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Tracing heirs and other people abroad
Is someone still alive? Where does this person live? Even when the trail led abroad many years ago, targeted research can help identify new leads.
More about tracing →International
heir research
Research. Clarity. A responsible way forward.
International heir research helps trace heirs abroad, investigate family relationships and obtain foreign records and documents. Missing heir or unknown beneficiaries in an estate? Targeted genealogical research and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) can help identify new leads and verify family connections. For notaries, lawyers, estate administrators and other professionals handling international estates.
“A name on an old record.
An emigration decades ago.
A possible heir abroad? That is where our expertise comes in.” Annemiek Berends
Specialist in International Heir Research | OSINT Expert
An emigration decades ago.
A possible heir abroad? That is where our expertise comes in.” Annemiek Berends
Specialist in International Heir Research | OSINT Expert
QUESTIONS FROM PRACTICE
When can specialist research help?
An international estate may lead to questions such as:
- Can you establish whether this person is still alive?
- We know family emigrated to South Africa, but the trail ends there.
- There are family connections with Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies). Can you investigate whether there may still be potential heirs there?
- There may be a daughter in Canada. Can you establish whether she is still alive and whether she may have children?
- Can you trace a foreign death record?
- Could there be other heirs abroad?
Even a small amount of information can be the starting point for extensive international heir research.
Locating missing heirs and researching family relationships
Are there children, grandchildren or other possible heirs? Available sources are combined to investigate family relationships and identify possible heirs.
More about research →Foreign records
and documents
Death records, birth and marriage certificates, probate or estate records and other official registrations may provide important information for an estate file.
More about documents →FOR NOTARIES, LAWYERS, ESTATE ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS
Support for
international estates
International Heir Research supports notaries, lawyers, estate administrators, public-sector organisations and other professionals with estate matters involving an international element. Questions may concern heirs, family relationships, foreign registrations or missing official documents. Targeted research can help identify new leads and organise the available information.
More about professional support →EXPERIENCE & APPROACH
Careful research,
clear reporting
Research is generally carried out within a pre-agreed budget and can be divided into phases.
Experience with unclaimed estates. Research into possible international heirs is carried out for the Unclaimed Estates department of the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf). International Heir Research also supports notaries and other professional clients with estate files involving an international element.
More about international heir research →Experience with foreign documents. Through many years of experience as co-director of translation agency Esperanto WBT, Annemiek Berends is familiar with foreign records, wills, powers of attorney and other documents used in international estates.
Visit Esperanto WBT →Careful and traceable research. The available information and research question are reviewed first. Where possible, clear agreements are made in advance about costs or the research budget. Relevant traditional and digital sources are then researched, with findings, uncertainties and possible next steps reported clearly.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL HEIR RESEARCH
Research, international sources
and foreign documents
International Heir Research is led by Annemiek Berends. She researches international family relationships, potential heirs, and information or documents that may be relevant to an estate.
The service brings together research, international sources and foreign documents. Research into potential international heirs is carried out for the Unclaimed Estates department of the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency, alongside support for notaries and other professional clients with estates involving an international element.
As co-director of translation agency Esperanto WBT, Annemiek has many years of experience with foreign deeds, wills, powers of attorney and other official documents. This experience helps connect research into names and family relationships with the documents and formalities that may help move an international case forward.
More about Esperanto WBT →FAMILY HISTORY
People, families and stories across borders
Annemiek’s interest in family history also has a personal side. Her family archive contains historical photographs and correspondence from Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies) and the Netherlands, spanning several generations.
Families know
no borders.
A missing heir, an old emigration or a missing foreign document can hold up an estate file. Targeted research can help identify new leads.
◎International expertise
◇Careful research
▤Experience with complex cases
♙Personal involvement
CONTACT DETAILS
Annemiek Berends
Specialist in International Heir Research
& OSINT Expert E-mail: info@internationaalerfgenamenonderzoek.com Phone: +31(0)6-25064862 LinkedIn: Annemiek Berends
& OSINT Expert E-mail: info@internationaalerfgenamenonderzoek.com Phone: +31(0)6-25064862 LinkedIn: Annemiek Berends