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Heir Hunters

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Series following the work of heir hunters

Series following the work of heir hunters, probate detectives looking for distant relatives of people who have died without making a will

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Heir Hunters: Series 6

Harriet Scott

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Heir Hunters: Series 6: Episode 1: Cornish/Nearne

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Episode 1: Cornish/Nearne

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Cornish/Nearne

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 6, Cornish/Nearne

The search for Eileen Nearne's heirs reveals an incredible secret related to World War II.

Series following the work of probate researchers. The search for heirs of Eileen Nearne reveals her incredible secret: she worked undercover as a spy in World War II.

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. 

Plus, details of unclaimed estates where heirs still need to be found.

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Series following the work of probate detectives.

Series which follows the work of teams of probate detectives, who track down missing family members of people who have died without making a will.

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