The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-07
List of Some Of the People Who Have
Money Waiting in England for
Them to Go and
Claim.
ESTATES ARE INVOLVED
Thousands of Advertisements Have
Been Published In Hopes of
Finding Trace Of Peo-
pie Wanted.

The search for missing English neo |
pie, some of whom have money await |
ing them, goes on On this subject
Sidney H. Preston, chancery official,
writes the following letter to the Lon
don Times, dating from "Lonsdale
Chambers, 81, Chancery Lane, w. c."
During the memorable year which
closes today, some thousands Of adver-
tisements have been published by Of
tlcials, solicitors and others, inquiring
for missing heirs, relatives and lega-
tees. These notices often possess
more than transitory value, while
others are of an extraordinary and
romantic character. Permit me, there
fore, to send you my annual summary
of the more interesting cases for the
year.
THE estate of Mary Ellison Of Wib-
an has fallen to his majesty the king,
in right of his duchy of Lancaster;
and the relations of William Gelder,
who was born in 1874, and advertised
for in 1853, are missing. Emily Mar
tin who rendered services to an Aus
tralian lady about ten years ago is
missing legatee: also Francis Dixon
who is believed to have drowned at
sea in 1876. The sons of William
Piggott of Camberwen who died forty
years ago, may benefit under an In
testacy. H. S. Sparrow who suddenly
disappeared from his lodgings at
Newmarket is sought. The grand
! children of Gen. Richard West, one Of
whose sons died in India in 1885, are
advertised for; also the children of
Elizabeth Cooper (nee Carlton), who
was born in Leeds in 1886. The next
| of kin of Henry James, who died at
/ Liverpool in 1870, are Interested in
1 an estate in chancery; news is sought
! been drowned in Port Talbot Dock;
and the relations of Frank Gaudin,
who served IN the American civil
war, are wanted. Alderman Alfred
Barratt of Birmingham has left $4,000
to his missing son; and William Bray,
deaf and dumb, who was last seen at
/ oenzance fair in 1894, is inquired for.
Annie Carr, who left England with
4 her foster-mother thirty years ago, is
missing; also Mary Jane Johnson, who
migrated to America in 1851; Mary n
Arrowsmith, who went to Canada IN
1894, and has not since been heard or
is an absent legatee; the heirs oil
Sarah Bacon of London and Philadel-
4 phia are wanted information Is
sought of r. ]. Bolton, who left Eng
land in 1883, and assumed the name
of Fairfield: and good news awaits
Sidney Froome last heard from II
New York. Frederick Solomon. who
married an actress and went to New
York, where he was employed at the
Casino; and George DAILY, who wa!
born in New York in 1881, are boil
wanted for the benefit. The brothers
and sisters of Anne Clegg Of Roch
dale. the children of Duncan Nc
. Dougall. ship captain; the relation
Of Margaret Hay, who was born II
South Africa in 1927, are all missing
and news is sought OF Arthur Fenton
said to have been engaged on al
, orange plantation.
Where Money Awaits.
Many persons have died in Cap
Colony and Rhodesia leaving none
for their unknown heirs. The list
include the following estates Jane
Bell, gail; Henry J. Collin:
! e669; Philip Galan, s707; r. v
Harding G511; John G. Jameson
p e677: George Neale, elias: Thoma
!. E. Pryce, GS9T: Emma William!
4 e577; Henry J. Grant, 6 416: Samuc
L Wilson. e3S12: Elizabeth Reddal
:. es4S, and John Williams, G17o2.
Z Among numerous persons wante
!, for something to their advantage
d are G. H Simpson OF Manchester,