Trace missing beneficiaries, investigate family connections and fill gaps in your case information with specialist Scottish genealogy research.
At Gengenie Research, we help solicitors, executors, trustees, insurance companies and other professional organisations research family connections for their cases. Shirley Obrzud leads the research. She is an ASGRA-accredited genealogist based in East Lothian. We combine specialist knowledge of Scottish records with a personal, confidential approach.
You may need to find a beneficiary, rebuild a family tree or check a relationship. We tailor the research to the questions you need answered. Choose your client group below to find the right service. If you are unsure where to start, get in touch.
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For Solicitors and Legal Firms
For probate and intestacy cases, we help trace missing heirs and investigate family relationships. Our documented findings support your work where beneficiary information is incomplete or a claimed connection needs checking.
Our probate genealogy research examines family relationships and lines of succession. We identify and trace potential beneficiaries. We also use relevant records to assess claimed or suspected family connections. Our clear reports set out the findings, source references and family charts. They explain any limits to the research and recommend next steps.
For Executors and Estate Administrators
When you are administering an estate, gaps in family information can leave key questions unanswered. We help identify unknown relatives and trace beneficiaries before the estate is distributed. This gives you a clearer picture of the family connections relevant to your enquiry.
We build documented family trees across generations. We also investigate possible heirs or relatives named in estate papers. We use Scottish statutory registers, census returns, parish records, wills, testaments and archival sources. Where available, we locate and supply suitable copies of records.
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For Trustees and Fiduciary Professionals
Incomplete trust records can make it difficult to establish who is connected to a family or beneficiary. We investigate identities and relationships, with staged research tailored to your instructions and the needs of the case.
We research beneficiary identities, next-of-kin relationships and family branches. Where historic trust information is incomplete, we reconstruct earlier generations. We tailor reports and family charts to your instructions and support them with source lists and record references. We make clear what the evidence confirms. We also explain conflicting information, possible explanations and questions that remain unresolved.
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For Insurance Companies and Claims Teams
We help when a policy beneficiary cannot be found, or a deceased policyholder’s family connections are unclear. We investigate the available records to support enquiries about unclaimed policy proceeds. We handle cases in confidence and document our findings.
We identify or trace policy beneficiaries, whether named, missing or unknown. We research deceased policyholders’ family relationships and potential next of kin. We use genealogical records to support identity and kinship checks based on evidence. Our structured research and reports support claims, policy and compliance teams.
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For Other Professional Organisations
If your enquiry does not fit one of the groups above, we can discuss what you need. We support pension providers, professional executors, trustee companies and other organisations. Our work includes identity research, tracing relatives and documenting family connections relevant to succession or potential entitlement.
We use the case information you hold to investigate named individuals. We trace beneficiaries or relatives linked to an estate, fund, policy or other professional matter. Research and family charts show how people may be connected. Work can proceed in stages, starting with a case assessment. We extend the research where the initial findings justify it.
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A Personal Approach to Professional Research
Every enquiry starts with your questions and the information you already hold. We agree what the research will cover. We then examine the available evidence and explain our findings in clear reports. We handle sensitive information with care and discretion. We explain where records are missing, conflicting or inconclusive. This helps you distinguish established findings from questions that remain unresolved.
Need to trace a missing beneficiary, check an uncertain relationship or fill gaps in family records? Contact Gengenie Research to discuss the research needed. Tell us what you need to establish, what information you already hold and any relevant deadlines.