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 14/08/2025)

Thursday 14th August 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Simon Phillip Clayton  Age: 63  From: Kendal

Date of Death: 12 March 2025  Place of Death: Langdale

Estimate: 1.5 Hours 

 

3:00pm 

William McCormick  Age: 80  From: County Durham

Date of Death: 2 May 2023  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

Friday 15th August 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Elva Jean Stone  Age: 81  From: Windermere

Date of Death: 14 March 2025  Place of Death: Windermere

Estimate: 3 Hours 

 

 

 

Monday 18th August 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Ellen Moore  Age: 67  From: Workington

Date of Death: 7 February 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1.5 Hours 

 

 

 

Tuesday 19th August 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Alexander Bell Bonnar  Age: 69  From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 August 2024  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

11:30am

Eileen Teresa McClements  Age: 62  From: Frizington

Date of Death: 17 August 2024  Place of Death: Turkey

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

2.00pm

Thelma Mary Martha Reynolds  Age: 95  From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 14 April 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

Thursday 21st August 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Rita Laisby  Age: 87  From: Grange-over-Sands

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

Estimate: 7 Hours 

 

 

 

Tuesday 26th August 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Stephen Ellis Rankin  Age: 51  From: Whitehaven

Date of Death: 6 December 2024  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

12.00pm 

Sheehan McKeever  Age: 68  From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 16 April 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

11.30am 

Barry Hiddleston  Age: 78  From: St Bees

Date of Death:  31 March 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

2.00pm

Edna Davey  Age: 78  From: Whitehaven

Date of Death: 27 March 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

 

Thursday 4th September 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

John Christopher Towle  Age: 86  From: Brampton

Date of Death: 31 March 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

 

 

Thursday 11th September 2025

Coroner: Ms Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Kayleigh Rhianne Lennox  Age: 27  From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 1 May 2025  Place of Death: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

2.00pm

Francis George Tomlinson  Age 84  From: Maryport

Date of Death: 23 April 2025  Place of Death: Maryport

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

 

Friday 19th September 2025

Coroner: Mr Craig Smith

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Diana Elizabeth Howard  Age: 60  From: Penrith

Date of Death: 13 December 2023  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

 

 

Friday 26th September 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

2.00pm 

Ian George Bamber  Age: 39  From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 8 June 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

 

Inquest Openings

All Inquest Openings are at 09.00 am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.

 

Tuesday 19th August 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

John Charles Evans Age 61  from Kendal

Date of death: 24 April 2025  Place of death: Kendal

 

Kevin Hughes Age 75 from Carlisle

Date of death: 3 August 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Joan Enid Whitfield Age 87  from Carlisle

Date of death: 31 July 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Ronald Scott Johnston Age 57 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death: 29 July 2025  Place of death: Preston

 

Paul Frederick Spriggs Age 40 from Flimby

Date of death: 31 July 2025  Place of death: Aspatria

 

Tuesday 26th August 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

Muriel Mattinson Age 86 from Cockermouth

Date of death: 6 August 2025  Place of death: Cockermouth

 

Ann Weymouth Age 73 from Carlisle

Date of death: 10 August 2025  Place of death: Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear

Inquests in Writing

Zara Danielle Lovelock Age 26 from Penrith

Date of death: 12 May 2025  Place of death: Penrith

 

Gary Budd Age 49 from Brampton

Date of death: 23 March 2025  Place of death: Brampton

 

Shaun Martin Kirkby Age 37  from Kendal

Date of death: 19 April 2025  Place of death: Kendal

 

Richard Edwin Humphrey Age 83 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death: 10 June 2025  Place of death: Ulverston

 

Sylvia May Bland Age 93 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death: 11 April 2025  Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Ian Todd Age 52 from Carlisle

Date of death: 14 January 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Mark Warren Age 68 from Preston

Date of death: 16 May 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

John James Kipling Age 76 from Penrith

Date of death: 23 May 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Mary Crawford Age 72 from Carlisle

Date of death: 16 February 2025  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Iris Lydia Bennell Age 85 from Barrow-In-Furness

Date of death: 13 June 2025  Place of death: Barrow-In-Furness

Orders

Sergii Kuzmenko 

Date of Order: 6 June 2025

Order for Anonymity & Special Measures - Section II Contempt of Court Act 1981

Anonymity Order - KUZMENKO