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Vacher family
Philanthropist
The Vacher family of Westminster gave both the brass eagle lectern and the carved and painted pulpit in St Margaret's church Westminster.
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Michael Wentworth
politician
Michael Wentworth, M.P., was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1558 but has no marker.
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Sir John Golofre
Soldier
Sir John Golofre was buried by order of Richard II in the south ambulatory. His cracked gravestone, not far from the king's tomb, still exists.
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Burke St John Trend
The ashes of Burke St John Trend, Lord Trend of Greenwich and his wife are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Walter Hines Page
Diplomat
In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.
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John Piper
Artist
A slate plaque in St Margaret's Church records the fact that John Piper designed the stained glass windows in eight bays of the south aisle.
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Richard Cox
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Cox, D.D. was Dean of Westminster from 1549-1553 but he has no memorial at the Abbey and is buried at Ely Cathedral.
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John Plenderleath
Physician and Doctor
In north choir aisle is a memorial to Dr John Plenderleath. It consists of a monument with a pyramid background showing a portrait of John.
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Gullan Family
Several members of the Gullan family of Westminster are buried in St Margaret's church Westminster (although not all of those named on the memorial).
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Longueville Family
In the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey are the graves of William Longueville, his wife and son and Katherine wife of Sir Thomas Longueville.
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Dame Katherine Byron
Dame Katherine Byron, widow of Sir Thomas, was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in 1676 but the exact location is not known and there is no memorial to her.
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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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Lady Arabella Macarty
On 5th June 1698 Lady Arabella Macarty was buried in St Edmund's chapel near the tomb of Sir Humphry Bourchier. But she has no monument.
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Nicholas Ludford
Musician and Composer
Composer Nicholas Ludford (c.1490-1557) was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 9th August 1557 but he has no marker or monument.
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Sir John Pringle
Physician and Doctor
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial of grey and white marble to Sir John Pringle, physician.
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William Malcolm Hailey
Diplomat
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Indian administrator William Malcolm Hailey, Lord Hailey of Shahpur and Newport Pagnell.
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Henry Otway Mayne
Soldier
In the north cloister is a memorial tablet to Henry Otway Mayne, Indian Army. The marble tablet was repaired and slightly altered in 1960.
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Arbella (Arabella) Stuart
Lady Arbella Stuart, cousin to James VI of Scotland and I of England, lies in a vault beneath the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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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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RAF Coastal Command
Airman
On 16th March 2004 a memorial was dedicated in the south cloister to RAF Coastal Command with a relief carving in light grey Carrara marble.