There are currently 83 unclaimed estates in West Sussex on the UK Bona Vacantia list, with dates of death ranging from 1996 to 2025. The most common surnames are Brown, Mason, Smith, Newman, Tapp. 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.
83
estates
1996–2025
years of death
80
distinct surnames
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Anthony Clive Newman
Died: 3 July 2025 · Chichester West Sussex
Alexandra Clair Tapp
Died: 29 June 2024 · Worthing Sussex
David John Newcombe
Died: 18 June 2023 · Chichester Sussex
Ann Moon
Died: 10 May 2022 · Worthing Sussex
Herta Sheen
Died: 15 December 2021 · Steyning West Sussex
Barbara Wood
Died: 30 May 2021 · Bognor Regis Sussex
Joaquin Rodrigues
Died: 9 November 2020 · Worthing West Sussex
Ivan Sawzcuk
Died: 11 September 2020 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Victoria Godfrey
Died: 29 February 2020 · Arundel West Sussex
David Foster
Died: 19 February 2019 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Brian Alan Bird
Died: 4 January 2019 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
Nigel Muir
Died: 27 December 2018 · Chichester West Sussex
Ruth Frances Jacobson
Died: 12 August 2018 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
Mercury Sir Ivan Hoe
Died: 26 December 2017 · Worthing West Sussex
Jack Piper
Died: 20 May 2017 · Selsey West Sussex
Audrey Patricia Veitch
Died: 7 November 2016 · Henfield West Sussex
Patrick Brennan
Died: 11 March 2016 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Stephen David Brown
Died: 4 May 2015 · Chichester West Sussex
Gertroude Blake
Died: 16 March 2014 · Worthing West Sussex
Phyllis Redfern
Died: 15 January 2014 · Goring-by-Sea West Sussex
Andrew Peter Gibson
Died: 30 November 2013 · Worthing West Sussex
Ronald Dougal
Died: 14 October 2013 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
Leonard George Arundell
Died: 5 September 2013 · Worthing West Sussex
Margaret Felicity Lynfield
Died: 17 June 2013 · Worthing West Sussex
Thomas Burke
Died: 8 April 2013 · Chichester West Sussex
Rosa Mavis Clare Courtice
Died: 23 March 2013 · Lancing West Sussex
Owen Meijas Gordon
Died: 31 October 2012 · Horsham West Sussex
John Beezer
Died: 24 October 2012 · Fenhurst West Sussex
Paul Adrian Harrison
Died: 13 August 2012 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Ann Raven
Died: 7 July 2012 · Lancing West Sussex
Max Jean Tanner
Died: 5 May 2012 · Burgess Hill West Sussex
Harriet Henrietta Lowndes
Died: 13 November 2011 · East Grinstead West Sussex
David Raleigh Mason
Died: 25 August 2011 · Burgess Hill West Sussex
Harold George Hill
Died: 10 August 2011 · Southwick West Sussex
James Smith
Died: 28 July 2011 · Chichester West Sussex
William Joseph Young
Died: 26 February 2011 · Lancing West Sussex
Michael Hoban
Died: 5 January 2011 · Littlehampton Sussex
Barry John Edwards
Died: 5 January 2011 · Burgess Hill West Sussex
William John Cousins
Died: 8 October 2010 · Worthing West Sussex
Mary Raphaela Branford
Died: 8 March 2010 · Chichester West Sussex
Nassima Khan
Died: 12 December 2009 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Gerolamo De Benetti
Died: 25 August 2009 · Goring-by-Sea West Sussex
Marie Bangerter
Died: 24 August 2009 · Worthing West Sussex
John Anthony Harris
Died: 24 July 2009 · Worthing West Sussex
Stuart Knight
Died: 17 December 2008 · Horsham West Sussex
Thomas Bryan Smith
Died: 15 October 2007 · Worthing West Sussex
Vivian Jarvis
Died: 13 July 2007 · Chichester Chichester
Paul Richard Hoar
Died: 28 June 2007 · West Sussex
Thomas Brooks
Died: 26 June 2007 · Bognor Regis West sussex
William Freeman
Died: 25 January 2007 · Hayward Heath West Sussex
Luis Belardo Nunes Silvano
Died: 13 May 2006 · Horsham West Sussex
Zbigniew Richard Kowal
Died: 8 April 2006 · Crawley West Sussex
Nellie Brown
Died: 19 January 2006 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Delores De Villiers
Died: 8 January 2006 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
Alfonse Sabuk
Died: 11 September 2005 · Worthing West Sussex
Clive William Musson
Died: 24 July 2005 · Horsted Keynes West Sussex
Henrietta Jane Wheatland
Died: 2 July 2005 · Worthing West Sussex
Jessica McLaughlin
Died: 13 March 2005 · Chichester Sussex
Peter Willoughby Eberall
Died: 30 August 2004 · Hassocks West Sussex
William Edward Lang
Died: 30 June 2004 · Worthing West Sussex
Michael James Bono King
Died: 20 April 2004 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
Frederick Raymond William Kitson Manse
Died: 8 April 2004 · Middleton on Sea West Sussex
Kenneth Simmons
Died: 23 March 2004 · Haywards Heath West Sussex
George Arthur Rigg
Died: 25 December 2003 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Cecily Joyce Black
Died: 20 November 2003 · Worthing East Sussex
Constance Beard
Died: 19 July 2003 · Worthing West Sussex
Gwladys Eunice Mansell
Died: 5 July 2003 · Chichester West Sussex
Terence Mary Kavanagh
Died: 25 June 2003 · Crawley Sussex
Harold Williams
Died: 12 July 2002 · Worthing West Sussex
Iris Maude Hassett
Died: 20 May 2002 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Margaret May Finnis
Died: 15 October 2000 · Worthing West Sussex
John Davis
Died: 15 March 2000 · Worthing West Sussex
Dorothy Rita Adie
Died: 10 February 2000 · Chichester West Sussex
Joseph McDonagh
Died: 30 October 1999 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Isabella McEwan Johnson
Died: 2 April 1999 · Lindfield West Sussex
Vera Robinson
Died: 27 January 1999 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Kathleen Robiquet
Died: 26 January 1999 · Bognor Regis West Sussex
Peter O'Shea
Died: 17 December 1998 · Pease Pottage West Sussex
Ethel Joan Mason
Died: 5 February 1998 · Littlehampton West Sussex
Henry Best
Died: 6 October 1997 · Felpham West Sussex
Bruno Gorsulowski
Died: 12 January 1997 · Chichester West Sussex
Edwin Chesterfield Walcott
Died: 5 June 1996 · Selham West Sussex
Arthur George Thomas
Died: 21 May 1996 · Worthing West Sussex
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.