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• William III

  William III and Mary II were crowned as joint monarchs in the Abbey on 11th April 1689 – the first time this had happened in England. Their wax effigies are on display.

• William of Sudbury

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  William of Sudbury was a monk at Westminster Abbey from 1373. He was a son of Henry, skinner of London, and his wife Margaret.

• William Benson

  Abbot and Dean

  William Benson, first Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey (in the area formerly called the chapel of St Blaize).

• William Blakeney

  Soldier

  General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey, but the gravestone wording is now very faint.

• William Bayne

  Sailor

  In the north transept is a tall monument of white and coloured marbles, known as The Three Captains memorial, by the sculptor Joseph Nollekens.

• William Fowler

  William Fowler, born about 1400, was buried in St Dunstan's chapel according to information contained in the will of his son, Sir Richard Fowler (c.1425-1477).

• William Hargrave

  Soldier

  In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a large monument to Lt. General William Hargrave by sculptor Roubiliac. He is shown emerging from his coffin.

• William Shield

  Musician and Composer

  William Shield, musician and composer, is buried in the south cloister, in the same grave as his friend and fellow musician Johann Peter Salomon.

• William Craig

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend William Craig was a prebendary at Westminster from 1720-1721 and is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.

• William Bishop

  The ashes of William Bishop were buried in the west cloister. He held the post of Clerk of Works at the Abbey from 1928-1955.

• 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.

• William Rawle

  William Rawle, maker of military items, was buried in the north cloister on 15th November 1789. No gravestone remains for him. He has no monument.

• William Loe

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr William Loe, alias Leo, was buried in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey, near the entrance to St Faith's chapel on 21st September 1645.

• William Tucker

  Composer, Musician and Priest/Minister

  William Tucker, priest and musician, was buried in the cloisters. He was an Abbey Minor Canon and Lay Vicar from 1661 until his death.

• William Punter

  Musician

  William Punter, Precentor of Westminster Abbey and musician, was buried in the cloisters in 1597 but the exact location is not known.

• William Bell

  Writer, Priest/Minister and Philanthropist

  The Reverend William Bell, D.D., writer and philanthropist, was buried on 8th October 1816. His unmarried sisters Lucy and Mary were buried with him.

• William Seymour

  Soldier

  The Hon. Lt.General William Seymour was buried in the middle aisle of the nave on 5th March 1728. He has no monument or grave inscription.

• William Heather

  Musician and Composer

  William Heather (or Heyther), composer and singer, was buried in the south transept on 1st August 1627 but had no marker until 1926.

• William Mason

  Poet

  Poet William Mason has a memorial in Poets' Corner. It is in the east aisle near the memorial to Thomas Gray, whose epitaph he composed.

• William Croft

  Musician and Composer

  Musician and composer William Croft is buried in the north choir aisle. Nearby is a monument with Croft’s bust and relief of an organ.