Inquests

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
26/10/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Asa BROWN
26/10/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Ethel FOX
26/10/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite David Christopher SMITH
02/11/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas William Richard WILSON
10/11/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Ann PHILLIPS
10/11/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Michael Adam NOBLE
27/01/2027 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Terry Stewart GRAY

Upcoming inquests

Hearing date Time Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
28/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul CRIGLINGTON
28/10/2026 10:30 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Teresa DOMINA
28/10/2026 11:00 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bruce IZARD
28/10/2026 11:30 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder George Gerald DARBY
28/10/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul Henry JOHNSON
28/10/2026 14:00 Case Suspension - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Neeru PATEL
28/10/2026 14:30 Case Suspension - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bhamini KARSAN
28/10/2026 14:45 Case Suspension - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Virashi CHAUHAN
03/11/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Aryan SHARMA
03/11/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas David Charles KING
04/11/2026 09:45 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Anthony FORD
04/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ruth Vivien JENNINGS
10/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Dean Mark QUILTER
11/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder William Richard WILSON
11/11/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rodney Michael CALOW
12/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Graham MESSENGER
17/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Susan Anne JORDAN
18/11/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jean WILLIAMS
18/11/2026 10:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Gemma NORTH
20/11/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler David Christopher SMITH
23/11/2026 11:00 Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Thomas Levi KNIFTON
25/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Paul Eric KNIGHT
25/11/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Norma Winifred YOUNG
25/11/2026 10:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Ethel FOX
26/11/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Neeru PATEL
26/11/2026 12:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Virashi CHAUHAN
26/11/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bhamini KARSAN
26/11/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Anthony Simon JONES
26/11/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Shahab UDDIN
30/11/2026 10:30 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Neil Anthony LOVELL
02/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Joshuah James WILLIAMS
02/12/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Tara-Louise LUNN
02/12/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul TAYLOR
07/12/2026 10:30 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Sebastian ZARNOCH
08/12/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Taylor Nicole GRAHAM
08/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder James Christopher WAINWRIGHT
09/12/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Terence Roy FLEMING
09/12/2026 12:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Taylor Nicole GRAHAM
15/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rhys HANKS
15/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Iosif TURTURICA
15/12/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Richard Bryan DEAN
15/12/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Leela Clare SANGANEE
16/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Nuno Miguel De Castro DIAS
16/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Stephen John FLOOD
16/12/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Darrell Martin YOUNG
16/12/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Colin Michael SHEPHARD
16/12/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder David Trevor WETHERALL
16/12/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Anthony Stephen KIRKLAND
16/12/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder John Harcourt ROBINSON
16/12/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Terence Ronald GILBERT
16/12/2026 14:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sohan Singh MATHARU
16/12/2026 14:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Noah James BURDETT
30/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Ian GIMSON
30/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ashley David ALDRIDGE
06/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Lucy Johanna SINCLAIR
06/01/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jake John ATKINS
06/01/2027 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Joan HALL
13/01/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Sebastian ZARNOCH
13/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Pauline HEWES
13/01/2027 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Andrew BURTON
20/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Gareth Robert CARTER
20/01/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Shaun Michael HANDY
20/01/2027 10:45 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob James PAYTER-HANBY
21/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ann Merlene LANGHAM
27/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Faye Belle DANIEL-FOX
27/01/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Paul BOOTH
27/01/2027 10:45 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Robert LOCKETT
27/01/2027 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sophia MUNANDI
27/01/2027 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Douglas Charles BURTON
27/01/2027 11:45 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Stuart WEST
27/01/2027 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ashley James Dilks MENZEL
27/01/2027 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Marie Elizabeth LAWSON
27/01/2027 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Phillip Charles MILLS
27/01/2027 14:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael SMITH
03/02/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Brian Arthur FOREMAN
03/02/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Elsie LISTER
03/02/2027 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul Richard HALFORD
03/02/2027 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Lee Brendan HICKLING
10/02/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO
10/02/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ellise Catherine Patricia ASHCROFT
01/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
02/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
03/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
03/03/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Malcolm Lawrence CLARKE
03/03/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rachel Mary SPENCE
04/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
05/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
08/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
09/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christopher Anthony PARKER
31/03/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Thomas Christopher GILBERT
31/03/2027 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob George HARDWICK
05/04/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge David Maurice TUCKETT
14/04/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Clinton Ralph BAKER
14/04/2027 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Lesley Mansell DUNCAN
21/04/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Janet Ann MORRIS

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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