Genealogical Research Services – UK and overseas
Whether you need to locate a missing beneficiary, undertake an international bankruptcy search, or require the verification of a family tree, we can help.
When you instruct Anglia Research, you immediately draw upon the expertise of the most highly qualified team of genealogists* in the UK today, not to mention our specialist legal team and unrivalled research resources.
You can find details of all our services below.
Genealogical Research Services
Our highly accredited, award-winning team provides expert services to Private Client law professionals in the following key areas:
Finding missing Beneficiaries
Should you need to find the unknown heirs to an intestacy or track down a missing beneficiary (or executor) named in a will, we offer a fast, friendly, and affordable service.
Family Tree Verification
Our expert probate researchers can offer you advice on the accuracy of a family tree provided by friends or relatives of the deceased. We are also able to construct family trees from scratch.
Estate Distribution Guidance
When someone has died without leaving a will, our estate distribution guidance offers expert advice that ensures all entitled beneficiaries receive their inheritance, as per the rules of intestacy.
missing beneficiary Indemnity insurance
We can help obtain missing beneficiary indemnity insurance, missing will insurance, and unknown creditor indemnity insurance so that an estate can be distributed with total peace of mind.
Statutory Will Research / court of protection services
We have a great deal of expertise in this area, and offer a range of services that support Court of Protection Solicitors and Professional Deputies.
bankruptcy and Insolvency Search
We can conduct international bankruptcy and insolvency searches on beneficiaries residing overseas, in compliance with the relevant legislation and best practice guidelines.
financial asset searches
Via our dedicated online portal, we offer comprehensive financial asset and liability searches (FAS) for when administering an estate or dealing with a Mental Capacity case.
Tracing Property Owners
Whether you want to find the current owner of an abandoned building, establish clear legal title to a property, or determine the rights associated with unregistered land, we can help.
Specialist services for Solicitors
We also offer services that are tailored for Solicitors, including general client tracing, document procurement, local deeds registry searches, and palaeographic services.
Genealogy Research for the Media
We provide a consultancy service for media and heritage organisations in need of specialist genealogical and historical research.
Compliance & Accreditation
- Retained by public trustee departments of governments around the world
- Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for indemnity insurance business
- Compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and registered with the UK ICO – number Z9338731
- Protected by professional indemnity insurance
Offices
- North West
- North East
- South West
- Yorkshire
- London
- Edinburgh
- Dublin
- Kingston, Jamaica (covering the Caribbean)
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Phone 01473 350 350
Freephone 0800 033 4034
Email info@angliaresearch.co.uk
Headquarters
6-8 Museum Street,
Ipswich, Suffolk
IP1 1HT
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