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Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York
Philanthropist
Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York was buried in St Nicholas' chapel. Her altar tomb was originally in the centre of the chapel but was moved.
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Sir Edmund Prideaux
In the north choir aisle is a monument to Sir Edmund Prideaux. He and his second wife Anne are buried nearby in the nave.
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Sir Francis Vere and Horace Vere
Soldier
Sir Francis Vere, Elizabethan soldier, and his brother Horace are buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey. Francis has an interesting monument.
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Sir Gilbert Lort
Sir Gilbert Lort and his sister Dame Elizabeth Campbell are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Alexander Davis and Mary Tregonwell
In the churchyard of St Margaret's Westminster is an altar tomb for Alexander Davis, scrivener, and his wife Mary, who later married John Tregonwell.
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Anne (Burke), Countess of Clanricarde
Anne, Dowager Countess of Clanricarde is buried in the centre of the nave. A large monument to her stands in the north aisle.
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Alexander Baker
Physician
Alexander Baker, Master of the Barber-Surgeons' Company, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey on 2nd October 1635. But he has no monument.
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Gell Family
Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.
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Benjamin and Richard Forbes
Soldier
In the chapel of St Andrew is a marble monument to brothers Benjamin and Richard Forbes. This was originally in St John the Evangelist's chapel.
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Edmund, 1st Earl of Kent
Soldier
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, was a son of Edward I. He was executed for treason in March 1330 outside Winchester castle and was later brought to the Abbey for burial.
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Dorothy Howard Graham
Dorothy, eldest daughter of William Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 17th December 1701.
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Sackville Whittle
Physician and Doctor
Sackville Whittle, surgeon to King Charles II, was buried in the north cloister. He was born about 1631 and was a son of William Whittle.
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Lady Margaret Noel
The burial of Lady Margaret Noel, wife of Sir William Noel, is not recorded in the official burial register but just on a slip of paper.
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Sir Herbert Price
Politician and Soldier
Sir Herbert Price, Member of Parliament for Brecon in Wales, was buried on 3rd February 1678 but the location is not given in the register.
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Lady Susanna Williams
Lady Susanna Williams was buried "near Sir Edward Spragge" on 26th September 1689. This was most probably in the north ambulatory but neither have markers.
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Roger and Agneta Cooper
Roger and Agneta Cooper, who served Queen Anne, are buried in the east cloister but the inscription has worn away.
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Charlotte, Baroness Delawarr
Charlotte, Baroness Delawarr is buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey but has no marker. Husband John is buried in St Margaret's church.
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Simon Preston
Musician
The ashes of Simon Preston, former Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, were buried in the west cloister on 21st November 2022.
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William Dudley (Sutton)
Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Nicholas is the tomb of William Dudley, Bishop of Durham. The Purbeck marble altar tomb has lost the brass effigy.
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Thomas Ravenscroft
Thomas Ravenscroft was buried in the north cloister of the Abbey opposite the wall monument to Christopher Chapman. His grave inscription is no longer visible.