Full list of surnames of unclaimed Leeds estates which could mean you are a long lost heir

By Rebecca Marano
Published 19th Jan 2022, 04:45 BST
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More than £77m worth of inheritance is still left unclaimed in UK estates.

Figures obtained from the UK government’s treasury solicitor shows 7,090 estates remain unclaimed, analysis from Investing Reviews shows.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the median amount of inheritance received by individuals is £11,000.

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The list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor was last updated on January 18, 2022.

Every year hundreds of people in the UK die without a will, leaving behind their property, money and other possessions as unclaimed estates.Every year hundreds of people in the UK die without a will, leaving behind their property, money and other possessions as unclaimed estates.
Every year hundreds of people in the UK die without a will, leaving behind their property, money and other possessions as unclaimed estates.

Records published by the Treasury have revealed that there are 151 unclaimed estates with links Leeds.

Every year hundreds of people in the UK die without a will, leaving behind their property, money and other possessions as unclaimed estates.

If a blood relative cannot be found, and the dead person’s assets are worth more than £500, their estate will pass to the Crown.

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Long lost relatives of the deceased people – potential heirs to their estate – have 30 years to make a claim to the Bona Vacantia division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department, which keeps the assets in limbo on behalf of the Crown.

How to check the list and make a claim

The full list of unclaimed estates in England and Wales is here.

The BVD handles unclaimed estates in England and Wales, except where the estate is held by the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster – that’s if the estate is in Cornwall or the historic county palatine of Lanaster

Anyone who thinks they have a claim can send in a family tree showing how they are related to the person who died, including the dates of birth, marriage and death of all those on the tree.

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The BVD will then ask for extra documentary evidence if they think they may be entitled to a claim

Here is a list of the people who were born or died in Leeds. If you recognise their name then you could be entitled to claim their estate.

The most common surname was Smith, followed by Jones and Taylor.

List of unclaimed estates in Leeds:

Michael Avalon

John Barbour

Alice Louise Batchelor

Maurice Raymond Beaumont

Georg Belaj

Nora Ava o/w Ava Nora Birkett

David Blair

Claretta Theodora Browne

Henryk Bryll

Timothy Burnham

Roland Burton

Michael Clifford