A UK Woman named Kathleen Hilda Ryan passed away in 2013 leaving behind a small fortune of $788,000. A BBC program called “Heir Hunters” and a group called Finders International have been working together to track down any heirs who could have a rightful claim to the Ryan estate. So far many people have made unsuccessful attempts to claim themselves as proper heirs. If an heir is not found in 30 years the British Crown will get the assets.
See Casey Egan, Is your ancestor Lizzie Ryan from Westmeath? You could inherit $788,000, Irish Central, May 16, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
