There are currently 81 unclaimed estates in Staffordshire on the UK Bona Vacantia list, with dates of death ranging from 1996 to 2025. The most common surnames are Wood, Jones, Williams, Challinor, Tomkinson. 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.
81
estates
1996–2025
years of death
73
distinct surnames
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Mildred Wood
Died: 10 May 2025 · Hoar Cross Staffordshire
Megan Cynthia Shaw
Died: 19 April 2025 · Stourbidge Staffordshire
Ernest John Badger
Died: 20 October 2024 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Darren Foy
Died: 26 May 2024 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Ian Smith
Died: 28 January 2024 · Stafford Staffordshire
Marie Frances Pollard
Died: 25 September 2023 · Handsworth Staffordshire
Howard Martin Kelsall
Died: 1 May 2023 · Endon Staffordshire
John Taylor Hartwell
Died: 28 January 2023 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Peter Ferguson
Died: 5 December 2022 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Stephanie Wood
Died: 29 December 2021 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Neil Edward Parker
Died: 7 December 2021 · Talke Staffordshire
Sharon Teresa Stephenson
Died: 28 November 2021 · Wolverhampton Staffordshire
Paul William Gordon
Died: 21 November 2021 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Mark Hennessey
Died: 16 November 2021 · Walsall Staffordshire
Thomas Lymer
Died: 26 October 2021 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Carol Ann Lilian White
Died: 20 January 2021 · Tipton Staffordshire
Frank Bullivant
Died: 4 December 2020 · Newcastle Staffordshire
Samuel Albert Harris
Died: 29 July 2020 · Wolverhampton Staffordshire
Charles Dixon
Died: 4 August 2018 · Basingstoke Hampshire
John Andrew Barwick
Died: 13 July 2018 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Glen Anderson
Died: 22 February 2018 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Dennis Ainsworth
Died: 5 May 2015 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
James Challinor
Died: 20 May 2014 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Ka Po Wong
Died: 9 August 2013 · Stafford Staffordshire
Michael John James
Died: 17 July 2013 · Stafford Staffordshire
John Barry Dickenson
Died: 25 May 2013 · Tamworth Staffordshire
Ian Walkden
Died: 21 January 2013 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Ian Jones
Died: 19 January 2013 · West Bromwich Staffordshire
Alexander Hamilton
Died: 21 November 2012 · Cannock Staffordshire
Richard Francis Cleghorn
Died: 10 October 2012 · Stoke Bishop Bristol
David John Myers
Died: 16 July 2012 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Eileen Marjorie Cornwall
Died: 10 April 2012 · Stoke On Trent Staffordshire
John Sullivan Hartree
Died: 10 December 2011 · Fenton Stoke On Trent
Oliver Murray
Died: 29 November 2011 · Cannock Staffordshire
Paul Challinor
Died: 29 December 2010 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Christopher John Howell
Died: 19 October 2010 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Longinus B Groborz
Died: 11 October 2010 · Burton-upon-Trent Staffordshire
Jean Symonds
Died: 28 July 2010 · Stafford Staffordshire
Eric Lee
Died: 21 April 2010 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Michael Donnegan
Died: 20 January 2010 · Cheadle Staffordshire
Brenda Williams
Died: 8 December 2009 · Wombourne Staffordshire
Peter Ljashenko
Died: 17 November 2009 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Lily Turner
Died: 29 June 2009 · Hartshill Staffordshire
Gregoria Sienika
Died: 16 December 2008 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Graham Dennis Musgrove
Died: 10 December 2008 · Lichfield Staffordshire
David Gerald Williams
Died: 3 November 2008 · Stoke On Trent Staffordshire
Ronald Tomkinson
Died: 26 September 2008 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Charles Marson
Died: 1 August 2008 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Ann Winifred Mount
Died: 26 June 2008 · Basingstoke Hampshire
Fevziye Morgan
Died: 19 December 2007 · Stoke Newington London
Andrew Davison
Died: 30 September 2007 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
James Alan Meredew
Died: 14 September 2007 · Lichfield Staffordshire
Nora Frances Whitehall
Died: 20 August 2007 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Helena Mary McHugh
Died: 17 December 2006 · Basingstoke Hampshire
Hugh Thomson
Died: 28 March 2006 · Burton upon Trent East Staffordshire
Michael Tomkinson
Died: 7 March 2006 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Elsie Jones
Died: 24 June 2005 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Cesil Haimes
Died: 5 June 2005 · Basingstoke Hampshire
Lajos Louis Satmari
Died: 8 February 2005 · Tamworth Staffordshire
Edith Hipkins
Died: 3 December 2004 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Arthur Morton
Died: 25 October 2003 · Stafford Staffordshire
Freda Jones
Died: 8 June 2003 · Leek Staffordshire
Kenneth Shepherd
Died: 22 September 2002 · Burton on Trent Staffordshire
Irene Steele
Died: 29 May 2002 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire
Millicent Wood
Died: 14 March 2002 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Violet Josephine Hambleton
Died: 2 January 2002 · Stoke-on-Trent Staffs
Thomas Zigmell Wojick
Died: 26 May 2001 · Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
Violet Ruby Mullard
Died: 23 January 2001 · Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire
Charles O'Shea
Died: 6 August 2000 · Basingstoke Hampshire
Laslo Olah
Died: 5 August 2000 · Stoke Newington London N16
Ivan Semcsyszyn
Died: 4 August 2000 · Stafford Staffordshire
James Jackson
Died: 28 July 2000 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Josef Cuber
Died: 27 March 2000 · Stafford Staffordshire
Peter Daemon Servis
Died: 5 October 1999 · Brewood Staffordshire
Mary Walsh
Died: 26 February 1999 · Stoke Newington London N16
Dennis Joseph George Wilson
Died: 6 February 1999 · Basingstoke Hampshire
James Walker-Smith
Died: 24 September 1998 · Basingstoke Hampshire
Noel John Williams
Died: 25 December 1997 · Lichfield Staffordshire
Javo Starisavlijevic
Died: 24 July 1997 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Patrick Joseph Conaghan
Died: 18 June 1997 · Stoke on Trent Staffordshire
Wilfred Laing
Died: 6 April 1996 · Stoke Hammond Buckinghamshire
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.