"Heir Hunters"

[FraserandFraser]

Nick,

Although that is almost certainly correct with the larger cases, the smaller ones bellow £25-30k may have never been worked, however most have.Cases bellow £10k are only very occasionally worked. There is a chance that they could be solved easily! in some cases. I know that on the back of HH we have looked at 2 cases a £30k one that was never worked and an £8k one both we found nephews or nieces inside 1 hour of research. 

The small cases just don't make financial scene for us to look at.

The bigger cases that remained unclaimed are usually because there are no legal heirs i.e. first cousins, however in a very few cases we are just missing people who may have travelled over seas or something and we just cant find them, however with more and more records being released it is possible that any could be solved.

Neil

[Mk2_Zephyr]

Sorry if its been covered,
but how come in a case (Roy REED ?) his sister got sfa because she had been adopted out ?

Sorry its so old, we just the first series three weeks ago down here (NZ)

 

[Nick29]

Nick,

Although that is almost certainly correct with the larger cases, the smaller ones bellow £25-30k may have never been worked, however most have.Cases bellow £10k are only very occasionally worked. There is a chance that they could be solved easily! in some cases. I know that on the back of HH we have looked at 2 cases a £30k one that was never worked and an £8k one both we found nephews or nieces inside 1 hour of research. 

The small cases just don't make financial scene for us to look at.

The bigger cases that remained unclaimed are usually because there are no legal heirs i.e. first cousins, however in a very few cases we are just missing people who may have travelled over seas or something and we just cant find them, however with more and more records being released it is possible that any could be solved.

Neil

Wow !  I think you may have started a scramble, Neil !  

Incidentally, my own inheritance claim seems to be almost at an end.  We're just waiting for the cheque.

[Eking]

Sorry if its been covered,
but how come in a case (Roy REED ?) his sister got sfa because she had been adopted out ?

Sorry its so old, we just the first series three weeks ago down here (NZ)

 

Because she has been adopted out. She now becomes an heir to the parents that adopted her ( I think)

[Nick29]

Sorry if its been covered,
but how come in a case (Roy REED ?) his sister got sfa because she had been adopted out ?

Sorry its so old, we just the first series three weeks ago down here (NZ)

 

Under British Law, when a child is legally adopted, he/she loses inheritance rights from biological parents, but gains them from the adoptees.

[Mk2_Zephyr]

Suck ....

otherwise wouldn't she have got the lot ?

200,000 plus !!!

[Nick29]

Must have seemed like the ultimate kick in the teeth from the parents !

[lyla]

What a pity the full list is not available. I'm sure a lot of the small inheritances that HHs are not interested in could be quickly solved by amateur geneologists like us who have interests in particular surnames. It would certainly fun to try.

[FraserandFraser]

start with any that are on this series of HH they are mainly all small untouched cases I think but it is best to check first by searching for a probate.