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 07/11/2025)

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Craig Smith

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Charles Dent Age: 78 from Ulverston

Date of Death: 5 June 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 3 Hours 

 

15.00pm 

David Brunt Age: 63 from Greater Manchester

Date of Death: 1 June 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Craig Smith

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

John Solomon Holliday Age: 82 from Wigton

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

11.30am 

Ellie Mai Pattinson Age: 25 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 15 June 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

2:00pm 

Simon Mark Armstrong Age: 45 from Maryport

Date of Death: 7 July 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

 

Thursday 13 November 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Ella Isobel Bush Age: 21 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 20 March 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

 

12.00pm 

Matthew Hawthorn Age: 90 from Cleator Moor

Date of Death: 27 June 2025  Place of Death: Cleator Moor

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

2.00pm 

David McLaughlin Age: 85 from Whitehaven

Date of Death: 24 May 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

3.30pm 

Joyce Meckin Age: 75 from Workington

Date of Death: 15 June 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Friday 14 November 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Marc Sheridan-Gaskell Age: 48 from Wigan

Date of Death: 2 March 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

11.30am 

Darrell Brady Mitchell Age: 52 from Kilmarnock

Date of Death: 18 March 2025  Place of Death: Sowerby Row

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

2.00pm 

Allyson Elizabeth Taylor Age: 76 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 18 March 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

 

 

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Linda Richardson Age: 77  from Wigton

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

11.30am 

Sylvester Martin Age: 90  from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 20 May 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

2:00pm 

James Neil Proud Age: 83 from Whitehaven

Date of Death: 20 May 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 3 Hours

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

George Peter Harris Age: 96 from Penrith

Date of Death: 17 December 2024  Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 3 Hours

 

 

Thursday 20 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Andrew Cousins

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Mark Benjamin Wardle Age: 44 from Wigan

Date of Death: 12 July 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

2:00pm 

Joseph Peter Alan Tandy Age: 27 from Nottingham

Date of Death: 5 July 2025  Place of Death: Keswick

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Wednesday 26 November - Thursday 27 November 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: 2 Days

 

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

June Hill Age: 73 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 12 December 2024  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

 

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Joan Enid Whitfield Age: 87 from Carlisle

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

Estimate: 3 Hours

 

Inquest Openings

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

 

Thursday 6 November 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Mr. Robert Cohen

 

Mark Neale Age 56  from Carlisle

Date of Death: 29 June 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

David Kirk Age 75  from Carlisle

Date of Death: 13 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Derek Hugh Swarbrick Age 87  from Kendal

Date of Death: 11 October 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

 

Dianne Robinson Age 44  from Appleby-in-Westmorland

Date of Death: 18 October 2025  Place of Death: Appleby-in-Westmorland

 

Kristian Scott Age 32  from Wigton

Date of Death: 18 October 2025  Place of Death: Wigton

 

Pamela Mullen Age 86  from Whitehaven

Date of Death: 19 October 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

 

Simon Charles Westwood Smith Age 75  from St. Bees

Date of Death: 9 October 2025  Place of Death: Dijon, France

 

Valerie Anne Elizabeth King Age 83  from Penrith

Date of Death: 18 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Tuesday 11 November 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Mr. Craig Smith

 

Sarah Monaghan Age 54 from Carnforth

Date of Death: 31 July 2025  Place of Death: Carnforth

 

Graeme John Wear Elliott Age 38 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 17 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Sarah Catherine Russell Age 53 from Grange-over-Sands

Date of Death: 22 October 2025  Place of Death: Grange-over-Sands

 

Thursday 13 November 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms. Margaret Taylor

 

Louise Dixon Age 42 from Maryport

Date of Death: 11 August 2025  Place of Death: Maryport

 

Jacqueline Woodall Age 76 from Penrith

Date of Death: 27 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Joan Adams Age 80 from Maryport

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

 

John Bailey Age 86 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 28 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Samuel Sweet Age 92 from Sutton Coldfield

Date of Death: 7 October 2025  Place of Death: Birmingham

 

Terence Frank Loraine Age 88 from Penrith

Date of Death: 24 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Tuesday 18 November 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

Roy Buck Age 90 from Dalton-in-Furness

Date of Death: 2 November 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Kimberley Andrew Age 42 from Kendal

Date of Death: 31 July 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

 

Winifred Little Age 102 from Penrith

Date of Death: 30 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Inquests in Writing

Frederick Arthur Pitcher Age 70 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 28 July 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Paul Spriggs Age 40 from Flimby

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

 

Lynn Ferguson Age 47 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 6 June 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Delia Smith Age 79 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 22 August 2025  Place of Death: Ulverston

 

Brian Kaighan Age 90 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 28 July 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Ernest Farrell Age 71 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 21 July 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

William John Pedley Age 15 from Carnforth

Date of Death: 28 August 2025  Place of Death: Carnforth

 

Donald Thomas Millican Age 88 from Workington

Date of Death: 21 June 2025  Place of Death: Workington 

For Mention

All Mention Hearings are at 9.00am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.

Orders

Sergii Kuzmenko 

Date of Order: 6 June 2025

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

Anonymity Order - KUZMENKO