Almost 30 unclaimed estates have been published this year - and they could be worth a fortune to an oblivious relative.
In cases where there are no known relatives or wills of a deceased person, their estates - including money, property, and personal possessions - are passed to the Crown as unowned property, or 'bona vacantia'.
In Bristol, 29 estates have been publicly listed this year by the Government to give entitled relatives a chance to stake a claim.
If the deceased has not left a will, a spouse or civil partner, and then any children, have first claim to the estate. And if none of those exist, anyone descended from a grandparent of the person is entitled to a share.
Here are the unclaimed Bristol estates published this year:
| Name |
Date of publication |
Date of death |
Place of death |
| Cuff, Richard Michael |
08/10/2019 |
24/02/2019 |
Shirehampton |
| Gale, Edward Llewllyn |
23/08/2019 |
01/05/2019 |
Bristol |
| Gitsom, Graham Herbert |
22/08/2019 |
17/10/2017 |
Bristol |
| Price, John Henry |
21/08/2019 |
15/08/2018 |
Bristol |
| Black, David |
15/08/2019 |
30/07/2018 |
Bristol |
| Wates, Hendrii Thomas |
15/08/2019 |
15/04/2019 |
Bristol |
| Yeldham, Antony |
08/08/2019 |
11/04/2018 |
Bristol |
| Bradley, Denver |
01/08/2019 |
12/06/2019 |
Bristol |
| Ellis, Ronald John |
05/07/2019 |
03/12/2016 |
Bristol |
| Marsh, Anita |
05/07/2019 |
25/12/2017 |
Bristol |
| Metcalfe-Crane, June Grace Perrett |
02/07/2019 |
12/10/2017 |
Bristol |
| Garland, Kevin Alan |
19/06/2019 |
16/01/2019 |
Bristol |
| Bryant, Frederick |
12/06/2019 |
09/03/2003 |
Bristol |
| Burnell, George |
04/06/2019 |
15/06/2018 |
Bristol |
| Levy, Patricia Levy |
22/05/2019 |
30/12/2017 |
Bristol |
| Lightfoot, David |
22/05/2019 |
18/10/2017 |
Bristol |
| Coe, Alan Michael |
03/05/2019 |
04/07/2018 |
Bristol |
| Coker, Ian |
01/05/2019 |
04/06/2011 |
Brentry |
| Givons, Peter |
04/04/2019 |
14/02/2018 |
Bristol |
| Stovell, Dorothy Jane Stovell |
01/04/2019 |
07/12/2018 |
Westbury-on-Trym |
| Terrett, Terry |
11/03/2019 |
28/12/2017 |
Bristol |
| Bridges, Vernon Leonard |
08/02/2019 |
31/12/2018 |
Bristol |
| Pascoe, Colin |
08/02/2019 |
21/06/2017 |
Filton |
| Welsford, Mervyn John |
23/01/2019 |
01/09/2017 |
Bristol |
| Dutton, Simon John |
17/01/2019 |
16/11/2017 |
Bristol |
| Golding, Ivor Edward John |
17/01/2019 |
17/12/2017 |
Bristol |
| Lupton, Gerry |
17/01/2019 |
15/01/2011 |
Bristol |
| Begley, Michael |
08/01/2019 |
11/05/2018 |
Bristol |
| Capaldi, Peter |
08/01/2019 |
03/01/2018 |
Westbury-On-Trym, BS10 |
Claims in England and Wales are handled by the Government - except in the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster, where they are handled by Farrer and Co.
While there is generally a time limit of 12 years on claims, this can be extended in some circumstances to 30 years.
The value of an estate is not listed in the records.
For more information and to see older unclaimed Bristol estates, click here.
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