Heir Hunters

The case of Daisy Wingrove finds the heir hunters tackling one of their biggest cases ever. With two rival managers racing to be the first to sign up heirs, will David Pacifico or Grimble come out on top? And investigations in to the case of Mykola Lotocky reveal the tragic story of a family separated in the midst of battle during World War II.

The team are trying to trace the relatives of David Johnson who died leaving an estate of 37,000 pounds. The search goes nationwide, but will the team find any heirs at the end of their extensive hunt? The team also investigate the case of Arthur Jones who died leaving a 225,000 pounds estate. Arthur was an ex-soldier who was haunted by his memories of war and the heir hunters uncover his tragic life story.

The team are trying to find the heirs to the estate of Robert Mead, who died in Thailand. The team face a tough challenge working out if Robert had any relatives in the UK. Will all their efforts be rewarded when they find out how much the case is worth? And the case of Robin Miller enables an heir to find out more about his grandfather's past as one of Kitchener's Army during the World War I.

The heir hunters are trying to find relatives of Margaret Snare who died aged 85 in 2010. During their investigations, the team uncover a family history that does not add up. Did Margaret's mother Mabel really die in the Blitz? Plus, the case of Dorothy Warcup is not as straight forward as it first appears. The heir hunters try and help a blood relative in their quest to inherit Dorothy's estate.

Whilst investigating the case of David Granger who died in Northampton in 2010, the heir hunters uncover a family mystery of two brothers separated from the rest of their family. And the death of Constance Harrington from Worthing sheds light on one of the twentieth century's most notorious scandals.

Retired carpenter Ernest Wright died in 2010 leaving an estate worth 200,000 pounds. The heir hunters head to Essex to investigate, but do they discover the wrong man? Also, the search for relatives of Howard Soberg reveals his past as a submariner in the Cold War and his family's desperate efforts to find him.

Pipe maker Albert Cornish lived in Hackney in London until his death in 2004. In the search to track down the rightful beneficiaries to Albert's estate, the heir hunters puzzle over whether Albert owned the home he lived in all his life. And the search for heirs of Eileen Nearne reveals her incredible secret: she worked undercover as a spy in World War II.

David Bernstein died alone in a derelict house Brighton, leaving an estate worth around 300,000 pounds. David was from a Jewish immigrant family, and with Bernstein an extremely common name, the team have their work cut out. The heir hunters also investigate the estate of music fanatic Donald Foster, whose family worked at the famous Cadbury factory in Birmingham. Plus, details of three unsolved cases.

The heir hunters get the inside scoop on the 250,000 pound estate of Howard Whittles and they're soon confident they've got the case sewn up. But is their confidence mis-placed? Leanora Phelps died in the Wirral where she had lived her whole life. She came from a family of dairy farmers and when the heir hunters go door knocking, one lady gets the surprise of her life. Plus, details of three unsolved cases.

Elsie Pope died in a nursing home near Shrewsbury leaving an estate worth 50,000 pounds. The search for her heirs is complex, not least because Elsie's father managed to register her birth twice in two different districts. Rose Edwards was a working class girl from the East End of London and went on to become one of Lyons' famous Nippy waitresses working in their prestigious teahouse in Marble Arch. Faced with a large London family, the heir hunters uncover a surprising secret. Plus, how you could be entitled to a share of unclaimed estates worth thousands or even millions of pounds.

When the heir hunters look into the estate of Vera Simpson they discover her Grandfather was involved in the famous Jarrow march of 1936 in which disgruntled shipbuilders marched 300 miles to London to protest against unemployment. Arthur Webbe passed away over 20 years ago and his estate has remained unclaimed ever since. Arthur was from a proud sea faring family. His grandfather had travelled to the Caribbean and his father was a master mariner who was tragically lost at sea during the first world war. Plus, details of three unsolved cases.

The case of Edward Drinkwater is a sad tale of two brothers who died within hours of each other. It's an unusual situation for the Heir Hunters but they get straight to the task of trying to find living relatives. Winifried Neaves is another name that appears on the unclaimed estates list and the hunters make swift work of building up her family tree and finding heirs. But then, out of the blue, a will is found.

Avid cricket fan Cecil Walton died in Durham in 2010 leaving no will. It's now up to the heir hunters to find relatives who can inherit his estimated 100,000 pound estate. The Heir Hunters also look at the case of Gustav Sturm a German who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and never left. Gustav's family knew little of how he had been forced to fight for the German army in some of the bloodiest battles of the second world war. Plus, details of three unsolved cases.

The team looks into the estate of Edward Luckarift who died in North Wales and, during the 1960s, worked as a scriptwriter on the BBC programme That Was The Week That Was. Diana Paine was the daughter of a car salesman and when the Second World War broke out she was one of the thousands of women who joined the war effort, becoming a driver for the Kent fire service.

Motorcycle enthusiast Ian Milner died in 2010 and it's up to the heir hunters to try and find living relatives. Their search takes them to Bradford and they are in a race against competing firms. The team also looks at the estate of Ruth Sedgbeer who came from a family of Scottish sheep farmers that were part of a pioneering Victorian experiment aimed at turning Exmoor into farmland.

The estate of David Hugh Roberts, worth 2 million pounds, had eluded the heir hunters for five years. He died a recluse in a flat near Wimbledon and the team has tried unsuccessfully to find living relatives. Now though there is fresh hope as new records are available. Penny Belchambers died in a 600,000 pound flat in Kensington. The search for her heirs uncovers the tale of Polish war pilot Witold Lanowski who flew with the RAF during the Second World War.

The heir hunters investigate the case of Mary Glanfield but struggle to establish whether there is any value in the estate. The team also looks at the estate of Jamaican-born Keith Saunders who came to Britain in the 1950s.

James Somers died in Ashford in 2010. The search for his heirs causes confusion for the heir hunters who struggle to find out whether he was born in England or Ireland. The team also looks at the case of Olive Buck whose family were separated by the devastating Bath Blitz.

Howard Jones died alone leaving 40,000 pounds in cash lying around his home and the heir hunters must break the news of his death to his closest relatives. The team also look at the estate of musician Timothy Rose, widely acknowledged as one of the nearly men of the 1960s/70s music scene.

Gravedigger Billy Brown is known to have died in South-West London but his surname is a notoriously difficult name to research. But will the heir hunters win through and find the rightful beneficiaries to Billy's estate? The search for relatives of Georgina Greenhouses from the Shropshire quarrying town of Cleehills gives the heir hunters a real headache. Her mother committed bigamy because she couldn't afford a divorce, which makes the research very tricky indeed.

The search is on for heirs to Audrey Coleman's estate and there's plenty of competition from rival firms. The heir hunters also look at the estate of Wiktor Dynack who died in the Royal Star & Garter home for ex-military personnel in Richmond. He came to Britain with the Polish resettlement corps having been forced out of Poland during the war.

Doreen Walker died in Lewisham leaving a house worth an estimated 250,000 pounds. The heir hunters learn she was a professional singer but can they find any living relatives to inherit her estate? The team also look at the case of Frederick West, a Victorian philanthropist who donated some land in 1844 which is now being sold for 375,000 pounds. The search uncovers links with Winston Churchill, King Edward VI and wealthy German aristocracy.

Retired British Army Captain Brian Simon Birch MBE died in Malta where he'd lived as an expat for over 20 years. He left an estate worth over 270,000 pounds and the heir hunters throw all their resources at the case. The heir hunters also look at the estate of Marilyn Kutner whose family came to Britain from Lithuania in the 1920s. Like many Jewish immigrants, the Kutners anglicised their names, making the search for Marilyn's heirs very difficult indeed.

Robert Thomas died without leaving a will in 2009 and left behind a 20,000 pound estate. Thomas is the 9th most common surname in Britain, but will the team win through and ensure Robert's estate goes to relatives and not the government? The team also look at the estate of Alexandra Koshevnikova who fled Russia after the revolution of 1917. She came from a wealthy background and spent months living in the Waldorf Astoria in New York but she ended up living in Buckinghamshire teaching Russian for the British Secret Service.

Edith Cator was born and bred in Watford and married her third husband Burt at the age of 78. The search for Edith's relatives proves tricky with rival firms competing to be the first to find her heirs. The case of Elizabeth Mukerji has stumped heir hunters for nearly 20 years. Her husband's family had connections with Ghandi but the search for Elizabeth's heirs ends up in Ireland.

Barbara Page died aged 80, leaving behind an estate worth 100,000 pounds. The heir hunters manage to trace Barbara's family quickly but it's a competition between them and rival firms. The team also look at the case of George Ardley, a farmer who died in 2009 leaving 160,000 pounds and a herd of cows. The search for George's family uncovers relatives he never knew he had.

Grace Woods died in Oxford aged 89 leaving an estate worth 150,000 pounds. The heir hunters are stunned to learn that Grace was Britain's first bona fide supermodel and in 1946 led a troupe of Britain's finest models on a glamorous trip to New York. The heir hunters also look at the case of Leons Grinbergs, a Latvian who was forced from his homeland by the bloody battle between the Germans and the Russians.

Marjorie Chapman died in a nursing home but tragically the heir hunters learn she lost all three of her children and it's not long before the shocking truth about their deaths emerges. The team also look at one of their largest-ever cases. Michael Moran died in England but was from an enormous Irish family who ended up spread around the world.

Margaret Mooney died in East London in July 2009, aged 88. She had dedicated her life to charity work and when she passed away she left behind her a fortune in excess of 200,000 pounds. As she didn't leave a will it is now down to Fraser and Frasers to track down any living family relatives. The investigation sets Case Manager Tony Pledger's head in a spin as the family tree grows and grows. Celtic Research uncover one of their youngest heirs to date. Olive Sonntag died in 2008 in a care home on the Isle of Wight, aged 84. She left behind an estate worth an estimated 130,000 pounds, but no will. This case sees the team of heir hunters inspired to go on a journey eventually leading them to Liverpool and Olive's great niece - a 20 year old tattoo artist.

Margaret Porter passed away in June 2008. A shy and reclusive woman, she had withdrawn herself from society when her wartime sweetheart and husband of 50 years had died a few years earlier. As the Fraser and Fraser team start to delve deeper into her story, they uncover both a reasonable legacy and a mystery they'll need to solve if they are to make any headway. The race is on to the crack the case before their competitors, but who will get to the finishing line first? Meanwhile Heir Hunters company, Hoopers, are stumped by the case of Claire Hunt. This love story sees the team chasing their own tails in an attempt to find any living relatives. But, with the case being worth more than 100,000 pounds, they can't afford to give up too easily.

George Cashmore died in a nursing home in 2008 aged 80. At first sight his case seems pretty straightforward, but as the team move into action, his past becomes murkier and raises more questions than it answers. Just to add to the pressure, the competition also starts snapping at the heir hunter's heels and the tension mounts to locate his descendants once and for all. This task falls on travelling heir hunter Paul Matthews' shoulders as he goes on a major league heir hunt... Will he bag them all or fall at the last hurdle? Meanwhile, case manager David Milchard, aka 'Grimble', works the case of a well-loved Oxford eccentric, Raymond Maynard. The tale brims with intrigue and fear, from false names to gangsters to prostitutes; it reads like a bestselling novel.

Charles Reynolds died aged 92 in December 2008. He never married, had no children and had worked nearly all his life as a boiler man at the local police station. He was an incredibly reclusive, independent man and a creature of habit. He never lavished himself with expensive gifts, getting his first television set at the age of 72! The team at Frasers have their work cut out as they work the case and try to track down anyone who knew Charles, let alone any living heirs to his estate. Heir Hunters' Hoopers also work on the heart-wrenching tale of Walter Darling - one of four siblings who were sent to the same orphanage in the 1940s but who grew up apart. Walter died in Blackpool in March 2008 and was well-loved by the local community. He was known for being a modest man and for his love of nature and the local wildlife.

Gladys Willerton died a widow aged 86 in August 2008 in Leicester. She was a very active member in the Leicester Progressive Spritualist Church, which became the main focus of her life both professionally and socially. Having lost touch with her family a long time ago the heir hunters have a mountain to climb as the race is on to see who gets to any living relatives first! Gladys' existence is eventually rediscovered by a half blood family who are spurred on to research their own family tree as a result. Meanwhile, other members behind the Frasers team uncover the devastating tale behind a 250,000 pound case which sees a family ravaged by illness and death.

Charlotte Walker was a much-loved character in her local village, and achieved the milestone of 101 before she passed away. She was surrounded by close family and friends and had already decided who would inherit her 150,000 pound fortune. But fate stepped in, and the heir hunters' investigation reveals a sorry tale of good intentions gone horribly wrong. When heir hunting company Hoopers looked into the case of Cyril Curtis, a reclusive bachelor who passed away in Great Yarmouth, they never dreamed they would be uncovering a family secret that had lain hidden for nearly 60 years. Their discovery brought two sisters together for the first time - but it also raised many questions the sisters are still struggling to answer.

Beatrice Emms died aged 78 in July 2008 in Birmingham without any obvious living blood relatives. When the heir hunters discover her estate is worth an approximate eighty thousand pounds, they decide the challenge to uncover beneficiaries is one worth rising to but as names in birth, death and marriage records refuse to tally up, they are literally left tearing their hair out. Will the heir hunters manage to crack the case before their patience cracks or will a rival firm get there first? Meanwhile, Celtic Research, have been trying in vain to solve the case of Nancy Elizabeth Garner for the last 16 years and have continually drawn a blank. It is only after a recent change in law that their researchers can finally gain access to clues which eventually lead them - via a workhouse in Wales - to beneficiaries of the 50 thousand pound fortune Nancy left behind.