More than 40 estates have been left unclaimed by people who were either born in or have died in Oxfordshire.

The latest Treasury list provides details of almost 6,500 unclaimed estates across the UK, with combined assets of up to £77 million in total.

If you have one of these 46 surnames you could be entitled to a fortune through these unclaimed estates.

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The inheritances will be stuck in limbo until the rightful heir is found.

Unclaimed estates are classed as ownerless property and occur when there is no will – or the will's beneficiaries cannot be traced - and the next family member, following the rules of intestacy, cannot be found.

If no relative can be found within 12 years, the dormant estate becomes the property of the Crown, though it is still possible to make a claim if you are legitimately entitled.

The Treasury will allow claims up to 30 years from the date of the person’s death for unlcaimed estates dating before 1997, subject to no interest being paid on the money that is held - if the claim is received after the 12-year period has ended.

The Division (Government department) publishes a list of unclaimed estates, both recent and historic, across the UK.

You could be entitled to a share of a deceased relative’s property – simply type in your name below to see if you are sitting on a fortune:

Who is entitled to an unclaimed estate?

If someone dies without leaving a valid or effective will, the following relations are entitled to the estate in the order shown below:

1. Husband, wife or civil partner

2. children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on

3. Mother or father

4. Brothers or sisters who share both the same mother and father, or their children (nieces and nephews)

5. Half brothers or sisters or their children (nieces and nephews of the half blood or their children). ‘Half ’ means they share only one parent with the deceased

6. Grandparents

7. Uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins or their descendants)

8. Half uncles and aunts or their children (first cousins of the half blood or their children). ‘Half’ means they only share one grandparent with the deceased, not both

If you are, for example, a first cousin of the deceased, you would only be entitled to share in the estate if there are no relatives above you in the order of entitlement, for example, a niece or nephew.