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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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Charles Kingsley
Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister
A bust to writer and poet Charles Kingsley has been moved from St George's chapel to Poets' Corner. By T. Woolner.
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Percy Kirk
Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Lt. General the Honourable Percy (or Piercy) Kirk.
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Thomas Greatorex
Musician, Composer and Scientist
Thomas Greatorex, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1819-1831, is buried in the west cloister. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Westminster Abbey staff war memorial
Soldier
On the wooden panelling in St George's chapel are painted the names of Westminster Abbey staff, or former choristers, who died for their country.
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Sir William Chambers
Architect
Sir William Chambers, architect, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, beside fellow architects Robert Adam and James Wyatt.
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Sir John Malcolm
Soldier and Statesman
In the north transept is an over life-size statue, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in memory of Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier and statesman.
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Thomas, John & Hartwell Maude
Sailor
In St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to Thomas, John and Lucia Maude. Also a war damaged brass to Hartwell Maude.
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Giles Hooper and family
Lawyer
Giles Hooper, his two wives and son Edmund are buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. The gravestone inscription has now worn away.
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Andrew Nethsingha
Andrew Nethsingha: Appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers in January 2023, Andrew Nethsingha is the Abbey’s director of music and principal conductor of the Abbey Choir.
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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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Sir Thomas Bromley
Politician
Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.
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Sir Archibald and Sir James Campbell
Soldier
In the south transept is the grave of Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneil as well as a memorial to him and nephew James Campbell.
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Edmund Hooper and family
Edmund Hooper, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, was buried in the cloisters of the Abbey on 16th July 1621.
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Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII
Queen Alexandra was born in 1844, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. With her husband Edward VII, she was crowned in 1902.
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Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland
Sailor
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern and Earl of Dublin was buried in the Hanoverian vault below the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Jane Austen
Writer and Novelist
Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral but a small tablet was unveiled to her memory in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, on 17th December 1967.
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Anne Kirton
An alabaster and black marble monument to Anne Kirton in St Andrew's chapel has been moved from its original position and is now rather obscured.
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Mary Trevor
Writer and Poet
Mary Trevor was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 29th March 1780 aged 71. She was unmarried.
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William Booth
Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
On 2nd July 1965 a memorial bust was unveiled in St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey to William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.