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Cholmondeley family
Soldier
James Cholmondeley, army officer, is buried in the nave but with no monument. A memorial also stands for two sons of Robert, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley.
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James Oswald
Politician
James Oswald was buried in the north aisle of the nave in 1769. A small rectangular brass with a decorated border now covers his grave.
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Louis de Duras, Earl of Feversham
In the north transept are the graves of Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, his niece Charlotte de Bourbon and nephew Armand de Bourbon.
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Hatton Family
Statesman
The large monument to Sir Christopher Hatton is now in the triforium, having being moved from the lower Islip chapel. He and his wife Alice are both buried just outside this area .
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Jane, Lady Clifford
Jane, Lady Clifford's monument stands in the chapel of St Nicholas. The marble monument may be ascribed to sculptor John Bushnell, on stylistic grounds.
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Welbore Ellis, Baron Mendip
Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, Member of Parliament, was buried in the north transept on 7th February 1802. He has no monument or gravestone.
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William Heather
Musician and Composer
William Heather (or Heyther), composer and singer, was buried in the south transept on 1st August 1627 but had no marker until 1926.
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David Lloyd George
Politician and Statesman
A memorial stone to David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George O.M., Prime Minister, was unveiled in the north aisle of the nave in 1970.
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Walter H. Annenberg
Philanthropist
Walter H. Annenberg was a major donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal and especially to the restoration of the chapel of Henry VII.
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William Conway
Priest/Minister
In St Margaret's church Westminster is an alabaster and marble memorial to the Reverend William Conway. It shows a bust of Conway.
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Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso
Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso was buried in Westminster Abbey in March 1615. Her monument had originally shown her two children, Oliver and Anne.
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Evan Nepean
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Evan Nepean (pronounced Nep-een) was Canon of Westminster from 1860-1873 and is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey with his wife.
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Sarah and Brook Henry Young
Soldier
In St Margaret's is a wall tablet in memory of Sarah wife of Sir William Young, Governor of Tobago, and Lt. Colonel Brook Henry Young.
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Sir Lumley Robinson
Sir Lumley Robinson was buried in the nave in 1684. His monument which stood near the grave has been reduced in size and moved.
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William Blakeney
Soldier
General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey, but the gravestone wording is now very faint.
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Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire
Soldier
Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, courtier and soldier, was buried in St Paul's chapel on 7th May 1606. But there is no gravestone.
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Herbert Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Politician and Statesman
Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., F.R.S., has a memorial tablet on a pillar in the north transept.
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Charles Abbot, Baron Colchester
Politician and Statesman
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave with his mother Sarah.
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Samuel Barton and Jane Wowen
Priest/Minister
On a pillar in the south transept is a memorial to Dr Samuel Barton. His daughter Jane and her husband John Wowen are also buried here.
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Sir William McKie
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir William McKie, organist of the Abbey, and his wife Phyllis are buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.