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• Henry Roper

  Musician

  On the wall of the Little Cloister is a memorial to Henry Quittenton Roper, chorister of Westminster Abbey May 1879-November 1884.

• Dame Sophy de Geminghen

  Dame Sophy (or Soffy) Auguste de Geminghen was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.

• Sir John Zochonis

  Philanthropist

  Sir John Basil Zochonis, industrialist, was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and he has a small window in the Lady Chapel.

• William Thompson Elliott

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend William Thompson Elliott was a Canon of Westminster from 1938-1940 and his ashes are buried in the vault in the lower Islip chapel.

• Christopher Musgrave

  Politician

  Christopher Musgrave, Member of Parliament for Carlisle, was buried in the north transept on 16th September 1718 but he has no monument or readable gravestone.

• Michael Hare

  In the west cloister is the grave of Michael and Mary Hare. He lived in Millbank street Westminster. Mary was a child of James Merest.

• George Jay

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr George Jay, Dean Designate of Peterborough, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 5th November 1661.

• Ambrose Fisher

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  Fisher, known as the blind scholar and author of A Defence of the Liturgy of the Church of England, is buried in the east cloister.

• Anna Hassall

  Anna Hassall was buried in a vault in the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey on 26th November 1750, aged 37.

• Jane Boughton & Anne Fleet

  Jane Boughton was buried in the south transept on 16th November 1614 but nothing marks her grave. She was the widow of William Boughton.

• Gilbert Robertson

  Soldier

  On the south wall of St Margaret's is a tablet in memory of soldier Gilbert Robertson who died in India. It has a mosaic border.

• Richard Guise

  Musician and Composer

  Richard Guise, singer and composer, was buried in the north cloister on 17th March 1806. He never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Womens' Voluntary Service roll of honour

  In the nave of Westminster Abbey is displayed the Womens' Voluntary Service (WVS) roll of honour for those who died during the Second World War.

• John and Eleanor Panton

  John Panton was buried on 13th March 1619 in the "long aisle on the south side" (ie. south ambulatory) but nothing marks his grave.

• Thomas Crawfurd

  Thomas Crawfurd (or Crawford) was buried in the north quire aisle of Westminster Abbey on 13th November 1724 but he has no readable gravestone.

• Sarah Hucks

  Sarah Hucks, wife of Joseph and sister of Viscount Grimston, was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. She has no marker.

• Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon

  Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon was buried in St Edmund's chapel in the Abbey but has no monument.

• Elise Gordon

  In the Nurses' War Memorial chapel in Westminster Abbey is a table given in memory of Elise Gordon.

• Dr Thomas Reynolds

  Priest/Minister

  The Revd. Dr Thomas Reynolds, a chaplain to Mary I, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no monument or marker.

• John Buswell

  Musician and Composer

  Dr John Buswell, composer and singer at the Abbey, was buried in the north cloister.