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Thomas Millyng
Abbot and Priest
Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.
...floriated cross carved on the top and was formerly displayed in the chapel after having been removed from its burial place due to later burials of nobility in this
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Sir William Waller
Politician and Soldier
Sir William Waller, Parliamentary General, died on 19th September 1668 at Osterley House and was buried in an overflow burial ground for St Margaret's Church.
the ravages of the plague more space was needed for burials in this parish but the only trace of this burial area is the open space at the corner of Victoria...
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George Darell
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr George Darell, Canon of Westminster 1607-1631, is buried in the south aisle of the nave but has no monument or readable gravestone.
The was built on waste ground and burials there were recorded in the registers of St Margaret's Westminster.
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Peregrine Bertie
On the north west wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial to Peregrine Bertie who died in 1721 and his wife Rachel.
The registers seem not to mention the burials of his parents.
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William Bent and family
On the north wall of St Margaret's Westminster is a tablet to William Bent and family. Much of the inscription is now illegible.
As burials at St Margaret's ceased in 1853 the members of the family who died after this date had to be buried at an out of town cemetery.
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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.
was not buried with her husband and infant daughter in the church as burials ceased at St Margaret's by Order in Council in 1853 and cemeteries outside of the...
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Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales & family
Frederick Louis (or Lewis), Prince of Wales,son of George II, is buried in the royal vault in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey with his wife Augusta and several children
Frederick William 1750-1765 Small stones on the floor of the chapel mark their burials although some of the wording is now very faint.
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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.
...century a small grey stone was put in between the tombs of Mary Queen of Scots and Arbella's grandmother Margaret, Countess of Lennox, recording burials in the
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Robert Stowell
Architect
Robert Stowell, master mason and architect, rebuilt part of St Margaret's church, Westminster, where he is buried.
He died in November 1505 (before any parish register of burials was kept).
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Thomas Blood
Soldier
"Colonel" Thomas Blood, who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels, was buried in the New Chapel burial ground in Westminster in 1680.
This area was an overflow churchyard for St Margaret's Church Westminster and burials there were recorded in their registers.
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William Jennings
Politician
...antiquary but this no longer exists and the brass elements had probably disappeared by the time William Camden wrote his guidebook on the Abbey burials in 1600.
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Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa)
Writer and Abolitionist
In St Margaret's is a memorial tablet to author and slave abolitionist Olaudah Equiano who was baptised Gustavus Vassa in that church when a slave.
All burials were cleared in 1856 and the site is now a garden.
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First definitive history of the Abbey published
Wednesday, 9th October 2019
A definitive history book of Westminster Abbey was launched last night to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Henry III’s rebuilding of the church.
...recent times shows the extraordinary development of the Abbey as a place of international reputation and reference brought by its nearly 4,000 burials and
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The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.
From coronations to weddings and burials, every monarch has forged a strong bond with the Abbey.
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Remembrance tour
Monday, 4th November 2024
Join us for a tour around Westminster Abbey as we explore our links with the Armed Forces and discover we observe Remembrance every year.
...stretch far beyond this grave’s border of poppies, with many other burials and memorials telling fascinating stories of lives affected by war and...
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Tour: War and Remembrance
Friday, 7th November 2025
Discover Westminster Abbey’s powerful connections to war, sacrifice, and national memory on this special tour.
this iconic grave, uncover the Abbey’s wider role in commemoration, from burials to memorials that reveal moving stories of courage, loss, and the lasting...
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John Hunter
Scientist, Physician and Doctor
John Hunter, surgeon and anatomist, was interred in St Martin in the Fields. When burials were removed from that church his remains were moved here.
burials were being removed from that church his remains were moved to Westminster Abbey at the instigation of Frank Buckland, son of William Buckland a former...
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Anne Gawen
On the wall of the fourth bay of the north cloister is a small tablet to Anne Gawen and her parents Isaac and Frances Bush.
No burials of the five children are mentioned in the register but record keeping at this date was a bit patchy.
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Samuel Flood Jones
Priest/Minister
Samuel Flood Jones was buried in the south cloister. He was an Abbey Minor Canon from 1859 to his death and Precentor from 1869.
Being responsible for the chanting of the services he took part at the burials of Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning and Charles Darwin among others.
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Thomas Whitney and family
Thomas Whitney was buried at St Margaret's Westminster in 1637 but has no marker. Many of his children were baptised at the church.
...John and Elizabeth Whitney Robert 2nd August 1640 John 31st October 1641 Whitney burials Charles 18th March 1559; Myles 13th December 1577 [called gentleman and...
