ESTATES in west Dorset are still waiting to be claimed following the deaths of residents.

According to the Public Notice Portal, estates in the Bridport area are currently open to claims from genuine parties.

Anyone with an authentic claim to the below estates must register their interest by a certain date by contacting the relevant law firms with a written correspondence.

Here is a list of the unclaimed estates:

 

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Estate: David Anthony Austin

Mr Austin, who was a resident of Glitney Farm, Monkwood, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5PF and also of 64 Burnfoot Avenue, London, SW6 5EA, died on June 19.

Who would I need to contact: Kitson & Trotman, The Champions, Beaminster, GB, DT8 3AN.

Deadline: September 12

Estate: Betty Marjorie Jones

Mrs Jones, of The Larches, Hill Rise, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 4HN, died on January 30.

Who would I need to contact: Kitson & Trotman, The Champions, Beaminster, DT8 3AN.

Deadline: August 28 

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Estate: Marilyn Cooper

Mrs Cooper of Hooke Court, Hooke, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3NX, died on September 11, 2023. 

Who would I need to contact: Emma Pope c/o Clarke Willmott LLP, Blackbrook Gate, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2PG.

Deadline: September 12

Estate: May Theresa Marie Smith

Mrs Smith of Lyme Regis Nursing Home, Pound Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3HX; Flat 20, Haven Court, Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon, EX12 2PB; Windyridge, Colway Lane, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3HE, died on January 15, 2023.

Who would I need to contact: Amy Read c/o WBW Solicitors, Church House, Queen Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QP.

Deadline: September 5

For more public notices like these see the Bridport News Public Notices Portal here 

Estate: David George Staveley Marchwood (Otherwise David George Stanley Penny, David George Staveley Viscount Marchwood)

Mr Marchwood of Woodcock Farm, Chedington, Beaminster, DT8 3JA, died on October 3, 2022.

Who would I need to contact: Adams & Remers LLP, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, BN7 2NN.

Deadline: September 5