Thistle Heritage Services is a member of the Heir Hunters Association, an organisation which provides advice and support for firms and individuals trying to ensure that beneficiaries receive the assets to which they are entitled. All potential beneficiaries, not just one individual, need to be identified in order for the share of the estate due to each individual can be determined. This is where family history and relative tracing skills and experience are important. If you have reason to believe that you may be entitled to a share of the estate of someone who died without leaving a will, Thistle Heritage Services can help provide the evidence you need to obtain the mandatory Bond of Caution from an insurance company, and to apply to the Commissary Department of the Sheriff Court in the area in which the person lived for appointment as executor-dative and for Confirmation of the estate. The next step is to forward the evidence of entitlement to The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer Office in Edinburgh. If you have received a communication from Thistle Heritage Services, it is because research already undertaken indicates that you may be an entitled relative. Any beneficiary who enlists the help of Thistle Heritage Services in making a claim will face no charges until the claim is successful, and will receive a family tree as part of the package.