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 24/07/2025)

Tuesday 29th July 2025

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

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

Anonymity Order - KUZMENKO