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Case Study - Dublin Hospital
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In July 2019, Patrick Murphy* passed away in a Dublin hospital at the age of 81. Patrick was a bachelor and unfortunately had no nextof-kin details included on his hospital file. Hospital staff had noticed that no one visited Patrick while he was in hospital. Hospital staff contacted his GP but there were no next-ofkin details on his GP file. Having heard of the free “Next of kin” tracing service from Finders International Ireland, the hospital medical social worker got in touch to ask if Finders could locate Patrick’s extended family so that his funeral could be arranged.
Once instructed, Finders International Ireland Research Team began tracing his family tree. Patrick’s birth was tricky to locate because his mother had married after his birth and Patrick had been registered with his mother’s maiden name. By tracing Patrick’s mother’s death, the research team were able to identify his mother’s grave in Deansgrange Cemetery where she is buried together with Patrick’s grandparents. Through further research Patrick’s Solicitor was identified and contacted. He was grateful to hear from us as he was unaware that his client had passed away. The Solicitor requested that we continue our research to locate the beneficiaries named in Patrick’s Will, some of whom live in the UK, Spain, Canada and Thailand.
The initial inquiry from the hospital was received on a Thursday afternoon and by the Tuesday afternoon Finders had found Patrick’s mother’s grave, his Solicitor and his Will. *The real name of the Deceased has been amended for privacy reasons.
