estate, with a value of over a quarter of a million pounds, uncovering the fascinating histories of ...
23-02-2022
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Series 12: 16. Coke/dean
A member of the public tells a firm of probate researchers about a house left empty for years, leading Michael Buerk and the heir hunters to trace the next of kin to Elizabeth D ...
07-01-2022
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Series 12: 9. Evans/pilmoor
There is tough competition for the high-value estate of Richard Thomas Evans, so Michael Buerk and the team have to pool all their resources to stay on track. They uncover a war ...
24-11-2021
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Series 7 - Godfrey/pumfrey
Series following the teams who trace heirs to unclaimed estates. The frantic search for heirs to a newly-advertised estate reveals a family member who made lace for Queen Victoria.
28-07-2014
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Series 7 - Young/davenport
Series following the work of probate researchers. The team try to find heirs of a man whose family worked during the Blitz. Plus, the story of a pioneering aviation engineer.
21-07-2014
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Series 12: 6. Gibb/heavens
Michael Buerk follows the heir hunters as they take on a very valuable estate. Alexander Gibb left behind not one, but two valuable properties and the search for his heirs uncov ...
26-08-2019
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