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Find dates of inquests in writing, upcoming inquests and treasure inquests.
If you can’t find the inquest you want, you can filter by inquest date, type of inquest and name.
Type of inquest
An explanation of some of the terms you might see under the type of inquest heading in the tables:
- Opening: formal opening of the inquest
- Review: a case review without a court hearing
- Pre inquest review: a case management hearing
- Open and Completion: the inquest will be opened and concluded on the same day
- Final: inquest hearing will take place
- Inquest in writing: an inquest without a court hearing
- Treasure: inquest into treasure that has been found
Inquests in writing
Inquests in writing are inquests without a hearing in court.
| Hearing date | Type of hearing and Coroner | Name of deceased |
|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2026 | Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | David James NEWTON |
| 08/05/2026 | Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | David Adam WARR |
| 11/05/2026 | Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Edward Julian GRIMWADE |
| 13/05/2026 | Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Rowan William DODGE |
Upcoming inquests
| Hearing date | Time | Type of hearing and Coroner | Name of deceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/2026 | 10:00 | Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Douglas Silas SANDERS |
| 13/05/2026 | 10:30 | Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Amanda Louise LUCAS |
| 13/05/2026 | 10:45 | Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | William Richard WILSON |
| 13/05/2026 | 11:30 | Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Norma Winifred YOUNG |
| 13/05/2026 | 12:00 | Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Rosalie Anne WORTLEY |
| 13/05/2026 | 12:30 | Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Averil June RADY |
| 14/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | David Alan DARKE |
| 15/05/2026 | 10:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ethan David WALSH |
| 15/05/2026 | 14:00 | Case Suspension - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Jacob George HARDWICK |
| 18/05/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Andrew Steven NEWTON |
| 19/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Derek Donald MCCALL |
| 19/05/2026 | 11:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Taylor Nicole GRAHAM |
| 20/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas | Moss Jack FRYER |
| 25/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Dean Mark QUILTER |
| 27/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Gillian Patricia LEWIS |
| 27/05/2026 | 11:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Malcolm PAGETT |
| 29/05/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Dean Mark QUILTER |
| 02/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Andrew Graham HARLOCK |
| 04/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Tara-Louise LUNN |
| 24/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Haiden Paul WILFORD |
| 24/06/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Lesley Mansell DUNCAN |
| 24/06/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas | Mark TEBBUTT |
| 24/06/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Anthony Sinclair PETERS |
| 30/06/2026 | 11:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | Sebastian ZARNOCH |
| 30/06/2026 | 14:30 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | David Maurice TUCKETT |
| 01/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Lewis Robert MACKENZIE |
| 01/07/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas | Michelle Julie LEE |
| 01/07/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Anthony BUTLER |
| 01/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Tom John TWIST-HULME |
| 01/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Paul Eric KNIGHT |
| 06/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Kathryn Mary WALPOLE |
| 08/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Aryan SHARMA |
| 15/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ashley David ALDRIDGE |
| 15/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ellise Catherine Patricia ASHCROFT |
| 15/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Terence David LAWSON |
| 15/07/2026 | 12:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Brian John WINFIELD |
| 16/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Jacob James PAYTER-HANBY |
| 21/07/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Thomas HUNTER |
| 22/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Neeru PATEL |
| 22/07/2026 | 10:15 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Virashi CHAUHAN |
| 22/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Bhamini KARSAN |
| 23/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Amanda Louise LUCAS |
| 23/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Noah James BURDETT |
| 23/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Deven Kristian STUART |
| 23/07/2026 | 12:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | David Charles KING |
| 27/07/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Claire LOMAS |
| 05/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Harrison Ptolemy SMITH |
| 05/08/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Faye Belle DANIEL-FOX |
| 05/08/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Douglas Silas SANDERS |
| 05/08/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO |
| 12/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | William Richard WILSON |
| 26/08/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Norma Winifred YOUNG |
| 02/09/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Shahab UDDIN |
| 28/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 29/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 30/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 30/09/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Jacob George HARDWICK |
| 01/10/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 02/10/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 07/10/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Sohan Singh MATHARU |
| 13/01/2027 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | Sebastian ZARNOCH |
Treasure inquests
Treasure inquests are inquests into treasure that has been found.
There are no upcoming treasure inquests, any future dates will be listed here.
Report treasure
If you find anything you think might be treasure, visit Treasure| British Museum's Portable antiquities scheme for how to report it.
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