There are currently 101 unclaimed estates in Devon on the UK Bona Vacantia list, with dates of death ranging from 1987 to 2025. The most common surnames are Davies, Jones, Martin, Macdonald, King. 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.
101
estates
1987–2025
years of death
96
distinct surnames
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Michael Davison
Died: 25 May 2025 · Plymouth Devon
Derek John Cowburn
Died: 23 May 2025 · Plymouth Devon
Raymond Arthur Edwards
Died: 13 November 2024 · Plymouth Devon
Bryn Davies
Died: 20 May 2024 · Torquay Devon
John P Walsh
Died: 18 March 2024 · Paignton Devon
Lai Mei Ho
Died: 27 January 2024 · Exeter Devon
Leonard Charles Mechem
Died: 15 June 2023 · Dartmouth Devon
Andrea Dekker
Died: 7 May 2023 · Torquay Devon
Jill Pamela Horne
Died: 19 March 2023 · Brixham Devon
Martin Ellis
Died: 5 February 2023 · Torquay Devon
Anthony William Stone
Died: 2 February 2023 · Torquay Devon
Bryan Leigh Isaac
Died: 24 January 2023 · Ilfracombe Devon
Ian Bryan Beaumont
Died: 23 August 2022 · Torquay Devon
James Anthony Mahoney
Died: 28 March 2022 · Paignton Devon
Aniela Jakubowski
Died: 2 March 2022 · Newton Abbot Devon
Dravid George Henri La'Urie
Died: 27 December 2021 · Plymouth Devon
Terence Alwyn Jones
Died: 10 December 2021 · Torquay Devon
Louise Morrish
Died: 24 November 2021 · Exeter Devon
Lee Martin
Died: 8 October 2021 · Torquay Devon
Leonard Henry Brown
Died: 23 September 2021 · Exeter Devon
Jon Anthony Alexander Meyer
Died: 23 April 2021 · Plymouth Devon
Rumi Hiriomatsu-Crane
Died: 13 July 2020 · Brixham Devon
Ronald Easterbrook
Died: 3 February 2020 · Tavistock Devon
Anthony Villier
Died: 24 August 2019 · Torquay Devon
John Robert Kemp
Died: 14 July 2019 · Exeter Devon
Peter Hugo Martin
Died: 21 May 2019 · Exeter Devon
Alfred Rodney Stelfox
Died: 25 April 2019 · Tavistock Devon
John Ford
Died: 6 August 2018 · Torquay Devon
Helga Elisabeth Lane
Died: 12 April 2018 · Budleigh Salterton Devon
Chun Torode
Died: 11 January 2018 · Plymouth Devon
Robert Pomeroy Stevens
Died: 30 May 2017 · Sidmouth Devon
Patrick Philip Stewart Gould
Died: 16 April 2017 · Exmouth Devon
Robert Michael Perlhefter
Died: 6 March 2017 · Barnstaple Devon
Edward Harris
Died: 28 July 2016 · Torquay Devon
Doreen Valerie Dawes
Died: 20 June 2016 · Plymouth Devon
Isabel Ileen MacDonald
Died: 17 February 2016 · Torquay Devon
Kelly Michelle Lynch
Died: 20 January 2016 · Ilfracombe Devon
David Stuart McNaughton
Died: 6 November 2015 · Barnstaple Devon
Patricia Richardson
Died: 27 July 2015 · Exeter Devon
John Frederick West
Died: 26 June 2015 · Barnstaple Devon
Peter John Davies
Died: 19 May 2015 · Plymouth Devon
Rosemary Ann Norton
Died: 18 November 2014 · Exeter Devon
David William French
Died: 27 August 2014 · Torquay Devon
John Nicholls
Died: 20 August 2014 · Ilfracombe Devon
Anne O'Shea
Died: 28 May 2014 · Barnstaple Devon
Geoffrey William Herbert Castledene
Died: 14 December 2012 · Torquay Devon
Robert King
Died: 5 June 2012 · Barnstaple Devon
Roger Fortune
Died: 18 January 2012 · Crediton Devon
Helen Lodge
Died: 18 January 2012 · Torquay Devon
David Richard Rickard
Died: 6 July 2011 · Torquay Devon
Barbara Crosthwaite Elliot
Died: 17 February 2011 · Torquay Devon
Roy Cyril Chard Good
Died: 28 September 2010 · Exeter Devon
Michael John MacDonald
Died: 20 September 2010 · Exeter
Margo Kern
Died: 13 April 2010 · Plymouth Devon
Muriel Prentice
Died: 3 April 2010 · Paignton Devon
Geoffrey Jones
Died: 15 February 2010 · Exeter Devon
Simon Cohen
Died: 16 January 2010 · Plymouth Devon
Ronald Dennis John
Died: 11 July 2009 · Ilfracombe Devon
Ian Monty Passmore
Died: 18 October 2008 · Kilmington Devon
Ivy Evans
Died: 12 October 2008 · Torquay Devon
Douglas John Cutland
Died: 4 June 2008 · Tavistock Devon
Elizabeth Ann Hall
Died: 24 April 2008 · Plymouth Devon
Elizabeth Wood
Died: 6 September 2007 · Paignton Devon
Phillip Charles Adams
Died: 31 August 2007 · Yelverton Devon
Brian Prowse
Died: 11 June 2007 · Torquay Devon
Christine Ann Gill
Died: 6 March 2007 · Torquay Devon
Anthony Edward Walker
Died: 19 September 2006 · Plymouth Devon
Audrey Spilling
Died: 28 June 2006 · Ilfracombe Devon
Frederick Knox
Died: 9 April 2006 · Torquay Devon
Miella Helen Roach
Died: 3 January 2006 · Newton Abbot Devon
Carlo Salussoglia
Died: 11 November 2005 · Torquay Devon
Lothar Michael Lacey
Died: 8 November 2005 · Barnstaple Devon
Gwendoline Ruth Lear
Died: 27 October 2005 · Plymouth Devon
Albert Collin McCann
Died: 1 March 2005 · Torquay Devon
Betty Miller
Died: 6 February 2005 · Newton Abbot Devon
Edmund Ziolkowski
Died: 27 November 2004 · Newton Abbott Devon
Betty Way
Died: 13 January 2004 · Holsworthy Devon
Stanislaw Gajowniczek
Died: 25 August 2003 · Torquay Devon
Raymond William Bennett
Died: 13 May 2003 · Crediton Devon
Joan Wells
Died: 26 February 2003 · Ilfracombe Devon
Zofia Zuk
Died: 15 September 2002 · Newton Abbot Devon
Leopold Lebenstein
Died: 26 January 2002 · Torquay Devon
Stanislaw Bryczek
Died: 6 December 2001 · Newton Abbot Devon
Arthur Smith
Died: 18 July 2001 · Exeter Devon
Helja Gemina Thomas
Died: 13 March 2001 · Plymouth Devon
Jan Kibalo
Died: 7 February 2001 · Newton Abbott Devon
Cecily Violet King
Died: 17 January 2001 · Torquay Devon
Stephen Michael Webb
Died: 12 November 2000 · Torquay Devon
Fredrick Morton
Died: 19 January 2000 · Ilfracombe North Devon
John Flynn
Died: 21 December 1999 · Ilfracombe Devon
Marie Louise Hiscock
Died: 19 July 1999 · Tavistock Devon
Dorothy Selina Stroud
Died: 14 July 1999 · Okehampton Devon
Allan Harry Stephen Pickering
Died: 19 January 1999 · Plymouth Devon
Arthur Redmond
Died: 7 June 1998 · Exmouth Devon
John Wilson
Died: 16 March 1998 · Plymouth Devon
Konrad Janusz
Died: 8 October 1997 · Newton Abbott Devon
Joyce Pinder
Died: 19 May 1997 · Barnstaple Devon
Anna Szczerbaj
Died: 29 January 1997 · Newton Abbot Devon
Anthony John Seward
Died: 28 October 1996 · Seaton Devon
Joyce Margaret Urquhart Lawrence
Died: 29 March 1996 · Newton Abbot Devon
Dorothea Chrissie Marie Di Beiacca Peralta Lanktree
Died: 22 June 1987 · Exmouth Devon
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.