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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.

• William Stuart [Steuart]

  Soldier

  The Right Honorable General William Steuart was buried in the vault of the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VII's chapel on 10th June 1726.

• William Vincent & Family

  Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister

  William Vincent, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel. Nearby in the south transept are memorial tablets to him, his wife, and son George Giles.

• William Pitt and family

  Statesman

  William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.

• Owen and William Wynne

  Lawyer

  On the wall of the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet with a sculpted coat of arms to Owen Wynne.

• Sir William Parsons

  Politician

  Sir William Parsons, Surveyor General in Ireland and M.P. for Co. Wicklow, was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1650.

• 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.

• Anthony & William Horneck

  Priest/Minister, Soldier and Engineer

  Dr Anthony Horneck, clergyman, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, together with his wife, daughter Elizabeth and son William.

• William Murray, Lord Mansfield

  Statesman, Lawyer, Abolitionist, Politician and Diplomat

  William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.

• William, Lord Hervey

  Sailor

  William Hervey was buried in the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey on 8th July 1642 but he has no gravestone or monument.

• William Jennings

  Politician

• William Morgan

  In the north aisle of the nave is a marble monument to William Morgan and Thomas Mansell. The monument is possibly by sculptor William Stanton.

• William Burnaby

  Playwright

  In the centre part of the south transept is a gravestone to William Burnaby, dramatist. The Reform'd Wife was staged at Drury Lane in 1700.

• Ralph Vaughan Williams

  Musician and Composer

  The ashes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, eminent British composer, and his second wife Ursula are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• William Booth

  Priest/Minister and Philanthropist

  On 2nd July 1965 a memorial bust was unveiled in St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey to William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.

• William Blair

  Sailor

  In the north transept is a monument known as The Three Captains memorial. It commemorates Navy captains William Bayne, William Blair and Lord Robert Manners.

• William II

  Following the custom set by his father William was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 26th September 1087. The ceremony was according to the Anglo-Saxon liturgy.

• William Sayer

  In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of William Sayer and his wife Sarah. He worked in His Majesty's Victualling Office.

• William Cole

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr William Cole, classical scholar and author, was a Prebendary at Westminster Abbey from 1792 and was buried in the north choir aisle.

• William Strode

  Politician and Soldier

  There are two people called William Strode commemorated in the Abbey. William Strode (or Stroud), politician, and William Strode, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's forces.