All Inquest Openings are at 09.00 am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.
Wednesday 14 January 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw
Ian James Knight Age 39 from No Fixed Abode
Date of Death: 18 December 2025 Place of Death: Whitehaven
Oliver William David Davey Age 20 from Barrow-in-Furness
Date of Death: 28 December 2025 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness
Pauline Rogerson Age 83 from Barrow-in-Furness
Date of Death: 22 December 2025 Place of Death: Preston
Richard Burns Age 53 from Dalton-in-Furness
Date of Death: 27 December 2025 Place of Death: High Wray
Michael Justin Middleton Age 51 from Cockermouth
Date of Death: 11 October 2025 Place of Death: Cockermouth
Wednesday 21 January 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor
James Pearson Age 61 from Keswick
Date of Death: 23 December 2025 Place of Death: Keswick
Kenneth Robinson Age 87 from Workington
Date of Death: 26 December 2025 Place of Death: Workington
Arran Toal Age 42 from Carlisle
Date of Death: 13 October 2025 Place of Death: Carlisle
Thursday 22 January 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor
Joseph Hough Age 37 from Morecambe
Date of Death: 3 January 2026 Place of Death: Carnforth
Kenneth Edward Thwaites Age 83 from Kendal
Date of Death: 3 January 2026 Place of Death: Kendal
John Bell Miller Age 68 from Maryport
Date of Death: 31 December 2025 Place of Death: Crosby
Hazel Mattison Age 46 from Carlisle
Date of Death: 3 January 2026 Place of Death: Carlisle
Nicholas Patrick Petre Age 49 of No Fixed Abode
Date of Death: 26 September 2025 Place of Death: Workington
