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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Durham => England => Durham Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Bassett2 on Friday 07 June 19 19:47 BST (UK)
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Hi everyone looking for A J bastard :-\ yes that’s his name he was born1960's Gateshead uk
His father is Joseph Dixon bastard
Mother mollie Stuart macdonald nee Stuart-Holmes
Don’t know if he is still alive or not it’s to do with probate they have been looking for a year and for some reason they think he moved to Canada but still be in uk
The family can’t get his cousins estate sorted until they know where he is or if he’s even still alive sorry not much to go on but any help would be appreciated thank you
Bassett2
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Sorry, unfortunately it is one of the rules of RootsChat not to name living people so you would have to remove his name.
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Sandra
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So sorry didn’t think of that
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Not a problem. People will still look and if they find anything, send you a personal message, rather than putting the info on here
Sandra
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Here is his Birth Registration.
BASTARD
ANGUS JOSEPH
MMN
STUART-HOLMES
GATESHEAD
1A
1121
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Are his parents still living?
Something a bit odd if I have this correct?
Parents marriage...
Father is transcribed wrong (from what you have) on FreeBMD...
J O B*****d & M S MacDonald
Sep 1966
GATESHEAD 1A 2091
Mother looks to have remarried?
M S B*****d & C A C***
Dec 1977
GATESHEAD 2 138
Could your A J B be using the 2nd surname?
Can anyone tell you when he was last seen/spoken to in UK for a timeline of when he may have gone elsewhere?
Annie
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That couple, (C***) are in the electoral rolls in Gateshead to 2012. (FindMyPast)
Looking at Zoopla, that address has not been on the market for a long time, so maybe one or other or both are still there?
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The family can’t get his cousins estate sorted until they know where he is or if he’s even still alive sorry not much to go on but any help would be appreciated thank you
Bassett2
Hello,
There are set procedures laid down in UK Law that every Administrator MUST follow when dealing with a deceased Estate, to avoid problems and trouble later.
If the relative entitled can't be found it may become an unclaimed Estate, where the government hold the Estate until a person Legally entitled shows up to claim later. Again, it will be set out in UK Law when this applies.
If above a certain value a deceased UK Estate will likely be Registered for Probate and they will usually tell you what or where to go next
https://www.probateforms.info/probate-registries/
The gov.uk website (the official website of the UK government) also has some useful general advice and links
https://www.gov.uk/browse/births-deaths-marriages/death
No Will
When there is no Will, there is a set 'pecking order' laid down in UK Inheritance Law as to the one who can inherit (after everything is settled).
https://www.gov.uk/inherits-someone-dies-without-will
An Administrator appointed or officially dealing with the deceased Estate have certain rights under several UK Acts to access information from UK records held by Government Departments, not normally available to us and the general public.
General
It is important to keep records and copies of all letters, sent / received and correspondence all filed and secure, relating to the settling up of a deceased person's Estate, to prepare a final Receipts and Payments Statement etc.
Mark
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His father remarried from what I was told to Mary p Ashley (nee stephenson) in 1984 had a son D bastard
1 st wife All she said was she was called m s macdonald/nee Stuart-Holmes they married in 1966
Will tell her about the will things she did say to the people (finders) who are asking for more money to search Canada that she wanted his share to be put in a account for 3 years if he turns up great if not give the money to charity
Thank you all for your replies
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His father remarried from what I was told to Mary p Ashley (nee stephenson) in 1984 had a son D bastard
1 st wife All she said was she was called m s macdonald/nee Stuart-Holmes they married in 1966
Will tell her about the will things she did say to the people (finders) who are asking for more money to search Canada that she wanted his share to be put in a account for 3 years if he turns up great if not give the money to charity
Thank you all for your replies
I am not Legally trained, but to me (from notes of Wills & Admins), this sounds wrong to me and also wondering if the Administrator now, might be liable if a Beneficiary shows up to claim later.
Someone else cannot say what should happen to a Beneficiary's Inheritance or give it to Charity.
Because the Beneficiary usually has to renounce their inheritance first, before someone else can decide what to do with an Inheritance entitlement. How can they renounce if it is claimed they are currently uncontactable?
Added for everyone - If on Benefit you should not renounce an inheritance as you may lose certain Benefit/s anyway, seek advice.
Someone born in the 1960s could live into the 2060s and beyond. Their Marriage partner if any and any children even longer into the future than 2060s. So three years sounds wrong.
Someone born in England in the 1960s won't be drawing their old age Pension yet and might not show up with a recent address in a search with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) until they reach Pension age.
If they have not been in hospital or admitted into A & E and had tests recently, they might not show up in recent NHS England records either, when doing an NHS check.
C.A.B.
The Executor and/or Administrator ought to go to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and see their Duty Solicitor.
https://www.gov.uk/wills-probate-inheritance