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• 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.

  He was the son and heir of Henry Hervey and his wife Jane (Thomas).

• George Wade

  Soldier

  Field Marshal George Wade, famous for roads he built in Scotland, was buried in the centre aisle of the nave. His monument is by Roubiliac.

  died unmarried but left four illegitimate children, George, John, Jane and Emilia, and he also provided for the children of his brother William (1672-1733), who...

• George Herbert

  Poet

  In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.

  On 5th March 1629 he married Jane Danvers and the following year was rector of Bemerton in Wiltshire.

• Richard Trevithick

  Engineer

  A stained glass window to Richard Trevithick, Cornish inventor and engineer known as the 'father of the locomotive engine', can be seen in the nave of Westminster Abbey.

  In 1797 he married Jane (1772-1868), daughter of John Harvey, and had six children: Richard, John, Francis, Frederick, Anne and Elizabeth.

• Thomas Cranmer

  Priest/Minister

  The early 16th century hexagonal pulpit with linenfold panelling in the nave is by tradition that in which Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer preached.

  When Mary I came to the throne he was imprisoned for being a supporter of Lady Jane Grey and later charged with heresy.

• John Berkeley, Lord Fitzharding

  In the north ambulatory are the graves of John Berkeley, Lord Fitzharding and his wife Barbara. He was the younger son of Sir Charles Berkeley.

  ...was married to John Bridgeman (two sons) and was buried in March 1664 and his sister Jane died unmarried aged 77 and was buried in the south transept in June

• William Webb Follett

  Lawyer and Politician

  In the chapel of St Michael is a large marble statue in memory of Sir William Webb Follett, eminent lawyer and politician, by W. Behnes.

  11th October 1830 he married Jane Mary (1808-1847), daughter of Sir Ambrose Hardinge Gifford and they had five sons (George, Hardinge, Richard, Edward and Robert)...

• George Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen

  Politician and Statesman

  George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister, has a memorial bust in the west aisle of the north transept.

  Their daughters were Jane, Caroline and Alice.

• Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

  Musician and Composer

  Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, eminent musician, was buried in the north choir aisle, near the graves of Henry Purcell, John Blow and William Sterndale Bennett.

  On 6th April 1878 he married Jane (or Jennie) Wetton (died 1941) and they had two children, Geraldine and Guy.

• 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.

  ...John Tregonwell, of Anderstone Manor, at Chelsea in 1666 and had four daughters (Elizabeth, married Henry Seymour, then Dr James Welwood), Dorothy, Jane and

• James Harrington

  Writer

  James Harrington, scholar, was buried on the south side of the chancel of St Margaret's but his gravestone was later moved to the north side.

  eldest son of Sir Sapcote(s) Harrington Kt.[Knight] of Rand in the county of Lincoln and of Jane his wife, daughter of William Samuel (or Samwell) Kt.

• Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe

  Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe was a favourite maid of honour to Elizabeth I. She died at Richmond Palace and was buried in St Margaret's church.

  Her sisters were Jane and Anne.

• Sir William Davenant

  Poet

  The poet Sir William Davenant is buried in Poets' Corner. He was buried in the grave from which his rival Thomas May had been ejected.

  He was a son of John Davenant of Oxford and his wife Jane (Sheppard) and was baptised on 3rd March 1606.

• Sir Humphry Davy

  Scientist and Poet

  On the north wall of the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to chemist and poet Sir Humphry Davy.

  In 1812 he married Jane Apreece (nee Kerr) and in the same year Davy was knighted.

• William Edward Forster

  Politician

  On the wall of the north choir aisle is a white marble tablet, with a portrait relief, in memory of politician William Edward Forster.

  In 1850 he married Jane Arnold.

• Annual Judges Service held at Abbey

  The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2016.

  The preacher was the Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret’s Church.

• Princes Philip and Harry Open Field of Remembrance

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 88th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th November 2016.

  ...shortly before 11.00am and were greeted by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, and the Rector of St Margaret’s Church, Canon Jane Sinclair.

• Our history

  Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.