International Probate & Genealogical research

Census Searches is a Limited Company which provides a service to the legal profession by:
  • Obtaining copies of birth, marriage and death certificates.
  • Obtaining copies of wills, grants of probate and letters of administration.
In addition to family history research, Census Searches also specialises in locating missing heirs to unclaimed estates.
The cost of preliminary research into your family history is usually estimated on the information that you can provide. No payment is required in advance, and the fee is payable only upon receipt of the research and report.

Our organisation draws from over 25 years of experience in the genealogical field and provides a high standard of research within a competitive fee and costs system.

What they say ....

I wanted to say a huge thank you for the research that you have done, I am very very happy.
I was wondering going forward at some point would you be able to go back even further say maybe three or four more generations? JM (2024)
Thank you so much for your help in finding my biological family. Because of your research I have managed to find 2 sisters and a brother in Scotland, as well as a number of uncles and aunts. I have met in person my sisters which was lovely, and have been in contact with my brother and hoping to meet him in March this year. Thank you again, I could not have had a better ending to 2022. AW
Thank you so much for the results of your family history searches for my mother's 80th birthday present, she will be absolutely delighted and enthralled by all the information. J L
Thank you so much for your hard work in finding out about my family, it makes fascinating reading. VB
I have received the document. Great work and thank you soooo much. PB (2024)
I thought I should let you know that I have, at last, obtained British citizenship largely with the help of the research you did for me a few years ago.  When I first tried to do this I was informed that it could only be done if the father was the British citizen.  That changed a few years ago and now I’m one of you!

Just have to get a passport now then I can be rid of these stupid visas.  We generally have a few days stopover in London when we’re on our way to visit our son in Boston USA.  We should try and see you the next time we go over. Let us know if you would like to see some grubby South Africans sometime!
I am so happy with the outcome for grandfather’s birthday present. LT

Intestacy Research

Intestacy or Probate Research is undertaken by companies when a person dies without leaving a will. They specialise in tracking down relatives of the deceased who unless found  the Unclaimed Estate will go to the Treasury. With a shifting population and busy lives families now very often lose touch with each other.  They will have no idea they are entitled to a share in the Estate of their deceased relative sometimes not even being aware of their existence.  Census Searches Ltd has undertaken research not only for solicitors in the UK but has also been retained by Trustees in the U.S.A, Australia and Canada.

At Census Searches we are conscious of best practice in our sector and we like to think we’re more than a match for our competitors. This confidence is not mere arrogance; it’s based on the solid foundations of our remarkable track-record of delivery as shown by being featured in the popular TV series 'Heir Hunters'.
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