There are currently 55 unclaimed estates in Tyne and Wear on the UK Bona Vacantia list, with dates of death ranging from 1996 to 2024. The most common surnames are Simpson, Clark, Thomson, Perry, Hughes. If you believe you may be related to one of the people listed below, you could be entitled to claim their estate under the rules of intestacy.
55
estates
1996–2024
years of death
53
distinct surnames
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Pamela Thomson
Died: 15 February 2024 · Sunderland
Andrew Donald Perry
Died: 26 May 2023 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland
Derek Hughes
Died: 5 August 2022 · Sunderland County Durham
Margaret Foster
Died: 13 February 2022 · Wallsend Tyne and Wear
Thomas Balmer
Died: 7 February 2022 · South Shields County Durham
Stanley Wilson
Died: 16 November 2021 · South Shields County Durham
Malcolm Grant
Died: 13 January 2021 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland
David Charles Simpson
Died: 8 January 2021 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
Frank Bullivant
Died: 4 December 2020 · Newcastle Staffordshire
David Paul Robinson
Died: 28 September 2020 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne Tyne and Wear
Ronald Robson
Died: 11 January 2020 · Sunderland County Durham
Maureen Clark
Died: 5 September 2019 · Sunderland Tyne and Wear
Mary Lange
Died: 8 July 2018 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE1 4LP
William Kelly
Died: 14 May 2018 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
Anne Melton
Died: 12 February 2018 · Sunderland Tyne And Wear
Brian Gerrard Murray
Died: 25 January 2017 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
Penelope Clark
Died: 24 March 2016 · Sunderland Tyne and Wear
Peter Brian Mason
Died: 4 April 2014 · South Shields Tyne & Wear
Patrick Freeman
Died: 16 March 2014 · Newcastle Tyne and Wear
Robert Gibson
Died: 18 January 2014 · Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear
Stephen Christopher King
Died: 5 July 2013 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear
Philip Haddon Wade
Died: 4 December 2011 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
Joanna Andrews
Died: 10 July 2011 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
James Ernest Baker
Died: 27 October 2010 · South Shields Tyne & Wear
William Palmer
Died: 21 May 2010 · South Shields Tyne & Wear
Colin Stuart Macdonald
Died: 29 March 2010 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
Michael Ward
Died: 20 July 2009 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland
James George McCormick
Died: 4 April 2009 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
Aryee Jackson
Died: 26 December 2007 · Newcastle upon Tyne
Mary Buckingham
Died: 9 December 2007 · Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffs
John Moran
Died: 5 December 2007 · Tyne & Wear Sunderland
Margaret Marsh
Died: 14 December 2006 · Sunderland Tyne and Wear
Michael Walsh
Died: 5 December 2006 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
Michael O'Carroll
Died: 6 April 2006 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria
Margaret Bridget Graham
Died: 13 August 2005 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
James William Davidson
Died: 2 August 2005 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland
James Michael Campbell
Died: 11 August 2004 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
Christine Simpson
Died: 15 April 2004 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
Anne Fraser
Died: 31 May 2003 · Fenham Newcastle upon Tyne
Anne Cairns
Died: 23 May 2003 · South Shields Tyne & Wear
Margaret Stephens
Died: 23 March 2003 · Newcastle Northumberland
Leonora Thelma Leeson
Died: 22 February 2002 · Gateshead Tyne and Wear
Olive Conway
Died: 29 October 2001 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
Elsie Sparrow
Died: 17 December 2000 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
Stanya Wanda Richardson
Died: 30 September 2000 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
Norman Stobbs
Died: 21 August 2000 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
John Potts
Died: 23 July 2000 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
Ingeborg Dorothea Hilde Young
Died: 25 December 1999 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
Margaret Scott
Died: 27 July 1999 · Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear
Elizabeth Bell
Died: 8 May 1999 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
Catherine Melville
Died: 24 April 1998 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
Jean McKalvie Elrick
Died: 11 September 1997 · Gateshead Tyne & Wear
John Johnson
Died: 9 January 1997 · Sunderland Tyne & Wear
Mary Swan
Died: 26 October 1996 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland
Ronald Horne
Died: 7 July 1996 · Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria
When someone in England or Wales dies without a will and without known relatives, their estate passes to the Crown. The Government Legal Department publishes a list of these unclaimed estates — the Bona Vacantia list. If you can prove you are a blood relative of someone on the list, you may be entitled to claim their estate.
Claims can be made up to 30 years after the date of death. FindMyLegacy is a free service that helps you search the list and understand your potential entitlement.
Data sourced from the UK Government Legal Department Bona Vacantia Division. This service is for information only — always seek independent legal advice before making a claim.