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CurrentWhen someone dies intestate and without any known kin, their estate or assets would pass to the Crown. Derwend Research and Consultancy use our expertise to meticulously compile a family tree of the departed person. We trace the closest blood relatives. This process may involve the use of any number of resources at our disposal; including the obtaining of birth, marriage and death certificates, searching electoral registers both past and present, overseas records, local archives and wills.Unlike traditional genealogy which traces family lines into the distant past our Intestate Estate Beneficiary Tracing Service is seeking living descendant relatives who often have lost touch with their distant kin and in most cases have no idea of their family link.