Could you be a secret millionaire as 31 unclaimed Derbyshire estates up for grabs
Records published by the Treasury have revealed that there are more than 31 unclaimed estates with links to Derbyshire that could be worth a lot of money.
When someone dies with no will or no known family, their property will be passed on to the Crown as ownerless property. This is called 'Bona Vacantia'.
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Hide AdThis could be any type of property, including buildings, money or personal posessions, ranging from very little value to potentially millions.
However, people could entitled to a share of the deceased person's property, or estate, if you're a relative.
The latest release published by the Treasury Solicitor has revealed that there are more than 31 people with unclaimed assets with links to Derbyshire.
The details on the value of their estates haven't been published.
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Hide AdWhen someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will the following people are entitled to claim the estate:
- husband, wife or civil partner
- children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on
- mother or father
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Hide Ad- brothers or sisters who share both the same mother and father, or their children (nieces and nephews)
- half brothers or sisters or their children
- grandparents
- uncles and aunts or their children
- half uncles and aunts or their children
If you notice a name on this list which you think could be a former relative then you could be in for a bit of money.
To register a claim for the estate, send a family tree to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department.
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Hide AdThis must show how you are related to the person who has died, and include the dates of birth, marriage and death of all those on the tree.
If it appears you are entitled to claim the estate, then you may be asked to prove your relation through birth certificates etc.
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Hide AdHere is a list of the people who have died and their date of birth (if published) who have links to the Derbyshire area. If you recognise their name then you could be entitled to claim their estate.
Arthur David Bannister
Ernest Bennett - 24/10/1915
MaureenBennett - 13/03/1960
Alfred Brown - 24/11/1909
Dorothy Cade - 18/12/1922
Derek Cannon - 24/07/1932
James Conneally - 17/03/1921
Margaret Mary Davies - 04/08/1925
Anne Ellis - 22/01/1938
Feliks Frajmut - 29/03/1924
John Fraser
Walter Froggatt - 21/12/1906
Valda Inta Hudson - 27/04/1937
Francis Jakowicz - 24/08/1914
Lily Johnson
James Francis Knight
Herbert Krumins - 26/12/1921
Elsie Margaret Loach - 12/12/1925
Phyllis Hilary Elizabeth Mayne - 10/03/1922
Michael James McGlynn -18/10/1926
John Francis Mulligan -11/10/1921
Gordon Simpson -07/05/1923
Kazimerz Struzik - 09/02/1922
John William Sykes - 10/11/1915
Zigmunt Tarasiewicz - 23/03/1926
Eric Thompson - 09/04/1933
Veronica Weston - 01/08/1922
Joan Whitehouse - 28/10/1922
Norman Wild - 17/11/1925
Anne Wilson - 17/03/1920
Ada Lilian Wright - 20/10/1903
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