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Sackville Whittle
Physician and Doctor
Sackville Whittle, surgeon to King Charles II, was buried in the north cloister. He was born about 1631 and was a son of William Whittle.
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Ephraim Chambers
Writer
Ephraim Chambers, author of the English Encyclopedia, is buried in the north cloister. The white marble monument on the wall is by sculptor N. Hedges.
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Sir Leopold McClintock
Explorer
A memorial to Arctic explorer Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock was unveiled in 1908 in the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey.
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Alexander and Scipio Duroure
Soldier
General Alexander Duroure (or Du Roure) is buried in the east cloister. On the wall nearby is a monument to Alexander and his brother, Scipio.
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Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Sailor
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a large marble monument to the famous Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, by the sculptor Grinling Gibbons.
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Oscar Wilde
Writer, Poet and Playwright
On 14th February 1995 a small stained glass memorial was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey for Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde, playwright and aesthete.
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Sir Christopher Perkins
Priest/Minister and Diplomat
Priest and diplomat Sir Christopher Perkins was buried in the north ambulatory in September 1622 but he seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Thomas Bushell
Soldier and Engineer
Colonel Thomas Bushell was buried on 24th April 1674 in the Little Cloister. The Little Cloister is the area where the clergy have their residences.
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Thomas and Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore was buried on 5th August 1720 in the east cloister. Her tablet has been moved to the wall of the Dark Cloister.
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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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Richard Burn
Philanthropist
On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a tablet to Richard Burn of the county of Westmoreland (now Cumbria).
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John Darcy
Politician and Soldier
John Darcy died of quinsy on 6th and was buried on 11th January 1689 near one of the pews (so presumably in the Quire area).
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Walter Porter
Musician and Composer
Walter Porter, singer and musician, was Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1639-44. He was buried in St Margaret's on 30th November 1659.
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Rachel Taylor
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a small wall monument to Rachel (or Rachael) Taylor and her daughter Anne Ludford.
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William Cliffe
Priest/Minister
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of William Cliffe and his two nieces Mary and Ann Davies.
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Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose
Politician
Kenneth Mackenzie, commonly called Lord Fortrose, was buried in the south aisle of the nave on 22nd October 1761. He has no memorial or marker.
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Maurice Emmett
On the north wall of St Margaret's is a memorial to Maurice Emmett. It is presumed to be by his brother, sculptor William Emmett.
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Charlotte, Baroness Delawarr
Charlotte, Baroness Delawarr is buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey but has no marker. Husband John is buried in St Margaret's church.
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Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery
Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery, was buried in St Nicholas' chapel but has no gravestone or memorial.
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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.