Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
Gillian Hick Age: 85 From: Whitehaven
Date of Death: 13 November 2024 Place of Death: Whitehaven
Estimate: 7 Hours
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
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 24/07/2025)
Tuesday 29th July 2025
Wednesday 30th July 2025
Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
2024 T1187 - Bronze Age Gold Lunula Terminal
Found: Near Wigton
Date Found: 15 September 2024
10.30am
2022 T269 - Two Medieval Silver Annular Brooches
Found: Near Eden Valley
Date Found: 12 March 2022
11.00am
2023 T0751 - Post-Medieval Silver Signet Ring
Found: Kirkland
Date Found: 23 May 2023
11.30am
2019 T683 - Silver Stirrup-Shaped Finger Ring
Found: Millom
Date Found: 25 July 2019
Thursday 31st July 2025
Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
14.00pm
Patricia Leslie Turnbull Age: 68 From: Barrow-in-Furness
Date of Death: 26 December 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness
Estimate: 3 Hours
Friday 1st August 2025
Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
Fabian Walch Age: 31 From: Germany
Date of Death: 2 June 2024 Place of Death: Buttermere
Estimate: 3 Hours
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Coroner: Mr Craig Smith
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
2:00pm
Brian Michael Evans Age: 57 From: Dalton-in-Furness
Date of Death: 11 March 2025 Place of Death: Preston
Estimate: 3 Hours
Thursday 7th August 2025
Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
Sandra Jeane Dobby Age: 61 From: Barrow-in-Furness
Date of Death: 15 February 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness
Estimate: 3 Hours
14.00pm
Lauren McFarland Age: 30 From: Keswick
Date of Death: 11 January 2024 Place of Death: Keswick
Estimate: 2 Hours
Monday 11th August 2025
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
Thomas Edward Walker Age: 86 From: Grange-over-Sands
Date of Death: 21 December 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness
Estimate: 7 Hours
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
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
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
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth
10.00am
Gary Budd Age: 49 From: Brampton
Date of Death: 23 March 2025 Place of Death: Brampton
Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
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
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
Inquest Openings
All Inquest Openings are at 09.00 am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.
Tuesday 29th July 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr Nicholas Shaw
Simon Mark Armstrong Age 45 from Maryport
Date of death: 7 July 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven
Darrell Brady Mitchell Age 52 from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Date of death: 18 March 2025 Place of death: Sowerby Row
Raymond McCumiskey Age 82 from Whitehaven
Date of death: 10 March 2025 Place of death: Carlisle
Thursday 31st July 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor
William George Carey Age 51 from Wigton
Date of death: 11 July 2025 Place of death: Kirkbampton
Abby Rebecca Storey Age 35 from Workington
Date of death: 12 July 2025 Place of death: Workington
Martyn Roberts Age 34 from Merseyside
Date of death: 12 July 2025 Place of death: Workington
Mark Benjamin Wardle Age 44 from Lancashire
Date of death: 12 July 2025 Place of death: Kendal
Thursday 7th August 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor
Margaret Roberts Age 86 from Ulverston
Date of death: 20 July 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness
Ellen Cooney Age 99 from Seascale
Date of death: 23 March 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven
Carlo Raymond Bone Age 39 from No Fixed Abode
Date of death: 27 April 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven
Ernest Farrell Age 71 from Carlisle
Date of death: 21 July 2025 Place of death: Carlisle
Marion Waugh Age 78 from Barrow-in-Furness
Date of death: 27 April 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness
Inquests in Writing
Geraldine Margaret Lees Age 74 from Essex
Date of death 24 May 2025 Place of death: Newcastle
Alan Duncan Carter Age 69 from Carlisle
Date of death 20 March 2025 Place of death: Carlisle
Lee Simon Moore Age 48 from Whitehaven
Date of death: 9 February 2025 Place of death: Workington
Robert Benjamin Carroll Age 38 from Barrow-in-Furness
Date of death: 31 March 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness
Robert Hoppe Age 41 from Formby, Liverpool
Date of death: 9 March 2025 Place of death: Coniston
Mary Rita Burns Age 85 from Millom
Date of death: 21 June 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness
Brian Denham Age 89 from Carlisle
Date of death: 2 June 2025 Place of death: Carlisle
Orders
Sergii Kuzmenko
Date of Order: 6 June 2025
Order for Anonymity & Special Measures - Section II Contempt of Court Act 1981