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Yes, rootgatherer, I wished to find any living nieces and nephews of William Charles Mayo as Vera died without making a will.

Ok, following you now Joseph. Your first step is to get a copy of William Charles Mayo's marriage certificate to confirm his age and his father's name and occupation. That way you can be sure we are working forward from the correct grandparents of Vera :-)

P.S. I assume that you know that her brother had no children.

Maybe?.??

Mary Elizabeth Mayo
Registration Year: 1908
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Rotherham
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 911

Records on Page:
Name
Thomas Fearn
Mary Elizabeth Mayo
Elizabeth Pearson
Francis Senior


1911


Mary Elizabeth Senior
Age in 1911: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Ecclesfield
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 160 Hesley Lane Thorpe Hesley Nr Rotherham
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Wortley
Registration District Number: 508
Sub-registration district: Ecclesfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 27674
Household Members:
Name Age
Francis Senior 31
Mary Elizabeth Senior 25

Ada I Senior
Mother's Maiden Surname: Mayo
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1917
Registration district: Wortley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 557


George Senior
Mother's Maiden Surname: Mayo
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1923
Registration district: Wortley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 600


Eva Senior
Mother's Maiden Name: Mayo
Registration Year: 1911
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Wortley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 704

Emma Mays
Birth Year: abt 1898
Age: 23
Marriage or Bann Date: 17 Sep 1921
Parish: Featherstone, All Saints
Father's name: Mark Mays
Spouse's Name: George Wilkinson
Spouse's Father's Name: George Wilkinson


There are possible children from Emma's marriage but I'll not post them here as they may still be living.

A lot of info there. As far as I can deduct any living children of Emma Mays would be cousins of the late Vera and would be beneficiaries of any possible assets of Vera's estate.. On Vera's mother's (Tissington) side of the family there are three living cousins.

If and only if, the 1911 census is correct and is your William Charles Mayo, then he had two sisters. You do know that Vera's cousins would not necessarily get equal shares of her estate? So for example if Vera had 2 aunts on the Tissington side then her estate would be split equally between those 2 and the 2 on the Mayo side. Each would be entitled to 25 % of her estate. The offspring of each of the aunts would be entitled to a share of their mother's 25%.

Just one point. - It is very doubtful that any aunts could possibly be living as the cousins are now in their 80s. Would that rule still apply?

As far as I am aware, Vera's estate would be divide equally between any blood Aunts and Uncles assuming she had no surviving siblings or blood related nieces and nephews. If any of those are deceased then their share is passed to their children. If her brother had any children then I think their claim would take precedence over her aunts or her cousins.



Have a look here as this gives quite a good chart explaining relationships with regard to inheriting


http://www.genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570146.html

Are you certain that Vera didn't leave a will?


MAYO VERA 07 November 2013 4199439 04 April 2013 Grant and will Cardiff



https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?surname=Mayo&yearOfDeath=2013&advancedSearch=False&IsGrantSearch=True#wills