Qualifications

With more than 20 years of specialised genealogical research experience, we offer clients our resources and knowledge to locate missing heirs and beneficiaries to assist in the settlement of Estates.

In the last year alone we have successfully conducted searches for beneficiaries of Estates in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, USA, Canada and South Africa. When needed we have a wide range of professionally qualified researchers in most countries. Some of the Estates settled in the last year were nearly a century old and involved complex descendant research to determine the correct beneficiaries.

The majority of our referrals come from those managing the settlement of Estates: Lawyers, Accountants, Public Trustees, Banks, Insurance Companies, Share Registries, Government Agencies and the like.

Services

We have extensive knowledge and practical experience of the details and documentation required to settle claims including certified copies of the following types of documentary evidence:

• National, Regional and Local Archive documents
• Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
• Land Information Titles and records
• Public Record Office documentation
• Census records

The subjects covered by these sources include:

• Wills and Probate records
• Passenger lists for immigrants
• Births, Marriages and Death indexes
• Cemetery and Monumental Inscription records
• Newspaper indexes and references
• Electoral Rolls and Residential Directories
• Land Titles and Deeds
• Naturalisation and Citizenship Records
• Census analysis
• Parish Records and the IGI indexes

Fees

We normally work on an hourly-fee basis but do accept select work on a contingency-fee basis from time to time.

Please contact us to discuss fee options.

Visitors since
25 Oct 2003