39 unclaimed estates in Sheffield that you could inherit if you have these surnames, full list

You might be the heir to one of the 39 unclaimed properties listed by the Treasury in Sheffield if you have one of these surnames. The estate goes unclaimed when a person dies without a valid will and no heirs come forward to claim their inheritance.

When this occurs, the deceased person’s possessions are referred to as "ownerless property," and the Crown takes possession. On the other hand, if family members feel they are entitled to a portion of the deceased’s property, they have 12 years from the time the Crown assumes possession of the estate to assert their claim.

The Treasury will permit claims up to 30 years from the date of death if the claim is submitted after the 12-year window has passed and will not charge interest on the money retained. The Treasury defines an unclaimed estate as any type of property, including actual property, money, and personal possessions.

Therefore, if someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will, the following relatives are entitled to the estate in the order shown below:

1. Husband, wife or civil partner
2. Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on
3. Mother or father
4. Brothers or sisters who share both the same mother and father, or their children (nieces and nephews)
5. Half brothers or sisters or their children (nieces and nephews of the half blood or their children). ‘Half’ means they share only one parent with the deceased.
6. Grandparents
7. Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
8. Half uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins of the half blood or their children). ‘Half means they only share one grandparent with the deceased, not both. 

In this case, if you are a first cousin of the deceased, you would be entitled to share in the estate if there are no relatives above you in the order of entitlement, for example, a niece or a nephew.

Surnames of the unclaimed estates in Sheffield 

These are the surnames of the unclaimed estates in Sheffield as of February 2023, as listed by the Treasury. 

1. Ali-Bin-Ali
2. Allen
3. Bailey
4. Bawden
5. Box
6. Brown
7. Casson
8. Cooper
9. Davies
10. Dejneka
11. Donaghy
12. Donovan
13. Ellis
14. Fletcher
15. Griffiths
16. Hamer
17. Hill
18. Horton
19. Ibbotson
20. Jamieson
21. Johanes
22. Juhasz
23. Keatley
24. Kolencik
25. Little
26. Littlewood
27. Locke
28. Marston
29. McDermott
30. McGinty
31. Moore
32. Murphy
33. Naylor
34. Oldale
35. Parmar
36. Pegg
37. Prystasz
38. Redmond
39. Ronksley

Please visit the Government website to make your claim or find out more information about the deceased.