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James Hawkey installed as Canon Theologian
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 19th January 2019.
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John Fox
Priest/Minister
John Fox was buried on 27th September 1623 in the north transept (the broad aisle) of Westminster Abbey but he has no memorial or marker.
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William de Curtlyngton
Abbot
William de Curtlyngton was Abbot of Westminster from 1315-1333. He was buried in front of the altar in the chapel of St Benedict, Westminster Abbey.
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Christopher Musgrave
Politician
Christopher Musgrave, Member of Parliament for Carlisle, was buried in the north transept on 16th September 1718 but he has no monument or readable gravestone.
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Sir Gilbert Lort
Sir Gilbert Lort and his sister Dame Elizabeth Campbell are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer and Novelist
In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.
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Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Thursday, 8th September 2022
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.
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James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn & Family
Soldier
Colonel James Hamilton, and the 6th and 7th Earls of Abercorn are buried in the Abbey.
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Sir Harry D'janogly
Philanthropist
Sir Harry D'janogly, industrialist, textile manufacturer and philanthropist, was a donor to the Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of the Lady Chapel.
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William Rawle
William Rawle, maker of military items, was buried in the north cloister on 15th November 1789. No gravestone remains for him. He has no monument.
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Lady Ann Walpole
Lady Ann Walpole was buried in St Andrew's chapel on 16 August 1722 but she has no marker. She was a daughter of Thomas Osborne.
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John Osbaldeston
John Osbaldeston was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, not far from the grave of a fellow royal servant Thomas Chiffinch.
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William Tucker
Composer, Musician and Priest/Minister
William Tucker, priest and musician, was buried in the cloisters. He was an Abbey Minor Canon and Lay Vicar from 1661 until his death.
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Edward Aspinwall
Writer and Priest/Minister
Reverend Edward Aspinwall was buried in the south transept on 8th August 1732. But he seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone or monument.
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John Croft
In the north cloister is the gravestone of John Croft and his wife Sarah. He lived in College Street, at the back of the Abbey.
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Lewis Prowde (Proud)
Lawyer
Lewis Prowde (or Proud) was buried on 16th January 1617 at the entrance to St Benedict's chapel in Westminster Abbey but nothing marks his grave.
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Joan Barnet
Philanthropist
On the north wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial tablet to Mrs Joan Barnet who left money to poor widows of the parish.
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Elizabeth, Lady Latimer
Elizabeth, wife of Edward Osborne, Viscount Latimer, was buried on 5th May 1680 together with her daughter Lady Grace. But the location is unknown.
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Lady Waldegrave
Mary, wife of James, 2nd Baron Waldegrave and later Earl Waldegrave, was buried in the middle aisle of the nave on 27th January 1719.
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Hon. Jane Hyde
The Hon. Jane Hyde was buried in the east cloister. Her gravestone is now worn but is next to that of the Reverend C. Cracherode.