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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

5 exact, and 95 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $103,815 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 270 records under the surname Marcia, worth $201,946. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    E Dailey Marcia

    Uncashed check · Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Homestreet Inc

    $806.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033532392

  • Strong match

    E Marcia

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Trans Union Title And Escrow Service Co

    $196.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 959034034

  • Strong match

    E Perry Marcia

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service

    $142.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 990048978

  • Likely match

    Eaton Marcia

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Global Medical Response

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057065592

  • Likely match

    Evelyn Marcia

    Unclaimed refund · South San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services

    $190.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020026679

  • Likely match

    E J Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Airtouch Communications

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,247.66 Vodafone Airtouch Plcspdadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 12496451

  • Likely match

    E Magin Marsha

    Mineral or royalty payments · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Bce Mach Ii

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,504.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1061490613

  • Likely match

    E Clay Marshai

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    $316.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066905097

  • Likely match

    E Navarro Marsha

    Unclaimed refund · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Integon National Insurance Company

    $194.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033567070

  • Likely match

    E L Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $181.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 5242691

  • Likely match

    E Torres Marsha

    Unclaimed refund · Desert Hot Springs, CA

    Reported by Comenity Bank

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060258991

  • Likely match

    E Ross Marsha

    Unclaimed refund · Trabuco Cyn, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $139.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 16780115

  • Likely match

    E G Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Twentynine Palm, CA

    Reported by State Of Washington

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $107.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5169775

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth M Marsh

    Savings account · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by First Financial Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,479.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 5435251

  • Worth checking

    Earl Marsh

    Credit balance · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Ubs Financial Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,929.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 968358739

  • Worth checking

    Eddie R Marsh

    Uncashed check · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by American Express National Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,836.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 991210799

  • Worth checking

    Eric C Marsh

    Uncashed check · Highland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,815.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 981604998

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Ann Maresh

    Stocks or securities · Healdsburg, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,754.27 Pepsico Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 990578291

  • Worth checking

    Edwin L Marsh

    Uncashed check · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,103.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 17211399

  • Worth checking

    Edna M Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by The Independent Order Of Foresters

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,922.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 967548394

  • Worth checking

    Eleanor G Marsh

    Pension or retirement funds · Pacifica, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,458.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 17512310

  • Worth checking

    Edward C Morrish

    Savings account · Murphys, CA

    Reported by Ally Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,399.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040544892

  • Worth checking

    Ethel Josephi Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Fort James Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,546.84 James River Corp Of Virginia
    Start this claim

    State ID 13037549

  • Worth checking

    Ethel Josephine Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Fort James Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,546.84 James River Corp Of Virginia
    Start this claim

    State ID 13037549

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Ann Maresh

    Cash held by the State · Healdsburg, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,451.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990578290

  • Worth checking

    Elaine Marsh

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965827023

  • Worth checking

    Ethel A Marsh

    Savings account · Covina, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,210.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 5157119

  • Worth checking

    Edward W Marsh

    Uncashed check · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,042.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 970774775

  • Worth checking

    Edward J Marsh

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,843.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 13023438

  • Worth checking

    Edward Marsh

    Cash held by the State · S Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,603.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 969578404

  • Worth checking

    Eulis Marsh

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Ameritas Life Ins Corp Fka Union Central Life Insurance Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,489.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9570282

  • Worth checking

    Ellen A Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Downey, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,208.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 977055291

  • Worth checking

    Ellen A Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Downey, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,208.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 977055291

  • Worth checking

    Eleanor Marsh

    Uncashed check · Sausalito, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,133.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 18334610

  • Worth checking

    Edgar E Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insuran

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,053.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17897672

  • Worth checking

    Esther Murcia

    Escrow balance · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,049.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007775934

  • Worth checking

    Eileen L Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Vandenberg Afb, CA

    Reported by Varian

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,043.46 Varian Associates Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1385464

  • Worth checking

    Elena D Marsh

    Pension or retirement funds · Highland, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,039.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 983531507

  • Worth checking

    Edward March

    Unclaimed refund · Colton, CA

    Reported by Pierce National Life Insurnace Comapny

    $818.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9513585

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Ann Maresh

    Unpaid dividends · Healdsburg, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $812.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 990578288

  • Worth checking

    Ellis Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $798.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 984400800

  • Worth checking

    Ellis Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $798.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 984400771

  • Worth checking

    Ellis Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $798.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 984400801

  • Worth checking

    Eleanor Marsh

    Savings account · Sausalito, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0122-larkspur Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $783.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 12190408

  • Worth checking

    Ellen A Marsh

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $739.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 16133606

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    $731.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 15299728

  • Worth checking

    Everett W Sr Marsh

    Unpaid dividends · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by American Airlines Group Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $722.03 American Airlines Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 984819074

  • Worth checking

    Elaine Marsh

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0305-wilshire-westmoreland Br

    $667.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 11017950

  • Worth checking

    Edmund W Ii Marsh

    Mineral or royalty payments · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Energy Transfer Crude Marketing Llc

    $666.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047988536

  • Worth checking

    Evelyn C Marchi

    Uncashed check · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Santa Cruz Medical Foundation

    $599.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 960579884

  • Worth checking

    Engineering And Constrct March

    Unclaimed refund · Wilmington, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    $580.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13563582

  • Worth checking

    Ethel J Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Liberty National Life

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979509471

  • Worth checking

    Edward E Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Ei Cajon, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $494.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 968975985

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Marsh

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $480.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1153950

  • Worth checking

    Enoch Elisha Marsh

    Deposit held · Nevada City, CA

    Reported by Victoria County Treasurer

    $475.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025105892

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth March

    Credit balance · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $472.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 990711360

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth B Jt March

    Uncashed check · Woodland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of The West

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $470.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 965442544

  • Worth checking

    Eugene A March

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Standard Trust Deed Service Co.

    $443.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 12539495

  • Worth checking

    Edna G Marsh

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Gibraltar Savings & Loan

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $437.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1398548

  • Worth checking

    El Mariachi

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    $420.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 955856839

  • Worth checking

    Electric March

    Cash held by the State · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $411.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 963982963

  • Worth checking

    Ethel J Marsh

    Unpaid dividends · Hillsborough, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bancorp

    $402.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1849127

  • Worth checking

    Ellen Marsh

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:1007-hacienda Gardens Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $393.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 11847980

  • Worth checking

    Edward E Jr Marsh

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16133605

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth B Tru March

    Cash held by the State · Woodland, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Group

    $365.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966573305

  • Worth checking

    Everson Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $355.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009231801

  • Worth checking

    Emily Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15497820

  • Worth checking

    Ethel R Marsh

    Unpaid dividends · Upland, CA

    Reported by High Yield Securities C

    $348.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 9443323

  • Worth checking

    Elsie Murrish

    Stocks or securities · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $344.46 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018729115

  • Worth checking

    Erika Murcia

    Unpaid wages · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Ross Stores Inc

    $335.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022016451

  • Worth checking

    Edward Morrish

    Uncashed check · Murphys, CA

    Reported by Capital One Financial Corporation

    $333.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046842888

  • Worth checking

    Emmett L Marsh

    Unpaid dividends · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $328.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 3039249

  • Worth checking

    Electric Marsh

    Credit balance · Cool, CA

    Reported by W W Grainger Inc

    $323.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008652042

  • Worth checking

    Elaine Marchi

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Tig Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $320.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11051164

  • Worth checking

    Executive Benefits Incorporat Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

    $303.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017957244

  • Worth checking

    Edward S Marsh

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by United Parcel Service Inc. (oh)

    $300.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020916952

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Marashi

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by San Diego Gas And Electric

    $290.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012560997

  • Worth checking

    Enyart Marusia

    Unclaimed refund · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 972706660

  • Worth checking

    Elaine E Marsh

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $278.36 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17855413

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth E Marsh

    Uncashed check · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by M & T Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $272.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000975056

  • Worth checking

    Erik S Marsh

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $271.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 957646811

  • Worth checking

    Eric Marsh

    Savings account · Pinon Hills, CA

    Reported by Alaska Usa Federal Credit Union

    $262.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011300490

  • Worth checking

    Emma J Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Wilmington, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $261.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1080026

  • Worth checking

    Edward S Marsh

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by United Parcel Service Inc. (oh)

    $250.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020916951

  • Worth checking

    Eleanor C Marsh

    Unpaid dividends · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley D W Inc.

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14948729

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth Marsh

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $246.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 394861

  • Worth checking

    Ellen Diedrich Marsha

    Cash held by the State · Playa Vista, CA

    Reported by California Resources Petroleum Corporati

    $246.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034872767

  • Worth checking

    Eric Mirich

    Cash held by the State · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $237.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040297611

  • Worth checking

    Eric A Mirich

    Uncashed check · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    $237.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979740517

  • Worth checking

    Marcia

    Cash held by the State · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Scripps Health

    $228.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028318056

  • Worth checking

    Edna Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    $224.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 2036438

  • Worth checking

    Ernest H March

    Cash held by the State · Oxhard, CA

    Reported by New England Mutual Insurance Company

    $223.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 11995078

  • Worth checking

    Estela Maracha

    Escrow balance · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $217.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 968585275

  • Worth checking

    Esther Marsh

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $201.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 17338113

  • Worth checking

    Ellen Marsh

    Unclaimed refund · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $200.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 965583419

  • Worth checking

    Ethel R Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Upland, CA

    Reported by State Of Nebraska

    $200.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 2516175

  • Worth checking

    Esther Murcia

    Unclaimed refund · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Office Depot Inc

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965835004

  • Worth checking

    Ekaterina Marsh

    Cash held by the State · Oakpark, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $196.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022958541

  • Worth checking

    Edwin V Murcia

    Savings account · Rohnert Park, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $196.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 12421722

  • Worth checking

    Elisha Marsh

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    $196.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959743545

Showing the 100 most valuable of 156. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

2 probate estates carry that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

2 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Marsh Eleanor Helenabeth Desiree

    Probate estate · Sonoma County · 1982

    Matched on Marsh Eleanor Helenabeth Desiree (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956828833
    Case 48322

  • Marsh Elizabeth Agathaede

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 1982

    Matched on Marsh Elizabeth Agathaede (decedent)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956805087
    Case 12644

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.