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Fraser & Fraser is one of the world's largest firms of professional Genealogists & Probate Researchers with a worldwide network of correspondents complementing its European offices. We are the only UK probate firm with both a qualified solicitor and a chartered building surveyor in-house and have been recognised by public trustees, solicitors and probate courts as experts in probate research for over 85 years.
With international access to records of all types, we can help you trace beneficiaries and their successors, locate missing shareholders or co-owners of land, obtain up-to-date addresses and much more. Fraser & Fraser is one of the key firms featured in BBC1's Heir Hunters documentary.
All the staff photos on this website were taken at our London office in 2009.
Please note: Fraser & Fraser does not establish contact with beneficiaries by email. We are aware that there are a number of e-mails scams from someone purporting to be an employee of Fraser & Fraser and we are doing our best to thwart their efforts. Please let us know if you have been contacted by an impersonator. Thank you!
We specialise in probate research to locate missing heirs or beneficiaries. We can also help you find copies of certificates, help you to administer an estate, as well as calculating how an estate ought to be distributed.
Fraser & Fraser is a leading firm of professional genealogists, recognised by Public Trustees, solicitors and various probate courts as experts in probate research. Find out why we have contacted you, how long the process should take, as well as much more.
Our experience in investigative procedures enable us to undertake the detection of many unusual and complex estates which are later reported in national and local press, and we are often asked our opinion on important genealogy-related issues of the day.
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