MILLIONS of pounds could be waiting to be claimed by the unsuspecting heirs of long-lost relatives who were born or died in Shropshire.
The Government's latest list of unclaimed estates, released on September 25, includes the names of people who were born or died in Shropshire but left no will and had no known relatives.
When people die in these circumstances, their property, money and personal possessions are then passed onto the Crown.
Relatives, even distant ones, then have 30 years in which to make a claim on the estate which could be worth very little... or a lot.
Here are all of the unclaimed estates waiting for relatives to be found in Shropshire.
Keith Melvyn Bound, bachelor. Born May 12, 1943, Brighton, Sussex. Died December 6, 2012, Bishops Castle.
John Breeze, marital status unknown. Born April 10, 1940. Died January 12, 2016, Telford.
Nedjo Butulija, marital status unknown. Born February 12, 1925, Yugoslavia. Died May 19, 2005, Newport.
Vina Rosemary Davies, marital status unknown. Born August 6, 1946, Birmingham. Died January 6, 2023, Telford.
Ronald Desolla-Stanley, widower of Mary Desolla. Born October 29, 1922. Died March 15, 2015, Shropshire.
Arthur Charles Dyball, marital status unknown. Born January 22, 1935, Fulham, London. Died December 17, 2020, Craven Arms.
S Fay, full name, marital status, and place and date of birth unknown. Died May 17, 2002, Bridgnorth.
Gwendoline Maud Ford, nee Brown, widow. Born June 18, 1923, Shropshire. Died June 2, 2002, Welshpool.
Kathleen Megan Houlston, nee Ward, widow. Born July 20, 1929, Keighley, Yorkshire. Died May 7, 2011, Telford.
Robert Stanley Jones, marital status unknown. Born June 10, 1926, Much Wenlock. Died March 25, 2005, Telford.
M Katerynczuk, full name, marital status, and place and date of birth unknown. Died September 26, 1995, Telford.
Ellen Maureen Kelly, marital status unknown. Born June 3, 1948, Blackburn. Died July 22, 2023, Shrewsbury.
David John Lacey, marital status unknown. Born December 24, 1944, Birmingham. Died June 24, 2019, Bridgnorth.
Andrew McCoy, marital status, place, and date of birth unknown. Died December 18, 1994, Shrewsbury.
Bronislawa Parol, widow. Born May 24, 1920, Poland. Died May 20, 2000, Shrewsbury.
Betty Peake-Lloyd, widow. Born March 7, 1940, place unknown. Died October 28, 1998, Shrewsbury.
Claude Francis Daniel Porter, bachelor. Born December 5, 1927, Australia. Died December 5, 2016, Bridgnorth.
Janis Rancans, marital status, place, and date of birth unknown. Died August 20, 2002, Shropshire.
John Schwartz, marital status unknown. Born February 18, 1914, place unknown, died May 29, 2000, Ludlow.
Evelyn Mary Smith, spinster. Born August 22, 1923, Shropshire. Died March 17, 2002, Whitchurch.
Albert William Wells, widower. Born June 8, 1916, Tufnell Park, Islington, London. Died May 19, 2002, Telford.
Katie Alice Wilkes, nee Edmunds, widow of John Ruben Wilkes. Born June 18, 1929, Montgomeryshire. Died January 14, 2015, Oswestry.
Wilomena Williams, widow. Born December 10, 1924, place unknown. Died May 2, 2009, Shrewsbury.
Rudolf Zukrowski, bachelor. Born September 3, 1920, Poland. Died October 25, 1994, Donnington.
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