Residents across Wales could be entitled to a fortune from an unclaimed estate in the country.
Government records, updated on December 24, 2021, have revealed that there are several unclaimed estates belonging to people from Wales.
When someone dies without leaving a will, their assets are left unclaimed. The government monitors these estates in the hope that the lawful heirs will claim them.
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However, if no claim is made the money could make its way into the government’s accounts.
You are able to identify if you are eligible to inherit an estate by checking if you share a last name with the deceased.
Who is entitled to collect an unclaimed estate?
If an individual dies without leaving a will, the following people are able to claim the estate:
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Husband, wife or civil partner
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Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren etc.
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Mother or father
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Brothers or sisters who share both the same parents, or their children (nieces and nephews)
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Half sisters or brothers or their children
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Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
How can I secure an unclaimed estate?
Relatives have 12 years to apply to claim an estate in the case of money, or 30 years otherwise, from the day of death.
If you are eligible to inherit an unclaimed estate, you must provide a family tree that shows how you are related to the individual and whose estate you wish to claim.
To make a claim, click here.
The list is frequently updated, so be sure to check regularly.
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The surnames (and where in Wales the person died):
Cardiff and Vale
Ali
Anthony
Baker
Bell
Bigeni
Cassidy
Davies
Down
Dutta
Edwards
Gabrilenko
Gordon
Gray
Hades
Hughes
Jones
Jordan
Kampers
Llewellyn
Magan
Matthews
Mills
Oakley
O'Brien
Park
Phillips
Pugh
Quorshill
Ravenau
Reilly
Rodriques
Santos
Sharma
Shiels
Smith
Spiteri
Staples
Syms
Tallmeister
Thomas
Thompson
Tucker
Vella
Walsh
Williams
Carmarthen
Ash
Davies
Evans
Gibson
John
Llewellyn
Moffat
O'Rouke
Owen
Stephenson
Sturgess
Walters
Wojtkiewicz
Ceredigion
Caple
James
Jenkins
King
Lewis
Mason
Smart
Conwy
Boydell
Griffiths
Luckarift
Millard
Regan
Tomaszewicz
Bridgend
Bawden
John
John
Lewis
Lindo
McDonald
Millard
Parda
Willis
Wojtaniec
Denbighshire
Behm
Glendinning
Jacques
Jones
Jones
Kendall
Flintshire
Littlewood
Gwent
Ahmed
Broadhead
Evans
Fernandez
Hughes
Kazlausks
Llewellyn
Macey
Miah
Mitchell
Powell
Reed
Robinson
Young
Gwynedd
Brown
Brownray
Evans
Hookham
Hrynyk
Jones
Martin
Mocarski
O'Dell
Osiak
Owen
Packer
Roberts
Sander-long
Sanders
Sheehan
Thomas
Wilczynski
Williams
Wilson
Wozniak
Merthyr Tydfil
Davies
Gwyther
Howard
Jones
Mooney
Morris
Monmouthshire
Lewis
Walters
Pembrokeshire
Albans
Pincsuk
Robinson
Shaw
Smith
Powys
Ennals
Ford
Harding
Jenkins
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Bethell
Bowyer
Davies
Golden
Goodfield
John
Jones
Milinovic
Morgan
Morris
Phillips
Roch
Swansea
Ali
Coursey
James
Jones
Kuzaj
Lewis
Llewellyn
Mitchell
Nolan
Romaniw
Smith
Stott
Thomas
Wanagier
Whitehouse
Williams
Wrexham
Davies
Hughes
Kelly
Kirkham-Thomas
McCleery
Owen
Parry
Parys
Roberts
Robinson
Rowley
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