An extensive list of more than 400 unclaimed inheritances is waiting for rightful heirs across the Midlands region in the United Kingdom. These estates, left behind by individuals who passed away without a will or known next of kin, could provide significant financial windfalls for distant relatives who step forward to claim them.
Unclaimed Estates by the Numbers
According to the Government’s Unclaimed Inheritances database, thousands of estates nationwide remain unclaimed, with hundreds in the Midlands alone. These assets can range from modest sums to estates worth thousands of pounds. Here’s a breakdown by key regions in the Midlands:
Birmingham
Birmingham leads the list with numerous unclaimed estates tied to common surnames. Notable names include :
- Ajike, Ali, Aliu, Ash, Babb, Barlow, Bell, Benjamin, Bennett, Biggs, Bobyk, Brown, Burdo, Burton, Bush, Butler, Byrne, Callaghan, Campbell, Cartwright, Cassidy, Chatterton, Cheung, Chude, Clark, Clarke, Cook, Coulson, Crowther, Cunningham, Danks, Davies, Davis, Dawes, Doughty, Douglas, Doyle, Drury, Duddy, Dunn, Dzwonik, Early, Eddy, Edwards, Ellis, Fani-Kayode, Farrell, Federoff, Firth, Frances, Freeman, Garman, Gordon, Granek, Green, Greenaway, Gulati, Haines, Harrison, Haywood, Hill, Hourihane, Hughes, Hyland, Hynes, James, Jeffrey, Johnson, Jones, Kavanagh, Keane, Kelly, Kempinski, Kendall, Khan, King, Klaviers, Litherland, Loughran, Mackinnon, Mahoney, Mais, Mason, McDonald, McGrath, McKenzie, McLean, McMahon, Mehersh, Michalczyk, Moraz, Napier, Nawaz, Neale, Nelson, Nicholls, Nicholson, O’Donovan, O’Grady, O’Rourke, O’Sullivan, Ottley, Pace, Panther, Parry, Patterson, Patty, Pearle, Pearsall, Perkins, Plumb, Pollard, Price, Pugh, Rackman, Rice, Roberts, Rowe, Ryan, Sass, Savage, Schneiderman, Scott, Sherwin, Singh, Smith, South, Standley, Stevens, Storey, Stott, Sullivan, Szabo, Tamm, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Tomaszewicz, Tomlinson, Trainer, Tranter, Trickett, Twigg, Walsh, Warner, Wasey, Wassell, Wassilensky, Wedderburn, White, Whitehouse, Wilkes, Williams, Willis, Woodhams, Woomans, Wright, Youlden, Zezlo.
Black Country
Unclaimed estates in the Black Country are tied to the following surnames :
- Aston, Barber, Barrett, Bartman, Bent, Bickley, Brady, Brown, Burns, Butler, Cartwright, Castle, Chauhan, Clifford, Dawson, Doherty, Dubord, Dunne, Evans, Foster, Fraser, Gallagher, Goodridge, Gordon, Griffiths, Haines, Halstead, Harris, Harvey, Hennessey, Hunter, Hussey, Jeavons, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jukes, Lakin, Lloyd, Lockley, Lowe, Lowry, Mallin, Martin, McKenzie, Meehan, Melbourne, Michalski, Motah, Nash, Neal, Nykstaitis, Oakley, Okrasa, Osbourne, Osolase, Pytryszyn, Rabinchuk, Reeves, Richards, Rumichbran, Saberi, Samuels, Singh, Smart, Smith, Soms, Stokes, Strong, Tranter, Walker, Walsh, Weston, Whitehouse, Whitman, Wilson, Wright, Yeubrey.
Coventry
The city of Coventry has estates associated with these surnames :
- Ahern, Bansi, Bernatovic, Branch, Brown, Budavicius, Bury, Cooke, Darker, Downey, Fitzgerald, Flanaghan, Foxwell, Gordon, Griffiths, Halliwell, Hartmann, Jones, Kaur, Keenan, Khattab, Kieler, Langworthy, Lavin, Luczkiw, Mahon, Newman, O’Driscoll, O’Gorman, O’Grady, O’Rourke, Ozymok, Panasiuk, Peddle, Prezdziecki, Ryan, Smith, Sowko, Szulc, Turner, Walker, Ward, Wieczorek, Wilson.
Shropshire
In Shropshire, unclaimed estates correspond to these surnames:
- Bound,
- Breeze,
- Butulija,
- Desolla-Stanley,
- Dyball, Fay,
- Houlston,
- Jones,
- Katerynczuk Wells,
- Lacey,
- Parol,
- Peake-Lloyd,
- Porter,
- Rancans,
- Schwartz,
- Wilkes,
- Williams.
Staffordshire
The Staffordshire region features estates linked to:
- Ainsworth, Anderson, Bailey, Ballin, Bamford, Barwick, Buckingham, Bullivant, Casey, Challinor, Charlesworth, Conaghan, Cornwall, Cuber, Davison, Dickinson, Donnegan, Ferguson, Foy, Frankham, Gordon, Groborz, Hambleton, Hamilton, Harris, Hartree, Hartwell, Hipkins, Howell, Hulme, Jackson, James, Jones, Lee, Ljashenko, Lymer, Marson, Meredew, Morton, Mullard, Murray, Myers, Needham, Ryan, Satmari, Semcsyszyn, Servis, Shepherd, Sienika, Smith, Starisavlijevic, Steele, Swindells, Symonds, Thomson, Tomkinson, Turner, Walkden, Wilkinson, Williams, Wojick, Wong, Wood.
Worcestershire
In Worcestershire, unclaimed estates are tied to the following names:
- Abbott,
- Aston,
- Barrett,
- Beasley,
- Berridge,
- Broich,
- Edwards,
- Ellis,
- Erdmann,
- Furley,
- Goodwin,
- Gordon,
- Harris,
- Harrison,
- Hingley,
- Howes,
- Jewell,
- Joyce,
- Keohane,
- Lole,
- McCarthy,
- Mensah,
- Mlner,
- Morris,
- Murray,
- Nunan,
- O’Leary,
- Orchard,
- Pannell,
- Poole,
- Ross,
- Royston,
- Ruthven,
- Smith,
- Szymich,
- Taylor,
- Walby,
- Webb,
- Wilkinson.
Warwickshire
In Warwickshire, unclaimed inheritances and estates correspond to :
- Argenio,
- Brown,
- Callaghan,
- Cameron,
- Cope,
- Crossley,
- Curran,
- Davenport,
- Delaney,
- Duval,
- Edwards,
- Ghose,
- Lukic,
- Milner,
- Pech,
- Raghaven,
- Redfern,
- Tehrani,
- Vasilev,
- Vick,
- Warfield,
- Widdison,
- Wilmot-Smith,
- Wood.
