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 27/03/2025)

Friday 28th March 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Marie De Graff Age: 58 From: Workington

Date of Death: 28 August 2024 Place of Death: Workington

Estimate: 2 Hours

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Filip Rossa  Age: 15 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Dominic Rossa  Age: 7 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Jaroslaw Rossa  Age: 42 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

Jade McEnroe  Age: 33 From: Glasgow

Date of Death: 15 October 2024 Place of Death: Tebay

Estimate: 7 Hours

Monday 7th April 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Christine Jayne Houghton  Age: 64 From: Brampton

Date of Death: 6 March 2024 Place of Death: Brampton

Estimate: 3 Hours

Tuesday 8th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Treasure Inquest - 2023 T932 - Silver Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian Object  

Area Found: Kirkby Stephen Date of find: 16th September 2023

Estimate: 30 Minutes

 

10.30am

Treasure Inquest - 2024 T716 - Gold Ribbon Torc

Area Found: Wetheral Date of find: 21 June 2024

Estimate: 30 Minutes

 

11.00am

Sam McMahon  Age: 41 From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 September 2023 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 2 Hours

Thursday 10th - Friday 11th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

11.00am

Conor Paterson  Age: 31 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 3 May 2023 Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 2 days

Thursday 17th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Michael Raymond Stephenson Age: 76 From: Whitehaven

Date of Death: 15 November 2024 Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 hour

 

11.00am - Pre-Inquest Review Hearing 

Faye Bridle  Age: 53 From: Askam-in-Furness

Date of Death: 7 November 2024 Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 2 hours

 

14.00pm - Pre-Inquest Review Hearing 

James Wilson  Age: 55 From: Carlisle

Date of Death: 4 November 2024 Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 3 hours

Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Ruth Mortimer Black Age: 68 From: Carlisle

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

Estimate: 6 hours

Thursday 24th April 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Patricia Selby Age: 57 From: Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 January 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 7 hours

Tuesday 29th April 2025

Coroner: Mr. Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

14.00pm

Roderick Arthur Smith Age: 77 From: Oxfordshire

Date of Death: 26 December 2024 Place of Death: Patterdale

Estimate: 1 hour

Wednesday 30th April 2025

Coroner: Mr. Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

16.00pm

Paul Thomas Boustead Age: 44 From: Preston

Date of Death: 30 December 2024 Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 1 hour

Inquest Openings

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

 

Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Brian Evans Age 57 from Dalton-in-Furness

Date of death 11 March 2025 Place of death: Preston

 

Teresa Jolanta Labedzinska Age 91 from Blackpool

Date of death 14 December 2021 Place of death: Windermere

 

Elva Stone Age 81 from Windermere

Date of death 14 March 2025 Place of death: Windermere

 

Sheila Farrelly Age 88 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of death 10 March 2025 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Tony Thomas Henderson Age 51 from Carlisle

Date of death 1 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Simon Clayton Age 63 from Kendal

Date of death 12 March 2025 Place of death: Langdale

 

Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Miss Kirsty Gomersal

 

Ian Todd Age 52 from Carlisle

Date of death 14 January 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Nigel Keenan Age 62 from Haverigg

Date of death 13 March 2025 Place of death: Haverigg

 

Alan Carter Age 69 from Carlisle

Date of death 20 March 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

David Willacy Age 83 from Carnforth

Date of death 23 January 2025 Place of death: Carnforth

 

Mark Pilling Age 45 from Carlisle

Date of death 10 December 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Stephen Michael Jackson  Age 74 from Carlisle

Date of death 15 March 2025 Place of death: Carlisle 

 

Thursday 10th April 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Patricia Griggs Age 81 from Alston

Date of death 10 March 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

June Hill Age 73 from Carlisle

Date of death 12 December 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Thursday 17th April 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

 

Lesley Ann Nicholson Age 57 from Cleator Moor

Date of death 12 November 2024 Place of death: Cleator Moor

 

Kenneth Stephenson Age 74 from Cockermouth

Date of death 10 January 2025 Place of death: Cockermouth

Inquests in Writing

Eileen Robson Age 65 from Keswick

Date of death 24 December 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Marjorie Henderson  Age 79 from Maryport

Date of death 11 January 2025 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Jonathan Rogers  Age 45 from Carlisle

Date of death 7 October 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Damian Marcin Per  Age 42 from Carlisle

Date of death 21 September 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Sharni Storey  Age 30 from Carlisle

Date of death 7 August 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Nicole Jessie B Benjamin-Gaudinez Age 49 from Cleator

Date of death 18 October 2024 Place of death: Cleator

 

Brian Bailey Age 94 from Gosforth

Date of death 24 November 2024 Place of death: Gosforth

 

Dorothy Hughes Age 97 from Penrith

Date of death 11 February 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Elsie Atkinson Age 99 from Seascale

Date of death 3 January 2024 Place of death: Whitehaven

 

Anthony Ferris Age 75 from Haverigg

Date of death 18 September 2024 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Paul Slater Age 82 from Millom

Date of death 12 November 2024 Place of death: Millom

 

Joyce Askew Age 93 from Carlisle

Date of death 15 December 2024 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Oliver Acland Age 90 from Penrith

Date of death 17 February 2025 Place of death: Carlisle

 

Paul Grisdale Age 46 from Workington

Date of death 4 November 2024 Place of death: Workington

 

Rebecca Wildgoose Age 28 from Whitehaven

Date of death 12 December 2024 Place of death: Workington

 

Ricky Rayson Age 36 from Cockermouth

Date of death 12 December 2024 Place of death: Workington