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Charles Gerard, Earl of Macclesfield
Soldier and Statesman
In a vault in the chapel of St John the Baptist lie Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, his daughter Elizabeth and his son Charles.
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Jonathan Chadwick Durden
Jonathan Chadwick Durden was buried in the east cloister in 1782. His grave is just by the gates and can now only be faintly read.
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Mary, Countess of Kent
Mary, Countess of Kent was buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 20th March 1644 but nothing marks her grave.
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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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Robert White
Musician and Composer
Robert White, composer, and his wife Ellen (Tye) were buried in St Margaret's Westminster. He was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey.
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John Nedham
Lawyer
John Nedham (Needham), Receiver General of Westminster Abbey, and members of his family are buried in the nave of the Abbey but none have markers.
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James I and family
Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.
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James Butler, Duke of Ormond & family
Soldier
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, and several members of his family, are buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.
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Lady Dorothy Stafford & her son Edward
In St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Lady Dorothy Stafford, lady of the bedchamber to Elizabeth I. She and her son Sir Edward Stafford are buried in the church.
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Richard & William Neile
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Neile was Dean of Westminster from 1605-1610 but he has no memorial or portrait at the Abbey, being buried in York Minster.
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Mansell Family
Several members of the Mansell family of Glamorgan in south Wales are buried in Westminster Abbey, including Thomas, Edward, Henry, Mary, Francis and Elizabeth.
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Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley & Anne Countess of Oxford
Philanthropist
Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne Vere, Countess of Oxford have a large monument in St Nicholas' chapel. Richard Cecil, Lord Burghley's father, is buried in St Margaret's Church.
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Bagenall Family
In the chapel of St Nicholas are buried Dame Sydney Bagenall and Lady Anne Charlotte Bagenall, the two wives of Nicholas Bagenall, Member of Parliament.
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Piers Griffith
Sailor
Piers Griffith, pirate, was buried somewhere in the south transept but his gravestone no longer remains. He was accused of piracy by the Spanish Ambassador.
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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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Sir John Puckering
Lawyer
Sir John Puckering, Speaker of the House of Commons, is buried in St Paul's chapel. His large monument shows effigies of him and his wife.
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Randolph & Penelope Egerton & family
Soldier
Major General Randolph Egerton, his two wives, two sons and a daughter are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Tufton
In the south ambulatory is a monument of black and white marble, with an oval recess in which is a bust, to Richard Tufton.
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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was buried, at the expense of Elizabeth I, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Mauleverer family
Sir Richard Mauleverer and various members of his family were buried in Westminster Abbey. Grace has a memorial tablet.