The details of dozens of people who died in Worthing, leaving an unclaimed estate have been revealed on the Government website.
The list, updated this week, shows deaths going back nearly 50 years. It was put together by the Bona Vacantia department which deals with ‘ownerless property’.
Property is passed to the Crown upon someone’s death when they die intestate (without a will) or with no known next of kin.
Information on the list is passed on by various organisations such as local councils, hospitals, banks and post offices.
A total of 27 people on the list died in Worthing, while another was born in Worthing in 1945 and died in Brighton.
Some hailed from other parts of the UK and moved to the coast but others came from further afield. Some of those who died in Worthing came from Spain, Ireland, Poland, Macedonia, India and Austria. For others, their place of birth is unknown.
One Worthingite on the list, Cecily Joyce Black, was born in 1905 and lived to the age of 98.
Another, William Edward Lang, died in Worthing in 2004 but it is not known where they were born or if they ever married.
What to do if you know someone on the list
If someone dies intestate (without leaving a will) their spouse or civil partner has first refusal on their estate. Children, grandchildren, parents and siblings are next in line.
The list, held by the Bona Vacantia department, is used to help trace those who may be entitled to unclaimed estates.
Claims can usually only be made up to 30 years after a death and estates where the time limit has passed are removed from the list.
You can view the list and make a claim at www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/unclaimed-estates-list
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