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 20/01/2025)

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Gareth Sykes Age: 49 From: Ulverston

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

11:30am

Roger Day Age: 83 From: Ulverston

Date of Death: 17 September 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

2:00pm

Joyce Todd  Age: 93 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 19 May 2020 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 3 Hours

Thursday 23rd January 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

David Sprott Age: 64 From: Maryport

Date of Death: 29 August 2024 Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

11:00am

David Thompson Age: 63 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 15 August 2024 Place of Death: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

12:00pm

Lee Miller Age: 47 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 18 August 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour

 

2:00pm

Gary O'Hara  Age: 59 From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 17 June 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 2 Hours

Tuesday 28th January 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Stephen Bell Age: 48 From: Carlisle

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

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

2:00pm

John Franklin Schultze  Age: 71 From: South Tacoma, Washington, USA

Date of Death: 27 June 2024 Place of Death: Nenthead

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Stuart McLuckie Age: 59 From: Penrith

Date of Death: 109 September 2023 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 7 Hours 

Thursday 30th January 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

11:00am

Kirsty Marie Meharg Age: 39 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 14 July 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 

 

2:00pm

Kris Iceton  Age: 35 From: Workington

Date of Death: 24 July 2024 Place of Death: Preston

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Friday 31st January 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: The Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10:00am

Laurence Matthew Parks Age: 28 From: Cockermouth

Date of Death: 19 March 2024 Place of Death: Cockermouth

Estimate: 2 Hours 

Inquest Openings

Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

Elsie Atkinson Age 99 from Seascale

Date of death 3 January 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

John Chester Hatfield Age 79 from Ulverston

Date of death 31 December 2024 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Michael Raymond Stephenson Age 76 from Whitehaven

Date of death 6 November 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Lee Anderson Age 54 from Kendal

Date of death 30 December 2024 Place of death: Great Langdale

 

Harold Smith Age 75 from Carlisle

Date of death 22 October 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Peter Brien Age 70 from Belper, Derbyshire

Date of death 2 January 2025 Place of death: Keswick

 

Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

Joan Oliver Age 85 from Milnthorpe

Date of death 3 January 2025 Place of death: Milnthorpe

 

Joyce Askew Age 93 from Carlisle

Date of death 15 December 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Ruth Black Age 68 from Carlisle

Date of death 14 April 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Matthew Osowski Age 45 from Whitehaven

Date of death 3 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Dr. Nicholas Shaw

 

Paul Boustead Age 44 from Preston

Date of death 30 December 2024 Place of death: Patterdale

 

Roderick Smith Age 77 from Oxford

Date of death 30 December 2024 Place of death: Grizedale

 

Christine Jayne Houghton Age 64 from Brampton

Date of death 6 March 2024 Place of death: Brampton

 

Marjorie Henderson Age 79 from Maryport

Date of death 11 January 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Francis Mcavoy Age 81 from Cockermouth

Date of death 5 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Thursday 30th January 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Maureen Davies Age 73 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death 4 December 2024 Place of death: Ulverston

 

Joseph Steele Age 69 from Carlisle

Date of death 5 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Rodney Edgar Savage Age 71 from Haverigg

Date of death 14 January 2025 Place of death: Ulverston

 

 

 

Inquests in Writing

Inquests will be listed here once they have been fixed.

 

Richard Henry Nall Age 81 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death 12 August 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

David Arnot Age 47 from Carlisle

Date of death 28 August 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Doris Slack Age 83 from Appleby-in-Westmorland

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