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Sir James Leith
Soldier
Sir James Leith, army officer, is buried in the centre part of the nave. He died of yellow fever in Barbados on 16th October 1816.
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Mary and Adria Lucy
Mary and Adria Lucy, wife and daughter respectively of Edward Lucy, are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Philip Ludlow
Sailor
Philip Ludlow was buried in 1650 in the south ambulatory. He was probably buried in the Abbey due to the influence of his brother.
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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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Henry Petty, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Politician
In the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial bust to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, politician.
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Sir John Jennings
Sailor
Rear Admiral Sir John Jennings was buried in the centre part of the north transept, but his gravestone inscription has now worn away.
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Mary & Elizabeth Illingworth
Mary Illingworth and her mother Elizabeth are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The gravestone is near Robert Peel's statue.
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William Spottiswood
William Spottiswoode, printer, died of typhoid fever and was buried in the south transept, near his ancestor John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews.
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Magdalen Walsh
Magdalen Walsh was buried in the east cloister. Her monument, by Peter Scheemakers, was originally in this walk but was moved to the south cloister.
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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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Fabian Ware
Soldier
Major General Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission, has a memorial stone in St George's chapel.
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Henry Carr
In the south transept is the grave of Major Henry Carr. It is worn on one side but the name can still be seen.
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Mary Shelvocke
Mary Shelvocke was buried in the west cloister on 1st August 1761. Her stone has now nearly worn away and the inscription is very faint.
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Sir Humphrey May
Politician
Sir Humphrey May, politician, was buried "on the north side of the Chapel of Kings" (ie.the north ambulatory) in Westminster Abbey on 11th June 1630.
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John Church
Musician
John Church, composer, was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10th January 1741. The Precentor called him "very worthy and honest".
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James Macpherson
Writer and Poet
Writer James Macpherson is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His grave adjoins that of fellow Scot Robert Adam.
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Sebastian Charles
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Sebastian Charles, Canon of Westminster from 1978 to his death on 28th October 1989, was buried in the south choir aisle.
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Joseph Wilcocks
Dean and Priest/Minister
Joseph Wilcocks, Dean of Westminster, was buried in a specially built vault in what is now St George's chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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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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Gabriel More
Priest/Minister
Dr Gabriel More, or Moore, was buried in the Quire area, near the Sub-Dean's stall, on 29th October 1652. He has no marker or memorial.