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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

Heir Hunters: Series 5

John Widdup

Matthew Gordon

Heir Hunters: Series 5: Episode 22: Humphrey/Comaskey

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Episode 22

Episode 22: Humphrey/Comaskey

Series 5

Humphrey/Comaskey

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The hunt is on for heirs of Vera Humphrey, who was given up for adoption as a child.

Series following the work of probate researchers. The hunt is on for heirs of Vera Humphrey, who was given up for adoption as a child, and Arthur Comaskey, who died alone in Essex.

The search is on for heirs of Vera Humphrey, who was given up for adoption when she was a child. Will the heir hunters get the information they need to solve the case and find Vera's heirs? 

The heir hunters also look into the case of Arthur Comaskey. He died alone in Essex, but came from a proud engineering family who had been involved in ship building and the birth of the motor car. Plus, details of three unsolved cases. Could you be an heir to an unclaimed estate worth thousands or even millions of pounds?

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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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