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Dr John Wilson
Musician and Composer
In the Little Cloister is the grave of Dr John Wilson, distinguished lutenist and chamber musician to Charles I. He was born in Faversham, Kent.
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Dorothy Howard Graham
Dorothy, eldest daughter of William Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 17th December 1701.
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Earl of Carlisle Children
Politician and Soldier
Several children of the Howard family, Earls of Carlisle, are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. Their names are inscribed on a marble stone.
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James Lupton
Priest/Minister
James Lupton, clergyman of Westminster Abbey, is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey. The stone was re-cut in 1958.
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Richard Lucas
Priest/Minister
Dr Richard Lucas is buried in the south transept. In 1677 he published the first of many works, Practical Christianity, and was a noted preacher.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Writer
On a pillar in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a white marble bust, with a brown marble base, to novelist and essayist William Makepeace Thackeray.
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Thomas Gassaway
Thomas Gassaway was a carpenter in Westminster and was buried in St Margaret's church on 19th November 1658. He has no remaining gravestone or monument.
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John and Mary Granger
John Granger (or Grainger) and his wife Mary are both buried in the centre part of the nave. The original gravestone was taken up in.
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Thomas, Lord Wentworth
Thomas. 1st Lord Wentworth, is buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist. He seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.
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Sir Thomas Nevill
In the north transept of Westminster Abbey are the graves of Sir Thomas Nevill and his wife Sarah, and their daughter Anne Elford.
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Lady Elizabeth Rich
Lady Elizabeth Rich was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 20th October 1773 aged 81 but she has no monument or gravestone.
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Lady Margaret Noel
The burial of Lady Margaret Noel, wife of Sir William Noel, is not recorded in the official burial register but just on a slip of paper.
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Roger and Agneta Cooper
Roger and Agneta Cooper, who served Queen Anne, are buried in the east cloister but the inscription has worn away.
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Aldam and John Frame
Gardener
Aldam and John Frame (Freame) held the post of gardener at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.
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Pierson Lloyd
Priest/Minister
The Revd. Pierson Lloyd was a master at Westminster School and is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Ellis Wynn
Ellis Wynn, or Wynne, was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey on 29th September 1623 but he has no monument or marker.
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Thomas Turton
Writer, Composer, Dean and Priest/Minister
Dr Thomas Turton was Dean of Westminster from 1842-1845 but has no memorial at Westminster Abbey. He was buried at Kensal Green cemetery in London.
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Sir Hugh Vaughan
Sir Hugh Vaughan died on 28th August 1536 and was buried in the chapel of St Michael. He seems never to have had a monument.
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Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre
Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre was buried in the Duke of Richmond's vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 24th July 1713.
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John and Eleanor Panton
John Panton was buried on 13th March 1619 in the "long aisle on the south side" (ie. south ambulatory) but nothing marks his grave.