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Ellen Bust
Ellen Bust, nee Griffith, was buried in the north cloister on 28th April 1697. A monument on the wall nearby was removed some time ago.
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Thomas, Lord Paget
Writer, Politician and Soldier
Thomas, Lord Paget was buried in the "north aisle" of Westminster Abbey on 19th February 1742 (most likely the north choir aisle).
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Sir Hugh Pollard
Politician and Soldier
Politician and Royalist army officer Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet of King's Nympton, Devon, died on 27th November 1666 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Frances Louisa Parnell
On the wall of the west cloister is a modern memorial, designed by J. Peter Foster in slate and white marble, to Frances Louisa Parnell.
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Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum
Lady Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum was buried in the chapel of St Nicholas on 15th February 1657 but she has no gravestone remaining.
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Nicholas and Robert Leke, Earls of Scarsdale
Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl of Scarsdale and his son Robert are buried in the vault of Baron Hunsdon in St John the Baptist's chapel.
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John Seely, Lord Mottistone
Architect
Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Lord Mottistone, of the architect firm of Seely and Paget, re-built several of the houses in Little Cloister, Westminster Abbey.
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George Herbert
Poet
In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.
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James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Soldier
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and several members of his family are buried in the Ormond vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel.
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Richard Philipps
Soldier
In the north transept is a brass plate over the grave of Lt. General Richard Philipps. He was born in Pembrokeshire in 1661.
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John Laird Mair Lawrence
In the centre of the nave is the grave of John Laird Mair (Lawrence), 1st Lord Lawrence. Nearby is a bust of Lord Lawrence.
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Sir Thomas Ingram
Sir Thomas Ingram, his wife and only daughter, are buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey, near the steps to the Lady Chapel.
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Charles Gerard, Earl of Macclesfield
Soldier and Statesman
In a vault in the chapel of St John the Baptist lie Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, his daughter Elizabeth and his son Charles.
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Edward IV
Edward IV was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 28th June 1461. His queen Elizabeth Woodville was crowned in 1465. Their infant daughter Margaret has a small monument in St Edward's chapel.
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
Politician, Philanthropist and Abolitionist
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, politician, philanthropist and slave trade abolitionist, was born on 1st April 1786, eldest son of Thomas and Anna (Hanbury).
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Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale & sons
In the south choir aisle is a monument to Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale. She was buried with her son Lord William Johnstone.
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William Wilberforce & family
Priest/Minister, Statesman and Abolitionist
William Wilberforce, MP, who took up the cause for the abolition of slavery was buried in the north transept. Samuel was Dean of Westminster and Basil was Archdeacon.
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Thomas Garth
Soldier
Colonel Thomas Garth was buried in the south aisle of the nave on 11th January 1731, aged 66. He has no monument or grave inscription.
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Joseph Dalby
Joseph Dalby, apothecary, was buried at the east of the south cloister on 27th July 1784. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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William James
Writer and Poet
William James, writer, was buried on 2nd July 1663 in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey but he has no marker.