We specialise in estates which other companies have consigned to the “too hard basket”. Because we do not compete with the larger firms we are able to produce a more cost effective solution to tracing missing heirs.

Our work is truly international and we have offices in both the U.K. and Australia, and we have undertaken deceased estate work across most countries and continents over the years.

Lord Teviot is one of the best known Genealogists in the U.K, and in the House of Lords he was a spokesman on transport and public records. He has recently appeared in the BBC1 documentary “Heir Hunters”. The show follows his work from beginning the research with just basic information about a deceased person, through the research process in our extensive library of resources to the conclusion of finding the nearest living relatives. Once found, beneficiaries are approached as sensitively as possible, and the programme highlights the many personal stories that arise from our work.

Christopher Martin has undertaken deceased estate work in most of the European countries, having a particular expertise in German cases. He has worked in many register and record offices/archives across Europe, traced beneficiaries and then explained to the heirs the differences between Napoleonic Law as practised in Europe and English Common Law which is the basis used for English speaking countries.

Christopher has also worked extensively in the U.S. and is currently working with many of the Public Trustees in Canada. His other speciality is undertaking research in Australia, and Elliot & Whitmee are the most experienced firm in this market. Our office in Brisbane has access to all the Birth, Marriage and Death records for all the states of Australia, and all of New Zealand. We also have an archive of all the electoral registers for Australia and New Zealand for the last 100 years, together with immigration records up to 1970.