The 51 Greater Manchester surnames that could land you a fortune in unclaimed estates

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HM Treasury has published details of 51 unclaimed estates belonging to people who were either born or died in Greater Manchester.

Across the UK, there are thousands of unclaimed estates left by people who died without making a will, and their relatives are encouraged to step forward to claim their fortunes.

The government keeps detailed records of every unclaimed estate in the country, which can include money, investments, cars, property and businesses.

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There are several relations that are eligible to make a claim on an unclaimed estate. Here they are listed in order of priority:

If your relationship to the deceased is traced through someone who survived the deceased but has since died, you will need to confirm who is entitled to deal with that person’s estate.

For example, children are only entitled to share in an estate if their parent died before the deceased, in which case they take their parent’s share of the deceased’s estate. If their parent survived the deceased but has subsequently died, then whoever is dealing with their estate should claim.

Unclaimed estates must be claimed within 30 years of the person's death. If you think you are eligible to claim on one of the estates below, all you need to do is prove it with a family tree - more information is available here.

If you are in any doubt about your entitlement to claim the estate, you should either seek your own legal advice or send a family tree, including the dates of death of family members on it, to [email protected]

Here's a list of every unclaimed estate as of July 29, 2022 where the person either was born or died in