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: 5. Clench/rogerson
Whilst on the verge of finding heirs in line to a significant inheritance from John Clench, Michael Buerk and the Heir Hunters uncover a family secret that throws everything on ...
23-11-2021
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Series 11: 18. Winser/maclennan
The search is on for relatives of a lady from Lambeth, but there is a major question mark over the value of her estate. And as heir hunters try to crack a 26-year-old case, they ...
04-11-2021
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Series 7 - Llangennech/carson
Series following the work of probate researchers. The search for heirs to a Welsh school site reveals a surprising connection to a former president of the USA.
09-07-2014
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Series 7 - Wall/sharman
Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without a will. The heir hunting team investigate the case of a lady who led a glamorous life.
31-07-2014
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Series 11: 15. Southall/howard
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 an ...
01-11-2021
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