THERE are almost 80 unclaimed fortunes across in Southampton and if you have one of these surnames, a large inheritance could be yours.

The Government has revealed that there are 76 unclaimed estates linked to people who were born or died in Southampton.

If a person dies without leaving a will and there appear to be no family members their estate passes to the Crown as ownerless property, or ‘Bona Vacantia’. 

The estate can include anything from property, to cars, money and possessions.

These are the people with a link direct link to Southampton and the surrounding areas to allow you to search for any relations.

Search through the surnames below to see if any money is left to you.

The list of unclaimed estates is updated and published daily on the government’s website. 

Who is entitled to claim an estate?

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

  • husband, wife or civil partner
  • children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on
  • mother or father
  • brothers or sisters who share both the same mother and father, or their children (nieces and nephews)
  • 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
  • grandparents
  • uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)
  • 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

If you are, for example, 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, for example, a niece or nephew.

To find out more about whether you can claim, click here to visit the government website