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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.

• Richard Lucas

  Priest/Minister

  Dr Richard Lucas is buried in the south transept. In 1677 he published the first of many works, Practical Christianity, and was a noted preacher.

• Andrew Bonar Law

  Statesman

  The ashes of statesman and Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law are buried in the nave. He was a Canadian by birth and Scots by descent.

• Lambert Osbaldeston

  Lambert Osbaldeston (or Osbolston), Head Master of Westminster School, was buried in the south aisle on 7th October 1659 but he has no monument.

• Edward Herbert

  On a pillar in the north nave aisle is a white marble cartouche to Edward Herbert. This shows a winged cherub head at the base.

• Henry Grattan

  Statesman

  Henry Grattan, a statesman and defender of the rights of Ireland, was buried next to Charles James Fox in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Sir John Jennings

  Sailor

  Rear Admiral Sir John Jennings was buried in the centre part of the north transept, but his gravestone inscription has now worn away.

• William Spottiswood

  William Spottiswoode, printer, died of typhoid fever and was buried in the south transept, near his ancestor John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews.

• Joshua Ward

  Physician and Doctor

  Joshua Ward, celebrated "quack" doctor, is buried in the south transept, near the monument to William Camden. There is no gravestone for him.

• Thomas Nurse

  Physician and Doctor

  Physician Thomas Nurse was buried in the east cloister on 12th June 1667, near steps leading into the church. His gravestone has now worn away.

• Thomas Gassaway

  Thomas Gassaway was a carpenter in Westminster and was buried in St Margaret's church on 19th November 1658. He has no remaining gravestone or monument.

• Charles Abbott

  Soldier

  Captain Charles Abbott was buried in the nave in August 1793. His original gravestone was taken up when the nave floor was re-laid in 1834.

• John and Mary Granger

  John Granger (or Grainger) and his wife Mary are both buried in the centre part of the nave. The original gravestone was taken up in.

• Thomas Vialls

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Thomas Vialls is buried in the east cloister and has a gravestone and wall tablet there. His grave is near the gates.

• Gilbert Wimberley

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Gilbert Wimberley or Wymberley was minister at St Margaret's church Westminster from 1630 and was buried in the chancel.

• Thomas, Lord Wentworth

  Thomas. 1st Lord Wentworth, is buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist. He seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.

• Ezekiel Spanheim

  Statesman

  Ezekiel, Baron Spanheim was buried in St Paul's chapel. He was Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Prussia to the Queen of Great Britain.

• William Foxley Norris

  Dean and Priest/Minister

  The ashes of the Very Reverend William Foxley Norris K.C.V.O., Dean of Westminster 1925-1937, are buried in the nave of the Abbey.

• Sir William Payne-Galwey

  Soldier

  Sir William Payne-Galwey is buried in a vault in St Margaret's church. He has no inscribed gravestone and unfortunately his wall tablet is now obscured.

• Sir Henry De Vic

  Sir Henry De Vic was buried in the north transept "between the font and the Convocation House". His gravestone is no longer readable.