Inquest diary - Cumbria Coroners Court

A list of upcoming inquests to be held in HM Coroners Area of Cumbria.

Please note that unless stated otherwise all inquests will be held at:

HM Coroners Office & Inquest Court
Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT

Inquest timetable (Last updated 19/03/2025)

Thursday 20th March 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Margaret Dowell Age: 77 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 14 September 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 3 Hours

 

2.00pm

Margaret Mary Anthony Barber Age: 67 From: County Dublin

Date of Death: 30 August 2024 Place of Death: Workington

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

3.00pm

Sean McPake Age: 39 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 4 November 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

Friday 21st March 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

11.00am

Lynda Margaret Smith Age: 38 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 3 October 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 hour 30 mins

Monday 24th March 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

2.00pm

Robert Davidson Age: 76 From: Maryport

Date of Death: 1 July 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 3 Hours

Tuesday 25th March 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Marjorie Schwencke Age: 77 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 19 May 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 5 Hours

 

3.00pm

Harold Smith Age: 75 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 22 October 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

4.00pm

Bryan Holliday Age: 67 From: Wigton

Date of Death: 28 December 2024 Place of Death: Wigton

Estimate: 1 Hour

Thursday 27th March 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Richard Woods Age: 40 From: Cambridgeshire

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

Friday 28th March 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Marie De Graff Age: 58 From: Workington

Date of Death: 28 August 2024 Place of Death: Workington

Estimate: 2 Hours

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Filip Rossa  Age: 15 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Dominic Rossa  Age: 7 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Jaroslaw Rossa  Age: 42 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Jade McEnroe  Age: 33 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

Monday 7th April 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Christine Jayne Houghton  Age: 64 From: Brampton

Date of Death: 6 March 2024 Place of Death: Brampton

Estimate: 3 Hours

Tuesday 8th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Treasure Inquest - 2023 T932 - Silver Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian Object  

Area Found: Kirkby Stephen Date of find: 16th September 2023

Estimate: 30 Minutes

 

10.30am

Treasure Inquest - 2024 T716 - Gold Ribbon Torc

Area Found: Wetheral Date of find: 21 June 2024

Estimate: 30 Minutes

 

11.00am

Sam McMahon  Age: 41 From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 September 2023 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 2 Hours

Thursday 10th - Friday 11th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

11.00am

Conor Paterson  Age: 31 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 3 May 2023 Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 2 days

Inquest Openings

Thursday 20th March 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Thomas James Scaife Age 32 from Penrith

Date of death 23 February 2025 Place of death: Temple Sowerby

 

Gillian Hick Age 85 from Whitehaven

Date of death 13 November 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Sarah Hill Age 77 from Dalston

Date of death 8 November 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Barbara Wood Age 78 from Workington

Date of death 11 November 2024 Place of death: Workington

 

Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr Nicholas Shaw

 

Poppy Atkinson Age 10 from Kendal

Date of death 5 March 2025 Place of death: Kendal

 

Christopher Andrew Last Age 53 from Carlisle

Date of death 10 December 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Stephen Ellis Rankin Age 51 from Whitehaven

Date of death 6 December 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Ricky Rayson Age 36 from Cockermouth

Date of death 12 December 2024 Place of death: Workington

 

Andrew Ford Age 51 from Carlisle

Date of death 2 November 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Thursday 27th March 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Allan Herdman Age 92 from Whitehaven

Date of death 14 November 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Thomas Milburn Age 85 from St. Bees

Date of death 7 March 2025 Place of death: St. Bees

 

Rita Laisby Age 87 from Grange-Over-Sands

Date of death 7 March 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Eric John McClurry Age 64 from Whitehaven

Date of death 3 March 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Brian Evans Age 57 from Dalton-in-Furness

Date of death 11 March 2025 Place of death: Preston

 

Teresa Jolanta Labedzinska Age 91 from Blackpool

Date of death 14 December 2021 Place of death: Windermere

 

Elva Stone Age 81 from Windermere

Date of death 14 March 2025 Place of death: Windermere

 

Sheila Farrelly Age 88 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death 10 March 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Tony Thomas Henderson Age 51 from Carlisle

Date of death 1 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Simon Clayton Age 63 from Kendal

Date of death 12 March 2025 Place of death: Langdale

Inquests in Writing

Eileen Robson Age 65 from Keswick

Date of death 24 December 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Marjorie Henderson  Age 79 from Maryport

Date of death 11 January 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Jonathan Rogers  Age 45 from Carlisle

Date of death 7 October 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Damian Marcin Per  Age 42 from Carlisle

Date of death 21 September 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Sharni Storey  Age 30 from Carlisle

Date of death 7 August 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Allan Lofthouse  Age 87 from Whitehaven

Date of death 6 December 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Brian Bailey Age 94 from Gosforth

Date of death 24 November 2024 Place of death: Gosforth

 

Dorothy Hughes Age 97 from Penrith

Date of death 11 February 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Nicole Jessie B Benjamin-Gaudinez Age 49 from Cleator

Date of death 18 October 2024 Place of death: Cleator

For Mention

Thursday 27th March 2025 - Inquest to be suspended upon mention - Ms Margaret Taylor

 

9.00am 

Christopher Naylor  Age: 33 From: Warrington

Date of Death: 19 October 2024 Place of Death: Wasdale