These estates belong to individuals who died without leaving a will and appeared to have no family.
As a result, their estates passed to the Treasury as ownerless property, or ‘Bona Vacantia.’
The official figures from the UK Government reveal the number of unclaimed homes per location where properties and valuables were forgotten after the owner’s death.
John Mark Frith Blezard, died on April 20, 2009, in Workington
Catherine Barnes, died on September, 29, 1998, in Blyth
Evelyn Joan Blackmore, died on March 2, 2011, in Northumberland
Charles Brigham, died on September 9, 2020, in Berwick
Michael Jack Burley, died on June 16, 2024, in Alnwick
Koon Yau Chan, died on May 12, 2018, in Cramlington
Harry Clark, died on January 13, 1998, in Newcastle
Raymond Clark, died on March 22, 1995, in Newcastle
James William Davidson, died on August 2, 2005, in Newcastle
Ramiro Gomez, died on October 2, 2012, in Ashington
Margaret Bridget Graham, died on August 13, 2005, in Newcastle
Malcolm Grant, died on January 13, 2021, in Newcastle
Lilian Griffiths, died on August 13, 1998, in Northumberland
Wladyslaw Gumula, died on October 25, 1995, in Newcastle
Henry Harrogate, died on August 20, 2024, in Ashington
Dorothy Henderson, died on March 5, 2021, in North Shields
Rosemary Henderson, died on October 26, 2010, in Berwick
John Main Hudson, died on June 13, 2023, in Morpeth
Colin Stuart Macdonald, died on March 29, 2010, in Newcastle
Brian Gerrard Murray, died on January 25, 2017, in Newcastle
Kimberley Noble, died on March 21, 2024, in Cramlington
Andrew Donald Perry, died on May 26, 2023, in Newcastle
Peter Petruczek, died on February 12, 2019, in Blyth
Alan Readman, died on January 18, 2024, in Morpeth
Philip Ross, died on January 26, 2018, in Newcastle
Anne Roy, died on March 16, 2003, in Hebburn
Christine Simpson, died on April 15, 2004, in Newcastle
Joyce Simpson, died on October 11, 2006, in Gosforth
Margaret Simpson, died on July 7, 2003, in Ashington
Kathleen Mary Sisterson, died on September 8, 2018, in Hexham
Margaret Stephens, died on March 23, 2003, in Newcastle
Elizabeth Stewart, died on October 8, 2005, in Northumberland
Mary Swan, died on October 26, 1996, in Newcastle
Lydia Thompson, died on January 19, 2018, in Prudhoe
Thomas Wilks Thompson, died on October 16, 2004, in Berwick
Philip Haddon Wade, died on December 4, 2011, in Newcastle
John Henry Walton, died on July 5, 2016, in Blyth
Michael Ward, died on July 20, 2009, in Newcastle
If someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will, certain individuals are entitled to the estate in an order of priority.
This order is as follows: husband, wife or civil partner, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, mother or father, brothers or sisters or their children, half-brothers or sisters or their children, grandparents, uncles and aunts or their children, and half-uncles and aunts or their children.
For example, if you are a first cousin of the deceased, you would only be entitled to share in the estate if there are no relatives above you in the order of entitlement, such as a niece or nephew.
The government website regularly updates this list, providing opportunities for potential heirs to claim these unclaimed estates.
It is crucial for individuals who suspect they might have a claim to these estates to thoroughly check the list and assert their rights accordingly.