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 20/11/24)

Thursday 21st November 2024

Coroner: Miss Margaret Taylor

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Daryl Ashley List Age: 34 From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 1st April 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 5 Hours

 

3:00pm

Janette Winward Age: 60 From: Cleator Moor

Date of Death: 21st July 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

4:00pm

Ben Langlands Age: 41  From: Horden

Date of Death: 21st June 2024 Place of Death: Windermere

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

Friday 22nd November 2024

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Andrea Kerr Age: 42 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 26th March 2023  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate 3 Hours

 

2:00pm

Enid Taylor Age: 84 From: Cockermouth

Date of Death: 10th August 2024  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

3:00pm

John Waterfield-Smith Age: 53  From: Sedbergh

Date of Death: 19th June 2024  Place of Death: Sedbergh

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

4:00pm

George William Coulthard Age: 85  From: Wigton

Date of Death: 2 August 2024  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

Monday 25th November 2024

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

PRE INQUEST REVIEW HEARING

This hearing will include applications for witness special measures including anonymity.  Please note that space is limited in the Court. Spaces are only guaranteed for interested persons and their Legal Representatives.  Anyone wishing to attend in person must notify hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk before 4.00 pm on Friday 22nd November 2024.  You will then be advised if space is available.  Attendance by audio link may be made available.  Any application for audio attendance must be made before 4.00 pm on Friday 22nd November 2024 to hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk.   

Sergii Kuzmenko  Age: 40 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 19th December 2022 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate 2 Hours

 

 

 

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Coroner: Mr Craig Smith

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Gareth Sykes Age: 49 From Ulverston

Date of Death: 28th July 2024  Place of Death: Ulverston

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

12:00pm

Keith Hope  Age: 87 From Fenham

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

2:00pm

Michael Ormrod  Age: 53 From: Kendal

Date of Death: 16th May 2024  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

4:00pm

Aaron Pryke  Age:29  From: Penrith

Date of Death: 16 June 2024  Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 1 Hour

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Malcolm Houghton  Age: 68 From Southport

Date of Death: 12 October 2023  Place of Death: M6 Junction 36 Kendal

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

2:00pm

Pre- Inquest Review Hearing

Mark Ryan Foster  Age:53 From Cockermouth

Date of Death: 17 February  2024  Place of Death: Cockermouth

Estimate: 2 Hour 

 

4:00pm

Treasure - 2020 T498 Bronze Age Palstaves

Date of find 22 June 2020

Place of find Ulverston

Estimate: 30 Minutes

 

 

Thursday 28th November 2024

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

William Maclennan Ewen Age: 88 From: Carlisle 

Date of Death: 26th June 2024  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

 

12:00pm

Evelina Maria Topor Age: 3 months From: Penrith 

Date of Death: 30th December 2023  Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 1 Hour

Tuesday 3rd December - Thursday 5th December

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Alexander Reginald Cole  Age: 71 From: Wigton

Date of Death: 25th December 2021 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 3 Days

 

 

Inquest Openings

 

 

Thursday 21st November - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

James Wilson Age 55  from Carlisle

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

 

Marjorie Dalton Age 90  from Penrith

Date of death: 5 November 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

 Mark Eland Age 32  from Workington

Date of death: 4 November 2024  Place of death: Workington

 

Mark Newton Age 57  from Carlisle

Date of death: 29 October 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Mark Thomas Donlon Age 41  from Carlisle

Date of death: 19 August 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Tuesday 26th November - Inquests to be opened by Mr Craig Smith

 

Dean Appleton Age 35  from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death: 19 August 2024  Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Albert Hodkinson Age 89  from Grange-Over-Sands

Date of death: 8 November  2024  Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Doris Evelyn Slack Age 83  from Appleby-in-Westmorland

Date of death: 27 August 2024  Place of death: Appleby-in-Westmorland

 

Kerry Ann Thompson Age 52  from Whitehaven

Date of death: 7 September 2024  Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Thursday 28th November - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Sean McPake  Age 39 from Carlisle

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

 

Faye Bridle  Age 53 from Askam-in-Furness

Date of death: 7 November 2024 Place of death Kendal

 

Robert Duncanson  Age 84 from Carlisle

date of death 10 November 2024 Place of death Carlisle

 

Tuesday 3rd December -Inquests to be opened by Miss Kirsty Gomersal

 

Timothy Simon Ord Davidson Age 62 from Penrith

Date of death 10 November 2024 Place of death: Tenerife

 

 

 

 

Inquests in Writing

 

Joseph Wood  - Age 27 from Barrow in Furness

Date of death: 4th May  2024  Place of death: Barrow in Furness

 

John Irving  - Age 76 from Wigton

Date of death: 29th August  2024  Place of death: Carlisle