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• Alured Clarke

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Alured Clarke D.D. was a prebendary at Westminster Abbey from 1731-1742. His grave in the north transept seems never to have been marked.

• John Robinson

  Musician

  John Robinson, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1727 until his death is buried in the north choir aisle of the Abbey.

• Thomas Browne

  Priest/Minister

  Thomas Browne, Head Master of Westminster School from 1564-1570, was buried in the north transept. He authored Thebais, a tragedy and several occasional poems.

• Richard de Berkyng

  Abbot

  Richard de Berkyng was Abbot of Westminster from 1222 to his death on 23rd November 1246. He was first buried in the old Lady Chapel.

• Benjamin Ibbot

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Benjamin Ibbot was buried in the east aisle of the south transept on 13th April 1725 but he has no monument.

• Samuel Bolton

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Samuel Bolton is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone is near the west wall and has been re-cut.

• John Strode

  Soldier

  Colonel John Strode, governor of Dover Castle in Kent and a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Charles II, was buried on 30th March 1686.

• Achilles Preston

  Soldier

  Colonel Achilles Preston died on 12th July 1764 aged 31 in the East Indies and his body was returned for burial in the south transept.

• William Ryley

  Historian

  William Ryley, archivist and herald, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 25th July 1667 but he had no monument or gravestone.

• Harriett Benthall

  On the wall of the north cloister is a white marble tablet to Harriett Benthall. Her husband John attended Westminster School as a King's Scholar.

• George Burden

  George Burden, Receiver General of Westminster Abbey from 1577 to his death in 1593, was buried in the north transept but he has no monument.

• Sir Robert Anstruther

  Diplomat

  Sir Robert Anstruther, diplomat and politician, was buried in the south ambulatory on 9th January 1645. The gravestone was laid in the late 19th century.

• Lucy Baynton

  Lady Lucy Baynton was buried in the north ambulatory in Westminster Abbey at the entrance to St John the Baptist's chapel on 14th June 1621.

• Scipio Le Squire

  Historian

  Scipio Le Squire (or Squyer), antiquary and collector, was buried in the east cloister on 29th September 1659, near his friend Arthur Agard.

• Anne Radcliffe

  Anne Radcliffe (or Ratcliffe), wife of Sir George Radcliffe, lawyer and politician of Thomhill, Yorkshire, was buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum

  Lady Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum was buried in the chapel of St Nicholas on 15th February 1657 but she has no gravestone remaining.

• Ann Ferrers

  Ann Ferrers, wife of John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle, was buried in St Paul's chapel in May 1715 but she has no gravestone or monument.

• William Heywood

  Priest/Minister

  William Heywood (Haywood) was buried at the foot of the pulpit in Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1663 but he has no gravestone or monument.

• Sir Thomas Hopton

  Politician

  Sir Thomas Hopton, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1638. The archives show that he was buried here, but the location is unknown.

• James Sartre

  Priest/Minister

  James Sartre, clergyman of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the south transept of the church on 5th September 1713. He has no monument or gravestone.